The Students’ Association Senate is led by the Speaker and Deputy Speaker, and it is comprised of 18 Senators. Each class is represented by three Class representatives, except the Freshman class, which has four representatives. Additionally, five Senators are elected by the student body at-large. The Senate is charged with making and formalizing decisions that enhance student life, from the creation, budgeting, and oversight of student groups, to housing and dining hall policies and safety.
There are also five Senate Standing Committees, which work closely with the SA President to enact initiatives of the current administration’s agenda. They are: Appropriations, Projects & Services, Communications & Public Relations, Policy & Review, and Elections. Each committee is made up of Senators, Coordinators, and Aides who work with each department and take the lead on various projects.
Senate meetings are held on Monday nights at 9:00pm in the Gowen Room of Wilson Commons. All Senate meetings are open to the public, and students are encouraged to attend meetings and express concerns during Open Forum.
Meet the Senators
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Aditi Simlote Speaker of the Senate Class of 2015 asimlote@u.rochester.edu |  |
Jessica Sheng Deputy Speaker of the Senate Class of 2016 jsheng5@u.rochester.edu | |
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Vanessa Sanchez Senator At-Large Class of 2015 vsanche3@u.rochester.edu |  |
Nicholas Benjamin Senator At-Large Class of 2014 nbenjam2@u.rochester.edu | |
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Ulrik Soderstrom Senator At-Large Class of 2014 usoderst@u.rochester.edu |  |
Brian Shin Senator At-Large Class of 2015 bshin2@u.rochester.edu | |
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Bryan Edward Ngadimin Senator At-Large Class of 2014 bngadimi@u.rochester.edu |  |
Jessica Bendes 2014 Class Senator Class of 2014 jbendes@u.rochester.edu | |
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Jonathan LoTempio Policy & Review Chair, 2014 Class Senator Class of 2014 jlotempi@u.rochester.edu |  |
Henry Macias 2014 Class Senator Class of 2014 hmacias@u.rochester.edu | |
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Mehr Kashyap 2015 Class Senator Class of 2015 mkashyap@u.rochester.edu |  |
Jeffrey Frank 2015 Class Senator Class of 2015 jfrank7@u.rochester.edu | |
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Sheel Clerk 2015 Class Senator, Academics Aide Class of 2015 sclerk@u.rochester.edu |  |
David Stark Communications & PR Chair, 2016 Class Senator Class of 2016 dstark5@u.rochester.edu | |
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Luke Metzler 2016 Class Senator, Academics Aide Class of 2016 lmetzle2@u.rochester.edu |  |
Scott Lamm 2016 Class Senator Class of 2016 slamm@u.rochester.edu |
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