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Legislative Branch

About

The Senate is the legislative body of Student Assembly. It is comprised of representatives from across campus who serve to improve student life on campus. Each undergraduate class elects 4 Senators and 1 Class President. Each graduate program appoints at least 1 representative. Representatives are empowered to write legislation and work on initiatives to improve campus life. Representatives meet weekly (while classes are in session) on Tuesdays at 7pm EST. Senate meetings are open to the student body. Meeting dates and locations can be found in Student Assembly Tribelink page

Senate Leadership

The Officers of the Senate include:
Senate Chair: Mackenna Wyckoff
Senate Secretary: Riya Budhrani
Senate Historian: Quinn Clancey

The Senate consists of 3 committees: Finance, Student Experience, and Policy & Student Rights. Each Senator serves on one committee.  (Committee chair elections will take place on Sunday 4/19.)
Finance Committee Chair: Neha Baskar
Student Experience Committee Chair: Maddie Blake
Policy & Student Rights Committee Chair: Nina Argel

Representatives

Below are the representatives of each undergraduate class and graduate program. 

List of Student Assembly Senators and Undergraduate Class Presidents

Class of 2027

 President:

  • [[adao01, Cheryl Dao]]

Senators:

  • [[qrclancy, Quinn Clancey]]
  • [[tdliverman, Tyson Liverman]]
  • [[temcduffie, Terrence McDuffie]]
  • [[mtawfik, Mayer Tawfik]]

Class of 2028

 President:

  • [[djhenry, DeVaughn Henry]]

Senators:

  • [[nbargel, Nina Argel]]
  • [[mcblake, Maddie Blake]]
  • [[mlwyckoff, Mackenna Wyckoff]]
  • [[njyang, Nathan Yang]]

Class of 2029

 President:

  • [[dclesmerises, Daria Lesmerises]]

Senators:

  • [[nlbaskar, Neha Baskar]]
  • [[rsbudhrani, Riya Budhrani]]
  • [[jwang82, Jenny Wang]]
  • vacant (will be filled through Fall 2026 election)

Graduate Schools Senators 

  • [[jpholden01, James Holden]], Law School
  • [[mmodonnell01, Matthew O'Donnell]], Law School
  • [[akmills, Abigail Mills]], School of Business
  • [[plhartzell, Parker Hartzell]], School of Business
  • Vacant, Arts & Sciences
  • [[dsotten, Danny Otten]], CDSP
  • Vacant, School of Education
  • Vacant, VIMS