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Executive Board Officers<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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President<\/strong>
Pooja Yadav
Ph.D. Candidate, Chemistry and Biochemistry Department<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Vice-President<\/strong>
Sushmita Kundu
Ph.D. Candidate, Bioscience and Biotech<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Secretary
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Ph.D. Student, Chemistry and Biochemistry Department<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Treasurer
<\/strong>Ethan Bartiromo
Ph.D. Student,
Mathematics <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Parliamentarian
<\/strong>Gladys Pantoja
Ph.D. Candidate, Civil & Environmental Engineering<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Public Relation Officer
<\/strong>Mehdi Mortazavi Yazdi
Ph.D. Candidate, Mechanical Engineering<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Our Motto<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

All to learn, Learning to Serve, Serve for all<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Faciens discere, Servite doctrina, Omne enim servientes)<\/strong><\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mission Statement<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To protect and represent the rights, privileges, interests, and concerns of the graduate students at Clarkson University<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

About CUGSA<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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CUGSA Supreme Constitution<\/a><\/strong>
CUGSA Financial Bylaws<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Graduate Council Representatives<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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CUGSA Advisors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Dr. Michelle Crimi<\/strong>
Dean of the Graduate School<\/strong><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Kristen Avery
Director of Student Life & Community Engagement<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Emily Sheltry
Associate Director of Career Development<\/strong> <\/strong><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Catherine Sajna
Director of the Writing Center & ESL Program,<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>
Former<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> CUGSA <\/strong>advisor – 2024 <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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President Emeritus<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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President Emeritus<\/strong>
2024 – 2025<\/strong>
Omid Jazani <\/strong>
Chemical Engineering<\/strong>, Ph.D. student<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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President Emeritus<\/strong>
2023 – 2024<\/strong>
Paul Akinyemi
Chemical Engineering, Ph.D. student<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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President Emeritus<\/strong>
2022 – 2023<\/strong>
Tanvir Ahmad
Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D. student<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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President Emeritus<\/strong>
2021 – 2022<\/strong>
Rasool Mazruee Sebdani<\/strong>
Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D. student<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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President Emeritus<\/strong>
Dec 2019 – May 2021<\/strong>
Sandip Purnapatra
Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Ph.D. student<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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President Emeritus<\/strong>
Jan 2018 – Dec 2019<\/strong>
Jaeide Jawahill
Chemical Engineering, Ph.D. student<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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President Emeritus<\/strong>
2015 – 2018<\/strong>
Alan Schay<\/strong>
Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D. student<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Phalanx Award Winning members of CUGSA<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Phalanx is the highest honorary society of Clarkson University. More details about phalanx can be found here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Omid Jazani
Phalanx Recipient – 2025
The Commendable Leadership Award<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> Inducted in Honor Society<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Mehdi Mortazavi Yazdi
Phalanx Recipient – 2025
The Commendable Service Award<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Gladys Pantoja <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>
Phalanx Recipient –<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>
2025
The Commendable <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>
Service Award<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Taniya Jayaweera
Phalanx Recipient – 2025
The Commendable Service Award<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Paul Akinyemi Phalanx Recipient – 2024 The Commendable Leadership Award<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Tipu Sultan
Phalanx Recipient – 2024
The Commendable
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Miranda Wolf
Phalanx Recipient – 2024
The Commendable Service Award
Inducted in Honor Society<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Jaeide Jawahill
Phalanx Recipient – 2019, 2020
The Commendable Leadership Award
President Emeritus, CUGSA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Patrick Conlon,
Commendable Service Award-2020
Commendable Leadership Award-2020
Vice-President, CUGSA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion CUGSA Awardees and Champions<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

At Clarkson, diversity is more than a value \u2014 it\u2019s a driving force for innovation and community. Clarkson recognizes individuals whose unique backgrounds, perspectives, and contributions help create a sense of belonging and enrich our shared experiences across campus1<\/a><\/sup>. These awardees and champions embody the spirit of inclusion that fuels discovery, growth, and success. DEI awards are given on University Recognition Day, during the Cultural Graduation Celebration and at the Annual DEI Banquet to students, staff, and faculty in recognition of their commitment to diversity awareness, as demonstrated by outstanding leadership and academic achievement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mehdi Mortazavi Yazdi<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>
CUGSA member of DEI council 2024-2025
DEI Awardee 2025
DEI Champion 2025<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Constitution Authors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jaeide Jawahill
Chemical Engineering, Ph.D. student<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Patrick Conlon,
Mechanical Engineering, M.S. student<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Sandip Purnapatra<\/strong>
Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D. student<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Website Developers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Website is being Maintained and Updated by Prathamesh Kothavale<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Marzieh Babaeianjelodar Computer Science, Ph.D. student<\/strong>
CUGSA Councilor<\/strong>
2019-2020<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Priyanka Das<\/strong>
Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D. student<\/strong>
CUGSA Councilor<\/strong>
2019-2020<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    Executive Board Officers PresidentPooja Yadav Ph.D. Candidate, Chemistry and Biochemistry Department Vice-PresidentSushmita KunduPh.D. Candidate, Bioscience and Biotech SecretaryVictor NjokuPh.D. Student, Chemistry and Biochemistry Department TreasurerEthan BartiromoPh.D. Student,Mathematics  ParliamentarianGladys PantojaPh.D. Candidate, Civil & Environmental Engineering Public Relation OfficerMehdi Mortazavi YazdiPh.D. Candidate, Mechanical Engineering Our Motto All to learn, Learning to Serve, Serve for all (Faciens discere, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":69,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/no-title.php","meta":{"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","footnotes":"[{\"content\":\"https:\/\/www.clarkson.edu\/about\/shared-community<\/a>\",\"id\":\"b3380653-3e97-45e8-b26f-e464cc445b6b\"}]"},"class_list":["post-32","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"coauthors":[],"author_meta":{"author_link":"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/cugsa\/author\/kothavp\/","display_name":"kothavp"},"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 6 years ago","modified":"Updated 3 months ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on January 27, 2020","modified":"Updated on February 3, 2026"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on January 27, 2020 7:35 pm","modified":"Updated on February 3, 2026 10:21 pm"},"featured_img_caption":"","featured_img":false,"series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/cugsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/cugsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/cugsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/cugsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/69"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/cugsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32"}],"version-history":[{"count":109,"href":"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/cugsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4611,"href":"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/cugsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32\/revisions\/4611"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/cugsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}