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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Shilpa Topudurti Speaker of the Senate Class of 2014 stopudur@u.rochester.edu |  |
Jessica Bendes Deputy Speaker of the Senate Class of 2014 jbendes@u.rochester.edu | |
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Bradley Halpern President Class of 2012 bradley.halpern@rochester.edu 585.542.8559 |  |
Shiv Rambarran Senator at-large Class of 2013 srambarr@u.rochester.edu | |
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Gregory Corrado Senator at-large Class of 2014 gcorrado@u.rochester.edu |  |
Vanessa Sanchez Senator at-large Class of 2015 vsanche3@u.rochester.edu | |
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Arturo Spica Senator at-large Class of 2013 aspica@u.rochester.edu |  |
Sonja Page 2013 Class Senator, Projects & Services Co-Chair Class of 2013 spage6@u.rochester.edu | |
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Douglas Kim 2013 Class Senator Class of 2013 dkim54@u.rochester.edu |  |
Eric DeMeo 2013 Class Senator Class of 2013 eric.demeo@rochester.edu | |
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Henry Macias 2014 Class Senator, Elections Chair Class of 2014 hmacias@u.rochester.edu |  |
Siobhan Mclaughlin 2014 Class Senator Class of 2014 smclaug6@u.rochester.edu | |
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David Wang 2014 Class Senator Class of 2014 dwang14@u.rochester.edu |  |
Humma Sheikh 2015 Class Senator, Projects & Services Co-Chair Class of 2015 hsheikh2@u.rochester.edu | |
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Antoinette Esce 2015 Class Senator Class of 2015 aesce@u.rochester.edu |  |
Will Burke 2015 Class Senator Class of 2015 wburke2@u.rochester.edu |
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