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The Senate, led by Allison Villano, is responsible for authoring legislation and carrying out initiatives aimed at addressing concerns of the student body.

 

The legislative branch of student government is the Student Senate. The purpose of the Student Senate is to represent the views and ideas of the 19,000+ students at the University of Connecticut.

 

The Senate is composed of over 57 senators, each serving a one-year term. Every student at UConn is represented by multiple senators. The Residential and Commuter represent students by their geographic living areas on or off campus and the Academic senators represent academic collegeswithin the university.

 

Residential and Commuter seats are elected each Fall, and academic seats are elected each Spring. Additionally, there are also Multicultural and Diversity Senators that are elected at large.

 

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Senators represent various constituencies including Academic Schools/ Colleges, Residential/Commuter Communities, & Multicultural/Diverse populations. Senators are eligible to receive academic credit for their participation.

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Meetings

Wednesdays 6:30 pm

SU 330 bi-weekly

Senators

Senate

Sameul Alam

Alumni Mailroom District Senator

Kara Aldonza

MCD Senator

Aya Amoudi

College of Engineering Senator

Nicholas Bassett

College of Engineering Senator

Adam Benitez

Alumni Senator

adam.benitez@uconn.edu

Seth Bradford

Commuter Senator

Heaven Buckham

School of Business Senator

heaven.buckham@uconn.edu

Alan Cavagnaro

Commuter Senator

Arunima Chaturvedi

Apartments District (Hilltop, Charter Oaks, Northwood) Senator

arunima.chaturvedi@uconn.edu

Anna-Stella Dasilva

First Gen Society Ex Officio

Sean Dunn

College of Engineering Senator

sean.dunn@uconn.edu

Ryan Engels

CLAS Senator

Elizabeth Garcia

CAHNR Senator

Adam Ghili

Islamic Center Ex Officio

Simar Grewal

NAACP Ex Officio

Daniel Hand

Commuter Senator

Suraj Kalaria

Commuter Senator

Khushi Kalyan

CLAS Senator

Gavin Kuebler

School of Business Senator

George Kurian

CLAS Senator

Deborah Kyerematen

CAHNR Senator

Andy Lanza

Education Senator

Nick Lanza

Commuter Senator

Amaree Love

CLAS Senator

Kyle Lowry

CLAS Senator

kyle.lowry@uconn.edu

Ruveyda Maras

MCD Senator

RoriAnne McCarthy

Diversability Ex Officio

Winta Mekonnen

African American Cultural Center Ex Officio

Winta Mekonnen

African American Cultural Center Ex Officio

Vita Munoz

CLAS Senator

Kenneth Nguyen

CLAS Senator

Jessica Nirschel

CLAS Senator

Devin O'Brien

College of Engineering Senator

devin.obrien@uconn.edu

Nicholas Palumbo

School of Business Senator

Ava Paquette

Nursing Senator

Sheyla Perez

Commuter Senator

Juan Puente

ACES Senator

Jessica Quaynor

CAHNR Senator

Bailey Quigley

School of Business Senator

Makenzie Robinson

MCD Senator

Ryan Rosario

PRLACC Ex Officio

Jeff Rosborg

Buckley/Shippee Senator

Giana Rotundo

Northwest Mailroom District (Busby Suites, North Campus, Northwest Campus) Senator

