Senate

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

Aditi Simlote Aditi Simlote
Speaker of the Senate
Class of 2015
asimlote@u.rochester.edu
Jessica Sheng Jessica Sheng
Deputy Speaker of the Senate
Class of 2016
jsheng5@u.rochester.edu
Vanessa Sanchez Vanessa Sanchez
Senator At-Large
Class of 2015
vsanche3@u.rochester.edu
Nicholas Benjamin Nicholas Benjamin
Senator At-Large
Class of 2014
nbenjam2@u.rochester.edu
Ulrik Soderstrom Ulrik Soderstrom
Senator At-Large
Class of 2014
usoderst@u.rochester.edu
Brian Shin Brian Shin
Senator At-Large
Class of 2015
bshin2@u.rochester.edu
Bryan Edward Ngadimin Bryan Edward Ngadimin
Senator At-Large
Class of 2014
bngadimi@u.rochester.edu
Jessica Bendes Jessica Bendes
2014 Class Senator
Class of 2014
jbendes@u.rochester.edu
Jonathan LoTempio Jonathan LoTempio
Policy & Review Chair, 2014 Class Senator
Class of 2014
jlotempi@u.rochester.edu
Henry Macias Henry Macias
2014 Class Senator
Class of 2014
hmacias@u.rochester.edu
Mehr Kashyap Mehr Kashyap
2015 Class Senator
Class of 2015
mkashyap@u.rochester.edu
Jeffrey Frank Jeffrey Frank
2015 Class Senator
Class of 2015
jfrank7@u.rochester.edu
Sheel Clerk Sheel Clerk
2015 Class Senator, Academics Aide
Class of 2015
sclerk@u.rochester.edu
David Stark David Stark
Communications & PR Chair, 2016 Class Senator
Class of 2016
dstark5@u.rochester.edu
Luke Metzler Luke Metzler
2016 Class Senator, Academics Aide
Class of 2016
lmetzle2@u.rochester.edu
Scott Lamm Scott Lamm
2016 Class Senator
Class of 2016
slamm@u.rochester.edu

Latest News from the Senate

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The administration frequently requests feedback from the SA on room and building renovations. Based on these meetings, discussions, and comments from students, we’ve compiled a renovations checklist to streamline this feedback mechanisms and make sure the SA is all in the same page. The checklist was endorsed by the Senate and will be sent to the necessary administrators.

Have any questions? Additional feedback? Contact Antoinette!

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Agenda for April 29, 2013

Published on April 29, 2013 at 9:00am by Aditi Simlote in Senate

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The agenda for tonight’s Senate meeting is now available. Please note that this preliminary agenda is not final, and may be changed before the meeting. We encourage you to attend the meeting at 8 p.m. in the Gowen Room of Wilson Commons.

  • Motion to de-recognize Amnesty International.
  • Motion to endorse the Renovation Checklist.
  • Motion to approve Wesline Manuelpillai as an ACJC Justice.
  • Motion to approve Erik Roisland to serve as Summer City Cycles Coordinator.
The Senate will also approve the appointments of Standing Committee Chairs, including:
  • Senator Stark to serve as Chair and Eudora Erickson as Deputy-Chair for the Student’s Association Communications & Public Relations Committee
  • Senator Macias to serve as Chair for the Student’s Association Elections Committee,
  • Senator LoTempio to serve as Chair for the Student’s Association Policy & Review Committee
  • Harika Kunchala (Fall) and Antoinette Esce (Spring) to serve as Chair for the Student’s Association Projects & Services Committee.
In addition, the Senate will also consider:
  • Motion to approve Alyson Manning as Students’ Association Treasurer.
  • Motion to approve Antoinette Esce to serve as the Summer Executive Liaison.
  • Motion to grant the President the power to appoint over summer recess.
  • Motion to appoint two Senators to serve on the Steering Committee.


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Senate Meeting for Monday Cancelled

Published on April 17, 2013 at 9:47pm by Aditi Simlote in Senate

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The Senate meeting for Monday, April 22, 2013 has been cancelled. The next Senate meeting will be held on Monday, April 29, 2013. Please contact Aditi Simlote with any questions.

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In the past year, the College has commissioned two Committees, the Educational Technology Committee and Experiential Learning Committee, to explore the development of undergraduate academics at the University of Rochester. In their reports, these committees have laid out various steps that can be taken to improve our academic experience.

The SA Government, in its capacity as an advocate of the student body, has drafted its own report to respond to these ideas and to encourage action on specific initiatives. In short, we believe that advising, mentorship, and student involvement are key priorities for the improvement of academics in the near future.

Read what the SA Government has to say about Academics in our report. In the coming semesters, the SA Government will work heavily with Dean Feldman and other administrators to make the ideas in this report a reality.

Click the image below to open the full SA Academic Report

You can also read the reports of the two College Committees below.

The EdTech report calls upon the College to:

1. Adapt technology to facilitate learning by doing
2. Improve technological resources available to faculty
3. Create incentives for faculty to embrace technology

Final Report of the College Educational Technology Committee

The Experiential Learning report calls for:

1. Theme-based experiential learning
2. Improving access to experiential learning at the UofR
3. Reducing barriers to curricular innovation
4. Implementing the administrative structure required to promote experiential learning

Final Report of the College Experiential Learning Initiatives Committee

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