The Senate establishes policies for GSG and serves as a forum for graduate and professional student concerns through activities that include, but are not limited to:

  • Convening monthly meetings of the full chamber during complete academic months
  • Electing and/or confirming the GSG Executive Board
  • Approving the GSG budget
  • Developing resolutions that address graduate and professional student concerns
  • Amending the GSG Constitution and Bylaws in a judicious manner
  • Designating a proxy to attend Senate and committee meetings in the event the regular Senator is unable to attend
  • Serving on at least one GSG Standing Committee or University-wide Committee

Senators play a crucial role in ensuring that GSG’s many projects, programs, and initiatives are successful. In prior years, Senators have been active as committee members with GSG Executive Board directors, helping in the planning and execution of various events, or providing feedback for establishing new services graduate students need. Rather than only having the option to commit to one committee for the semester or year, senators can commit to supporting one of the three teams: Administration, Advocacy, or Programming.
Each team will have different ways Senators can support GSG, ranging from regular meetings to task-based participation. On average, Senators can expect to spend approximately 10 hours per semester helping out their team. As the academic year progresses, new assignments may emerge; thus, the subsequent list does not represent an exhaustive list of all opportunities

Keck School of Medicine of USC (HSC) Laura Shepherd lashephe@usc.edu Master of Public Health Student Association (MaPHSA) maphsa@usc.edu
Keck School of Medicine of USC (HSC) Zachary Thompson zethomps@usc.edu 818-620-5004 Devon O'Brien devonmob@usc.edu 831-706-0072 Associated Students of the School of Medicine (ASSM) usc.assm@gmail.com
Keck School of Medicine of USC (HSC) Joel Sanchez Mendez joels974@usc.edu School of Medicine Graduate Student Association (SMGSA) smgsa.usc@gmail.com
Keck School of Medicine of USC: Physician Assistant Program (HSC) Jazmin Bermudez jlbermud@usc.edu Alexis Martinez alexism7@usc.edu Physician Assistant Student Association (PASS) pass.usc@gmail.com
Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC Ara Hartounian araharto@usc.edu 818-284-0972 Associated Student Body (ASBD) dentasb@usc.edu
Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC Yunqian (Waterlily) Huang yunqian@usc.edu 206-816-5227 Associated Student Body (ASBD) dentasb@usc.edu
USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism Nikki Thomas dnthomas@usc.edu 856-449-3917 Annenberg Communication Graduate Student Association acgsaphd@gmail.com
USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy (HSC) Kristen Takebayashi ktakebay@usc.edu Occupational Therapy and Science Council (OTSC) otsc.gsg@gmail.com otsc.usc@gmail.com
USC Davis School of Gerontology Sheila Salinas Navarro salinasn@usc.edu 323-635-6023 Dokyung Yoon dokyung@usc.edu Student Gerontology Association (SGA) uscsga@usc.edu
USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy (HSC) Iris Xu imxu@usc.edu Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy (BknPT) gsgbknpt@gmail.com
USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences: Humanities Abby Gibson gibsonam@usc.edu Dornsife Graduate Student Association (DGSA) dgsa@usc.edu
USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences: Natural Sciences Sadman Ahmed Shanto shanto@usc.edu Dornsife Graduate Student Association (DGSA) dgsa@usc.edu
USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences: Natural Sciences James Fortwengler fortweng@usc.edu Dornsife Graduate Student Association (DGSA) dgsa@usc.edu
USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences: Social Sciences Maggie Davies davisms@usc.edu Dornsife Graduate Student Association (DGSA) dgsa@usc.edu
