Students' Association Senators
The Students' Association Senate is comprised of 23 senators serving the seven different academic colleges. If an academic college doesn't fill all of its seats, senators at large are sworn in to fill empty seats. Additionally, an executive team is formed at the beginning of each term to serve as senate leadership including the student body president and vice president.
Committees: Finance Committee, Government Affairs Committee and Organizational Subcommittee
Year: Sophomore | Major(s): Prepharmacy
Campus Involvement: FEM Club, JRV Hall Government president, State A Thon morale leader, Kappa Epsilon and UFSAC
Committees: Finance Committee, Government Affairs Committee and University Activity Fee and Budgeting Committee
Year: Senior | Major(s): Animal science and agricultural science
Campus Involvement: Little International, FarmHouse Fraternity, Agronomy and Precision Ag Club
Committees: Finance Committee, Student Diversity and Inclusion Committee and Student Promotion Committee
Year: Sophomore | Major(s): Agricultural business and entrepreneurial studies
Campus Involvement: College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences Prexy Council, CEO
Committees: Campus Planning and Sustainability Committee, Finance Committee, Parking and Traffic Committee, Student Promotion Committee, Student Success Committee, Student Union Advisory Committee and University Activity Fee and Budgeting Committee
Year: Junior | Major(s): Civil engineering
Campus Involvement: ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ assistant, Residence Hall Association, Chi Epsilon vice president, American Society of Civil Engineers officer, Joint Engineering Council, Newman Center
Committees: Government Affairs Committee (chair) and Student Promotions Committee (chair)
Year: Sophomore | Major(s): Political science and history
Campus Involvement: Political Science Club, Newman Center, Pre-Law Society and President of Turning Point USA
Committees: Senate Communications Committee (chair)
Year: Senior | Major(s): Human biology, preoptometry
Campus Involvement: University Program Council, Undergraduate Research, Fishback Honors College
Committees: Student Diversity and Inclusion Committee (chair)
Year: Sophomore | Major(s): Criminology and Spanish
Campus Involvement: Black Student Alliance president and TRIO student
College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences
No current senators
College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Benjamin Anderson
Committees: Finance Committee, Safety and Security Committee, Senate Communications Committee, Strategic Internal Communications
Year: Senior | Major(s): Public relations
Campus Involvement: The Collegian and KSDJ 90.7 student radio
College of Education and Human Services
No current senators
Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering
Luke Smith
Committees: Finance Committee, Library Committee, Student Union Advisory Committee and Wellness Center Advisory Committee
Year: Senior | Major(s): Mechanical engineering
Campus Involvement: Hobo Day Committee and Jacks Cupboard
College of Natural Sciences
No current senators
College of Nursing
No current senators
College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions
No current senators
Graduate School
Michael Worfa
Committees: Academic Affairs Committee, International Affairs Committee, Student Diversity and Inclusion Committee, University Activity Fee and Budgeting Committee (UAFBC)
Year: Graduate | Major(s): Biochemistry
Senator Regan Bollweg
Regan Bollweg
Committees: Government Affairs Committee, Intercollegiate Athletic Board, Safety and Security Committee
Year: Senior | Major(s): Agricultural business
Campus Involvement: Investment Club, Club Wrestling, Turning Point USA
Senator Mira Bry
Mira Bry
Committees: Academic Affairs Committee, Senate Communications Committee, Student Success Committee
Year: Freshman | Major(s): English education
Campus Involvement: Concert Choir, Theater
Senator Megan Christoffels
Megan Christoffels
Committees: Academic Affairs Committee, Finance Committee, Intercollegiate Athletic Board, Organizational Subcommittee and Parking and Traffic Committee
Year: Sophomore | Major(s): Animal science
Campus Involvement: Pheasants Forever, Ducks Unlimited, Little International and Pre-Vet Club
Senator Becca Derenge
Becca Derenge
Committees:
Year: Freshman | Major(s): Nursing
Campus Involvement: Jazz Ensemble, Student Nurses Association, Rabbit Readers, Country Swing Dance
Senator Reagan Foley
Reagan Foley
Committees: Finance Committee, Senate Communications Committee, Student Success Committee
Year: Sophomore | Major(s): Business economics
Campus Involvement: Women in Business Club, Pre-Law Society, University Program Council
Senator Natalie Holland
Natalie Holland
Committees: Senate Communications Committee, Student Diversity and Inclusion Committee, University Food Service Advisory Committee (UFSAC)
