Special Senate Meeting of January 14th, 2026

As resolved during the December 3rd, 2025 senate meeting, this special meeting is called with the aim of electing a new Vice President of Administration. Please see the special elections guide (PDF).

Agenda

1. Call to Order (Sponsor: Ryan Wicklund, Time: 1 min.) [ACTION]
2. Approval of Agenda (Sponsor: Ryan Wicklund, Time: 1 min.) [ACTION]
3. Approval of Minutes (Sponsor: Ryan Wicklund, Time: 1 min.) [ACTION]
4. Land Acknowledgement (Sponsor: Pavandeep Josan, Time: 2 min.) [INFORMATION]
5. Announcements and Public Comments (Sponsor: Ryan Wicklund, Time: 7 min.) [INFORMATION]
6. Special Election for Vice President of Administration (Sponsor: Ryan Wicklund, Time: 1 hr and 15 min.) [ACTION]
   • See Special Elections Guide: VP of Administration (PDF)
7. Brief Survey of Graduate Student Issues (Sponsor: Ryan Wicklund, Time: 10 min.) [INFORMATION]
8. Adjournment (Sponsor: Ryan Wicklund, Time: 1 min.) [ACTION]

Meeting Recap

• There were six nominations for VP of Administration. Following remarks from the candidates and an opportunity for the senators to ask questions, voting took place on the floor.
• Despite valiant efforts by the Elections Committee to tabulate the votes that night, the final results had to be postponed until the next day: Maitri Karia is the new Vice President of Administration.
• Juan Mora shared about the upcoming Graduate Research Symposium. The CFP deadline is May 4th, 2026.
• Riley Talamantes shared that the Special Allocations funding opportunity is open now. RSOs are encouraged to apply. 
• Ryan Wicklund shared about the Huskies on the Hill deadline being extended. MJ Mencias shared further information about the opportunity.

Previous Senate Meeting

• Senate Meeting of December 3rd, 2025

Next Senate Meeting

• Senate Meeting of January 28th, 2026