USC Dworak-Peck School of Social Work Taylor James tjames47@usc.edu School of Social Work Student Organization (SWSO) swstuorg@usc.edu
USC Dworak-Peck School of Social Work July 2023 School of Social Work Student Organization (SWSO) swstuorg@usc.edu
USC Gould School of Law Benjamin Ostfield ostfield@usc.edu Student Bar Association (SBA) sba@lawmail.usc.edu
USC Gould School of Law Mariam Daoud mariamda@usc.edu Natalie Briones natalie.briones.2025@lawmail.usc.edu Student Bar Association (SBA) sba@lawmail.usc.edu
USC Leventhal School of Accounting Find Senator ASAP N/A acc100@marshall.usc.edu
USC Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Alvin Phan alvinpha@usc.edu Pharmacy Graduate Alliance (PGA) pga.at.usc@gmail.com
USC Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Megan Nguyen nguyenme@usc.edu 408-693-5610 Sarvenaz Atighetchi satighet@usc.edu 818-744-2890 Associated Students of the School of Pharmacy (ASSP) uscassp@gmail.com assp.gsgsenators@gmail.com
USC Marshall School of Business Alex Mosch alex.mosch.2025@marshall.usc.edu Justin Gooch justin.gooch.2024@marshall.usc.edu Marshall Graduate Student Association (MGSA) mgsa.ft.vpfinance@marshall.usc.edu
USC Marshall School of Business Hyelyun Park hyelyun.park.2025@marshall.usc.edu Marshall Graduate Student Association (MGSA) mgsa.ft.vpfinance@marshall.usc.edu
USC Marshall School of Business Nicholas Weiner nicholas.weiner.2025@marshall.usc.edu Marshall Graduate Student Association (MGSA) mgsa.ft.vpfinance@marshall.usc.edu
USC Price School of Public Policy Michael Watson mwatson9@usc.edu Graduate Policy and Administration Community (GPAC) gpac@usc.edu
USC Price School of Public Policy Dhruv Chakraverti dhruvcha@usc.edu Associated Students of Planning and Development (ASPD) Price PhD Student Association (PPSA) Student Health Council (SHC) aspd@usc.edu ppsa@usc.edu mhashc@gmail.com
USC Roski School of Art and Design N/A N/A
USC Rossier School of Education Alexis Linares-Sierra linaress@usc.edu Rossier Student Organization Council (RSOC) rsorossier@gmail.com
USC Rossier School of Education Franklin Andres fandres@usc.edu Rossier Student Organization Council (RSOC) rsorossier@gmail.com
USC School of Architecture Quinn Wilbert qwilbert@usc.edu Graduate Architecture Student Association (GASA) gasatrojans@gmail.com
USC School of Cinematic Arts Gunjan Dere dere@usc.edu School of Cinematic Arts Graduate Student Council (SCA) sca.graduate.council@gmail.com
USC School of Dramatic Arts Briana James brianaja@usc.edu N/A seramire@usc.edu
USC Thornton School of Music Elaine Kong elaineye@usc.edu 213-551-7454 Thorton Student Council (TSC) thorton.student.council@usc.edu
USC Viterbi School of Engineering Katie Jiaxin Cui jiaxincu@usc.edu Viterbi Graduate Student Association (VGSA) vgsapres@gmail.com
USC Viterbi School of Engineering Tristan McPhail tmcphail@usc.edu Viterbi Graduate Student Association (VGSA) vgsapres@gmail.com
USC Viterbi School of Engineering Ali Soleimani alisolei@usc.edu Viterbi Graduate Student Association (VGSA) vgsapres@gmail.com
USC Viterbi School of Engineering Shawn Changxun Li changxun@usc.edu Viterbi Graduate Student Association (VGSA) vgsapres@gmail.com
USC Viterbi School of Engineering Daniel Pereira Da Costa danielp3@usc.edu Viterbi Graduate Student Association (VGSA) vgsapres@gmail.com
USC Viterbi School of Engineering Mahika Mushuni mushuni@usc.edu Viterbi Graduate Student Association (VGSA) vgsapres@gmail.com
Senator-at-large: DEI Cultural Affinity Ariana Sardano sardano@usc.edu Senator-at-large
Senator-at-large: DEI Racial Justice and Equity Michael Ocon maocon@usc.edu Senator-at-large
Senator-at-large: Online Students Parisa Shahamat shahamat@usc.edu Senator-at-large
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