Approved by the Gradaute Student Government Senate on September 24th 2025
University of Delaware Graduate Student Government
ON APPOINTMENTS TO COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE AND EXECUTIVE SUBCOMMITTEES
SR-2526-01
Sponsors: Jacob Burger (Linguistics and Cognitive Science)
WHEREAS: The constitution and by-laws of the Graduate Student Government require establishing membership of the standing committees before the second senate meeting; and
WHEREAS: The senate must approve the committee appointments made by the Parliamentarian and President and committee chair elections.
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED: The Senate of the Graduate Student Government approves the assignment of Senators to their committee.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: The Committee on Rules and Governance will consist of Senators Jacob Burger, Likhith Sai Ganesh Kalahastri, and Joe Oleksak and be co-chaired by Jacob Burger and Joe Oleksak; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: The Committee on Housing will consist of Senators Matthew Reichner, Ekaterina Novikova, and Shedrack Dafe and be chaired by Matthew Reichner; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: The Committee on Research Advancement will consist of Senators Shannon Pfeiffer, Daria Bloniva, Luis Fernando Bustos Marquez, Emile Tafili Kohtem, and Kyle Regan and be chaired by Emile Tafili Kohtem; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: The Committee on Transportation will consist of Senators Susmita Basnet and Amanda Kelly Thompson and the senate approves whichever chair is elected by the committee when they meet next; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: The Committee on Student Life will consist of Senators Alyssa Pirolli, Foluke Mary Oyawole, Justin Farquhar, and Joe Hagan and be chaired by Alyssa Pirolli and Justin Farquhar; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: The Committee on Diversity will consist of Senators Kaiyue Deng and Bingqing Luo and be co-chaired by Kaiyue Deng and Bingqing Luo; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: The Committee on Health and Wellbeing will consist of Senators Karli Sunnergen, Charlotte Asiedu, and Bailee Mallon and be chaired by Charlotte Asiedu; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: The Committee on Sustainability will consist of Senators Alex McClellan, Kylie Tugend, and Chloe Shader and be co-chaired by Chloe Shader and Lucas Beidler; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: The Executive Subcommittee on External Affairs will consist of Senators Kim Motz and Caitlyn Edgar; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: The Executive Subcommittee on Internal Affairs will consist of Senators Matthew Reichner and Emile Tafili Kohtem; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: The Executive Subcommittee on Funding Allocation will consist of Senators Joe Hagan and Likhith Sai Ganesh Kalahastri; and
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED: The Senate waives the rule requiring Senate approval for future committee assignments by the Parliamentarian and President for the legislative session beginning June 01, 2025 and ending May 31, 2026.
Attested by:
Parliamentarian: Narayan Kumar (09/24/25)
President: Stephanie Kuntz-McAllister (09/24/25)