Clarkson University Graduate Student Association

Our Motto

All to learn, Learning to Serve, Serve for all

(Faciens discere, Servite doctrina, Omne enim servientes)

Mission Statement

To protect and represent the rights, privileges, interests, and concerns of the graduate students at Clarkson University

About CUGSA

Welcome to the Clarkson University Graduate Student Association (CUGSA) page! The CUGSA is led by a group of graduate students whose mission is to strengthen the Graduate Student experience across all campuses at the Clarkson University. CUGSA is officially recognized by Clarkson University since 2013. The CUGSA works with the administration on policy and projects that aim to address the needs of graduate students, as well as create social events that engage the graduate student body and promote a healthy community inside and outside of academia.

CUGSA is composed of the Executive Board and the Graduate Council. Due to geographical constraints the main campus (Potsdam Hill Campus) Executive board serves as the CUGSA Executive Board. CUGSA Graduate Council members are the graduate representatives of the different campus communities of Clarkson University. At the present, Graduate Council members hail from four different campus communities i.e Clarkson University main Campus, David D. Reh Business School of Clarkson university main campus, Health Science Department of Clarkson University downtown Potsdam campus and Capital Region Campus of Clarkson University. Together all the Graduate Students Associations of the different campus communities of Clarkson University form the CUGSA.

The CUGSA Supreme Constitution establishes the joint platform for ideas and collaboration between different CU campuses in order to unify interests, welfare, and concerns of the graduate students across all Clarkson University Campuses. The CUGSA Financial bylaws lay out the fundamental rules and guiding principles for conducting independent, transparent and fair financial dealings for all GSAs.

CUGSA Supreme Constitution
CUGSA Financial Bylaws

Executive Board Officers

**President**
Tanvir Ahmed
Ph. D. Student
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

**Vice President**
W.A Nimanthi U. Abeyrathna
Ph.D.Candidate
Interdisciplinary Bioscience and Biotechnology

**Parliamentarian**
Pijush Sutradhar
Ph.D. Candidate
Interdisciplinary Bioscience and Biotechnology

**Treasurer**
Paul Akinyemi
Ph.D. Student
Chemical Engineering

**General Secretary**
Mahender Singh Rawat
Ph.D. Student
Civil and Environmental Engineering

Graduate Council Representatives

**Graduate Student Councilor**
Wafi Aziz
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
M.Sc. Student

**Graduate Student Councilor**
Nafees Iqbal
Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science
Ph.D. Student

**Graduate Student Councilor**
Syed Konain Abbas
Doing Ph. D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering

**Graduate Student Councilor**
S. H. Dinuka S de Silva
PhD candidate
Mathematics

**Graduate Student Councilor**
Esma Wali
PhD Student
Computer Science

**CUGSA-Health Sciences Representative**
Makinley Wright,
Occupational Therapy, MS

**CUGSA-Health Sciences Representative**
Kayleigh Siebels
Occupational Therapy, MS

**CUGSA-Health Sciences Representative**
Austin Stockert
Physical Therapy DPT

CUGSA Advisors

(Dr.) Michelle Crimi
Ph.D.,
Interim-Dean, Clarkson University Graduate School

**Jeffrey D. Taylor**
Master of Science in College Student Development, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
Associate Vice President, Student Affairs & Global Initiatives

President Emeritus

**President Emeritus**
**Jan 2018 – Dec 2019**
Jaeide Jawahill
Chemical Engineering, Ph.D. student

**President Emeritus**
**2015 – 2018**
**Alan Schay**
**Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D. student**

**President Emeritus**
**2015 – 2018**
**David Yambay**
**Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D.**

**President Emeritus**
**2013 – 2014**
Nichole Baldwin
Environmental Science and Engineering, M.S.

**President Emeritus**
**2013 – 2015**
**Nichole Gale**
Mechanical Engineering,
Ph.D.

Phalanx Award Winning members of CUGSA

Phalanx is the highest honorary society of Clarkson University. More details about phalanx can be found here.

Jaeide Jawahill
Phalanx Recipient – 2019, 2020
The Commendable Leadership Award
President Emeritus, CUGSA

Patrick Conlon,
Commendable Service Award-2020
Commendable Leadership Award-2020
**Vice-President, CUGSA**

Clarkson University Graduate Student Association,
Phalanx Distinguished Service Award, 2021

Constitution Authors

The Constitutions and Bylaws for CUGSA and Potsdam Minor GSA were drafted by Jaeide Jawahill (President of CUGSA, 2018-2019) and Patrick Conlon (Vice President of CUGSA, 2018-2019). The documents were ratified and brought into effect by the CUGSA Graduate Council for the year 2019-2020 on May 2020 led by the presiding president Sandip Purnapatra (2019-2021).

Jaeide Jawahill
Chemical Engineering, Ph.D. student

Patrick Conlon,
Mechanical Engineering, M.S. student

**Sandip Purnapatra**
**Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D. student**

Website Developers

This website was developed and designed by Marzieh Babaeianjelodar and Priyanka Das, the CUGSA councillors of 2019-2020 for the convenience of Graduate Students community, with the support of the CUGSA PR Team (Alexia Lamb, Juby Varghese, Chethani Athukorala, Mahfuza Akter) and the presiding President Sandip Purnapatra (2019- 2021). This website was launched in May 2020 by the CUGSA Graduate Council 2019-2020.