Executive Branch

Meet the Team

5TH Consolidated Term President and Vice President


Suryakanth

Suryakanth Prasad Gottipati

Student Body President

sg-president@usf.edu 

MSC 4308G

POWERS & RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PRESIDENT

  • Nominate, with the advice and consent of the Senate, Justices to the Supreme Court;
  • Nominate, with the advice and consent of the Senate, a Chief Justice to the Supreme Court;
  • Nominate, with the advice and consent of the University President, Student Representatives to University Wide Committees;
  • Represent the Student Body on the Florida Student Association Board of Directors, and other similar representative bodies;
  • Sign or Veto within ten (10) business days, all legislation passed by the senate, with exception to changes of the Rules of Procedure of the Senate. Failure to act within this time period shall be deemed as approval of such legislation;
  • Address the Senate at least once a semester in a State of the Student Body;
  • Call for a referendum of the student body, subject to the approval of a supermajority of the Senate;
  • Initiate the Annual Budget proceedings by convening the Activity and Service Fee Recommendation Committee
  • Nominate, with the advice and consent of the Senate, a student to fill a vacancy in the position of Student Body Vice President, should the need arise.
  • Nominate, with the advice and consent of the Senate, Executive Department Directors and Executive Branch Employees
  • Terminate Executive Branch Employees;
  • Nominate Student Representatives to serve on the Marshall Student Center Board;
  • Proclaim and promulgate Executive Orders at his or her will;
  • Administer and enforce all Student Government Statutes;
  • Initiate legislation for consideration by the Student Government Senate;
  • Call, at will, special session of the Student Senate, providing at least 72 hours notice to all members in writing;
  • Officially represent the USF Student Body to all vested bodies of interest that the Student Body or Student Government has a vested stake hold in;
  • Officially represent the USF Student Body as a voting member of the USF board of Trustees;
  • Any and all other actions necessary and proper to carry out the duties of this office;
  • The Student Body President shall call the Our Shirt taskforce through an Executive Order by the second Friday in November. The President shall ensure that the committee has a finished product by the last official business day in April
  • Nominate an Election Rules Commission Supervisor of Elections by 4:59:59 PM of the last business day of the third week in July
  • Initiate, following the termination of the Student Body General Elections, an Advisory Council which shall, in a non-binding form, assist and advice the President Elect during his/her transition period. The council shall include at a minimum, but is not limited to, the Attorney General, the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief of Staff, the Director For Student Government Advising, Training & Operations, and the Student Government Business Office Manager. This council shall be initiated no later than ten (10) business days following the termination of the Student Body General Elections and shall be terminated no later than five (5) business days following the Inauguration of the President Elect

Sumit

Sumit Jadhav

Student Body Vice President

sg-vicepresident@usf.edu

MSC 4308G

POWERS & RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE VICE PRESIDENT

  • Assume responsibilities of the President, should the President be unable to complete his or her term for any reason;
  • Represent the Student Body in the absence of the President.
  • Any and all other actions necessary and proper, delegated to by the President, to carry out the duties of this office.

 5TH CONSOLIDATED TERM EXECUTIVE Cabinet

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Arthur De Melo Ferreira
Chief Financial Officer

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Kaila Smith
Attorney General

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Brali Wise
Solicitor General

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Gustavo Vazquex-Cortez
Chief Marketing Officer

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TBD
Chief Events Officer