The Student Senate represents YOU on campus. The Senate advocates for policies that benefit every student and supports more than 70 clubs and organizations that can play a big role in your college experience. Members are active on standing Governors State University committees, offering their voice on students’ behalf to the administration and the board of trustees.

  

Student Senate at Governors State University

 The mission of the Student Senate is to promote the general welfare of GSU students. This is accomplished through the representation of student concerns, viewpoints and interests regarding governance issues to the administration, staff and faculty.

 Through this work, the Student Senate will strive to improve the quality of the academic and co-curricular experience at GSU and provide developmental opportunities for its members.

Student Senate

 

2021 - 2022 Leadership Team

 

Anyone interested in serving on the Student Senate please email us at studentsenate@govst.edu.  The diversity of our leadership team will bring an array of inspiration and initiative to new student programming and/or the college-wide changes implemented by the student senate. Here is a list of senators.  Congratulate them when you see them.

• PRESIDENT - Iliana Manrique
• STUDENT ATHLETE SENATOR - Edson Gonzalez
• VETERAN STUDENT SENATOR - Julia Murphy
• STUDENT BOARD OF TRUSTEES RPRESENTATIVE - Jeanine Latrice Koger
• ILLINOIS BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION REPRESENTATIVE - Brandon Kyle
• COLLEGE OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE - Garrett Anderson
• SENIOR STUDENT SENATOR - Hemza Shaibi
• INTERNATIONAL STUDENT SENATOR - Preetham Gorenkala
• TRANSFER STUDENT SENATOR - Sedona Smith
• FIRST YEAR STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE - Brandon Anthony Kyle

For more information about Student Senate or to reach a senator, please send a message to studentsenate@govst.edu.