Our mission is to provide graduate leadership, functioning as a community of scholars in which teaching, research, and service are instrumental keys in strengthening and guiding our futures. The Graduate Student Association maintains a commitment to provide the means for a responsible and effective graduate student enrichment experience.
While the Graduate Student Association utilizes the University’s historical, cultural, human and physical resources to enhance professionalism, the GSA serves as a liaison between culturally and academically diverse graduate students and exists as a pillar of support for the graduate student environment.
2021 – 2022 GSA Schedule of Events
Previous Events
Fall 2021 New Graduate Student Online Orientation
Date: August 19, 2021
Social Event: Fall 2021 Campus Scavenger Hunt
Date: August 27, 2021
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General GSA Meeting
Date & Time: Thursday, September 16th, 2021 | 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
GSA General Meeting Agenda Thursday, September 16, 2021
Research Workshop
Recording Link | Passcode: !PC0i481 (case sensitive)
Date & Time: Thursday, September 30th, 2021 | 5:00 – 6:00 pm
Homecoming Events: Street Jam and Office Decorating (In-person)
Upcoming Events
General GSA Meeting
Zoom Link
Date & Time: Thursday, October 21st 2021 | 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
GSA In-Person Social Event
Fondren Public, 2765 Old Canton Road, Jackson, MS 39216
Date & Time: Friday, October 22rd, 2021 | 7:00 pm
GSA Virtual Social Event
Zoom Link
Date & Time: Saturday, October 23rd, 2021 | 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Name: Sreenath Panchagnula
Position: President
Major: Clinical Psychology
From: Hyderabad, India
Name: Deepak Vadlamudi
Position: Vice President
Major: Computational and Data-Enabled Science and Engineering (CDSE)
From: Vijayawada, India
Name: Lauren Corby
Position: Secretary
Major: Environmental Science
From: Dorsey, Illinois
Name: Jenney Ainsworth
Position: Treasurer
Major: Accounting
From: New Orleans, Louisiana
Picture Forthcoming
Name: Jessica Orey
Position: Parliamentarian
Major: Journalism and Media Studies
From: Jackson, Mississippi
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Name: Carlton Lyons
Position: Coordinator of Membership Development
Major: Clinical Mental Health Counseling
From: Utica, Mississippi
Name: Symone Lawson
Position: Student Advisor
Major: Clinical Psychology
From: Mebane, North Carolina
GSA Email: JSU-GSA@jsums.edu
Staff Advisor
Ms. Deborah Washington
Graduate Dean
Dr. Preselfannie W. McDaniels