Year: Freshman | Major(s): Pharmacy
Campus Involvement: Kappa Epsilon, Student Collaboration for the Advancement and Promotion of Pharmacy, Taylor Swift Society, Helping Everyone Reach Optimal Health (HEROH)
Senator Brandon Kampsen
Brandon Kampsen
Committees:
Year: Junior | Major(s): Computer science and business economics
Campus Involvement: SDSU Cross Country and Track and Field Athlete, Fishback Honors College, Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and Association of Computing Machinery (ACM)
Senator Brenda Khatthanam
Brenda Khatthanam
Committees: Academic Affairs Committee, SDState Health Committee, Student Diversity and Inclusion Committee
Year: Sophomore | Major(s): Microbiology
Campus Involvement: Honors College Student Organization, State-A-Thon, Feminist Equality Movement Club (FEM Club) Microbiology Club, American Medical Student Association, Pre-Professional Science Club
Senator Marylin Lopez
Marylin Lopez
Committees: Government Affairs Committee, Senate Communications Committee, Student Diversity and Inclusion Committee
Year: Freshman | Major(s): Political science
Campus Involvement: Latin American Student Association, Political Science Club, Spanish Club
Senator Jacki Mollison
Jacki Mollison
Committees: Access, Opportunity and Belonging Committee, Government Affairs Committee, Senate Communications Committee, Student Diversity and Inclusion Committee
Year: Sophomore | Major(s): Political science and communications
Campus Involvement: Political Science Club, Pre-Law Society, Heuther Public Service Academy, LeadState, School of American and Global Studies Ambassador, German Club
Senator Supriya Paudel
Supriya Paudel
Committees: Information Technology Committee, International Affairs Committee, Library Committee and Student Success Committee
Year: Senior | Major(s): Computer science
Campus Involvement: Vice President of Nepalese Student Association, Student Supervisor at Chick-fil-A, Association for Computing Machinery, Lab Assistant in the Department of Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science
Senator Shishir Roka
Shishir Roka
Committees: Academic Appeals Committee, Finance Committee, Safety and Security Committee and University Food Service Advisory Committee (UFSAC)
Year: Junior | Major(s): Biotechnology
Campus Involvement: Nepalese Student Association
Senator Andrew Sharples-Schmidt
Andrew Sharples-Schmidt
Committees: Finance Committee, Government Affairs Committee, Senate Communications Committee, Student Success Committee
Year: Junior | Major(s): Construction management
Campus Involvement: Joint Engineering Council, Country Swing Dance Club, Rock Climbing Club, Construction Management Club
Senator Prafulla Shrestha
Prafulla Shrestha
Committees: Finance Committee, Library Committee, Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity Committee
Year: Ph.D. | Major(s): Biochemistry
Campus Involvement: Webpage Design for Department of Chemistry Biochemistry and Physics
Senator Kasish Siwakoti
Kasish Siwakoti
Committees: Access, Opportunity and Belonging Committee, Campus Planning and Sustainability Committee, Strategic Internal Communications Committee
Year: Sophomore | Major(s): Business economics
Senator Rylie Sleep
Rylie Sleep
Committees: Campus Planning and Sustainability Committee, Information Technology Committee, Safety and Security Committee
Year: Freshman | Major(s): Horticulture
Campus Involvement: Pride of the Dakotas, Sustainability Club, Block and Bridle, Wind Symphony
Senator Annalynn Wallin
Annalynn Wallin
Committees: Finance Committee, Strategic Internal Communications Committee, Student Union Advisory Committee
Year: Freshman | Major(s): Political science
Campus Involvement: University Program Council, Helping Everyone Reach Optimal Health (HEROH), Political Science Club, PYCMP, Jackrabbit Student Engagement Officer
Elections for Students' Association senators and the student body president and vice president are held in March. Petitions for the election generally become available in February. In order to run in the senatorial election, a student must file an application and petition including signatures from at least 50 students in their academic college (25 signatures for senatorial candidates from the Graduate School). Information about Students' Association elections will be available in the Rabbit Report leading up to the election and on the Students' Association website.
Occasionally, senate seats will become vacant during the academic year. In these cases, seats will be filled by senators at-large appointed by the Students' Association board of directors. Senator at-large candidates must file an application and petition including signatures from at least 50 SDSU students regardless of their academic college. When senator at-large positions are open, information will be included in the Rabbit Report and the Students' Association website.
