The Governance Task Force

  • reviews governance documents and policies at the Graduate Center
  • investigates reported infractions of governance and reports them to the DGSC and the appropriate committees of Graduate Council and
  • provides mediation, intervention, and advocacy in furthering democracy and democratic processes at the Graduate Center and CUNY.

The members of the Governance Task Force include

  • student members of the Graduate Council Committee on Structure
  • all members of the DGSC Executive Committee
  • DGSC representatives ratified by the DGSC Steering Committee.

When possible, a diversity of academic clusters and programs is represented.

Governance Task Force Members

The current Governance Task force members for the 2023-2024 academic year are:

Sam O’Hana (Co-Chair for Business)
Sayantika Mondal (Co-Chair for Student Affairs)
Christopher Campbell (Co-Chair for Communications)
Eric Barenboim (USS Delegate)
Jonathan Hanon (UFS Liaison)

Amy Hammersmith (Committee on Structure)
Stefan Morello (Committee on Structure)

Joni Sebastiano (DGSO Member, Biochemistry)
Chris Buonanno (Program Representative, English)