Kanwardeep Sandhu

Alumni Mailroom District Senator

Josh Schulman

UConn Hillel Senator

josh.schulman@uconn.edu

Nayonika Singh

Commuter Senator

Arushi Sinha

Commuter Senator

Yuttichai Sommala

MCD Senator

Haritha Subramanian

Asian American Cultural Center Ex Officio

Haritha Subramanian

Asian American Cultural Center Ex Officio

Hashem Sufyan

UnDocu Huskies Ex Officio

Araceli Tello

CLAS Senator

Alexa Udell

Rainbow Center Ex Officio

Sincere Valentine

Apartments District (Hilltop, Charter Oaks, Northwood) Senator

Nahum Valiente

Apartments District (Hilltop, Charter Oaks, Northwood) Senator

Allison Villano

Nursing Senator, Speaker of the Senate

represent@usg.uconn.edu

Andy Zhang

CAHNR Senator

Angela Zhang

Intercultural Greek and National Panhellenic Councils Ex Officio

Senate Body

Sameul Alam

Alumni Mailroom District Senator

Kara Aldonza

MCD Senator

Aya Amoudi

College of Engineering Senator

Nicholas Bassett

College of Engineering Senator

Adam Benitez

Alumni Senator

adam.benitez@uconn.edu

Seth Bradford

Commuter Senator

Heaven Buckham

School of Business Senator

heaven.buckham@uconn.edu

Alan Cavagnaro

Commuter Senator

Arunima Chaturvedi

Apartments District (Hilltop, Charter Oaks, Northwood) Senator

arunima.chaturvedi@uconn.edu

Anna-Stella Dasilva

First Gen Society Ex Officio

Sean Dunn

College of Engineering Senator

sean.dunn@uconn.edu

Ryan Engels

CLAS Senator

Elizabeth Garcia

CAHNR Senator

Adam Ghili

Islamic Center Ex Officio

Simar Grewal

NAACP Ex Officio

Daniel Hand

Commuter Senator

Suraj Kalaria

Commuter Senator

Khushi Kalyan

CLAS Senator

Gavin Kuebler

School of Business Senator

George Kurian

CLAS Senator

Deborah Kyerematen

CAHNR Senator

Andy Lanza

Education Senator

Nick Lanza

Commuter Senator

Amaree Love

CLAS Senator

Kyle Lowry

CLAS Senator

kyle.lowry@uconn.edu

Ruveyda Maras

MCD Senator

RoriAnne McCarthy

Diversability Ex Officio

Winta Mekonnen

African American Cultural Center Ex Officio

Vita Munoz

CLAS Senator

Kenneth Nguyen

CLAS Senator

Jessica Nirschel

CLAS Senator

Devin O'Brien

College of Engineering Senator

devin.obrien@uconn.edu

Nicholas Palumbo

School of Business Senator

Ava Paquette

Nursing Senator

Sheyla Perez

Commuter Senator

Juan Puente

ACES Senator

Jessica Quaynor

CAHNR Senator

Bailey Quigley

School of Business Senator

Makenzie Robinson

MCD Senator

Ryan Rosario

PRLACC Ex Officio

Jeff Rosborg

Buckley/Shippee Senator

Giana Rotundo

Northwest Mailroom District (Busby Suites, North Campus, Northwest Campus) Senator

Kanwardeep Sandhu

Alumni Mailroom District Senator

Josh Schulman

UConn Hillel Senator

josh.schulman@uconn.edu

Nayonika Singh

Commuter Senator

Arushi Sinha

Commuter Senator

Yuttichai Sommala

MCD Senator

Haritha Subramanian

Asian American Cultural Center Ex Officio

Haritha Subramanian

Asian American Cultural Center Ex Officio

Hashem Sufyan

UnDocu Huskies Ex Officio

Araceli Tello

CLAS Senator

Alexa Udell

Rainbow Center Ex Officio

Sincere Valentine

Apartments District (Hilltop, Charter Oaks, Northwood) Senator

Nahum Valiente

Apartments District (Hilltop, Charter Oaks, Northwood) Senator

Allison Villano

Nursing Senator, Speaker of the Senate

represent@usg.uconn.edu

Andy Zhang

CAHNR Senator

Angela Zhang

Intercultural Greek and National Panhellenic Councils Ex Officio

Senate Leadership

Arunima Chaturvedi

Apartments District (Hilltop, Charter Oaks, Northwood) Senator

arunima.chaturvedi@uconn.edu

Kyle Lowry

CLAS Senator

kyle.lowry@uconn.edu

Allison Villano

Nursing Senator, Speaker of the Senate

represent@usg.uconn.edu

Academic Senators

Aya Amoudi

College of Engineering Senator

Nicholas Bassett

College of Engineering Senator

Heaven Buckham

School of Business Senator

heaven.buckham@uconn.edu

Sean Dunn

College of Engineering Senator

sean.dunn@uconn.edu

Ryan Engels

CLAS Senator

Elizabeth Garcia

CAHNR Senator

Khushi Kalyan

CLAS Senator

Gavin Kuebler

School of Business Senator

George Kurian

CLAS Senator

Deborah Kyerematen

CAHNR Senator

Andy Lanza

Education Senator

Amaree Love

CLAS Senator

Kyle Lowry

CLAS Senator

kyle.lowry@uconn.edu

Vita Munoz

CLAS Senator

Kenneth Nguyen

CLAS Senator

Jessica Nirschel

CLAS Senator

Devin O'Brien

College of Engineering Senator

devin.obrien@uconn.edu

Nicholas Palumbo

School of Business Senator

Ava Paquette

Nursing Senator

Juan Puente

ACES Senator

Jessica Quaynor

CAHNR Senator

Bailey Quigley

School of Business Senator

Josh Schulman

UConn Hillel Senator

josh.schulman@uconn.edu

Araceli Tello

CLAS Senator

Allison Villano

Nursing Senator, Speaker of the Senate

represent@usg.uconn.edu

Andy Zhang

CAHNR Senator

Residential Senators

Sameul Alam

Alumni Mailroom District Senator

Adam Benitez

Alumni Senator

adam.benitez@uconn.edu

Seth Bradford

Commuter Senator

Arunima Chaturvedi

Apartments District (Hilltop, Charter Oaks, Northwood) Senator

arunima.chaturvedi@uconn.edu

Daniel Hand

Commuter Senator

Suraj Kalaria

Commuter Senator

Nick Lanza

Commuter Senator

Sheyla Perez

Commuter Senator

Jeff Rosborg

Buckley/Shippee Senator

Giana Rotundo

Northwest Mailroom District (Busby Suites, North Campus, Northwest Campus) Senator

Kanwardeep Sandhu

Alumni Mailroom District Senator

Nayonika Singh

Commuter Senator

Arushi Sinha

Commuter Senator

Sincere Valentine

Apartments District (Hilltop, Charter Oaks, Northwood) Senator

Nahum Valiente

Apartments District (Hilltop, Charter Oaks, Northwood) Senator

Multicultural & Diversity Senators

Kara Aldonza

MCD Senator

Ruveyda Maras

MCD Senator

Makenzie Robinson

MCD Senator

Yuttichai Sommala

MCD Senator

Ex Officio Senators

Alan Cavagnaro

Commuter Senator

Anna-Stella Dasilva

First Gen Society Ex Officio

Adam Ghili

Islamic Center Ex Officio

Simar Grewal

NAACP Ex Officio

RoriAnne McCarthy

Diversability Ex Officio

Winta Mekonnen

African American Cultural Center Ex Officio

Winta Mekonnen

African American Cultural Center Ex Officio

Ryan Rosario

PRLACC Ex Officio

Haritha Subramanian

Asian American Cultural Center Ex Officio

Haritha Subramanian

Asian American Cultural Center Ex Officio

Hashem Sufyan

UnDocu Huskies Ex Officio

Alexa Udell

Rainbow Center Ex Officio

Angela Zhang

Intercultural Greek and National Panhellenic Councils Ex Officio