Apply to be a 2024-2025 Senate Representative!
The Senate is one of two houses in ASUU’s legislative branch. The Senate is responsible for representing students by allocating funds to College Student Councils (CSCs), reviewing proposed legislation, overseeing ASUU Executive Branch activities, serving on the University Academic Senate and various University committees, and working on University policy issues that impact students. Senators are elected each spring by the students of the colleges they represent and serve for a term of one year. There are 18 seats in the Senate, each of which represents the University’s different colleges.
Senators additionally chair their colleges’ CSCs, and they serve as the primary student representatives to their colleges’ administrations. Each college has a CSC, and it is responsible for advocating for the students of its college, providing college-wide programming, and recruiting students to the college, among other things.
College Student Councils can receive funding by submitting Budget Requests on Campus Connect and sending the request through the ASUU Senate, with the help of a Senator. Please contact the senator for your college if you need help submitting a Budget Request or understanding the legislative process.
The ASUU Senate has one funding cycle every three weeks.
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Senate Directory
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Mercedes Johnson
Senate Chair; College of HumanitiesMercedes Johnson
Senate Chair; College of Humanities![](https://www.asuu.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2023/08/Untitled-design-7.png)
Jack VanDerHeyden
Senate Treasurer; David Eccles School of BusinessJack VanDerHeyden
Senate Treasurer; David Eccles School of Business![](https://www.asuu.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2023/08/Untitled-design-7.png)
Melanie Biviano
Senator, College of EducationMelanie Biviano
Senator, College of Education![](https://www.asuu.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2023/08/Untitled-design-7.png)
Chris Pykins
Senator, College of HealthChris Pykins
Senator, College of Health![](https://www.asuu.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2023/08/Untitled-design-7.png)
Kathy Doom
Senator, College of NursingKathy Doom
Senator, College of Nursing![](https://www.asuu.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2023/08/Untitled-design-7.png)
Emma Parkin
Senator, College of Social WorkEmma Parkin
Senator, College of Social Work![](https://www.asuu.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2023/08/Untitled-design-7.png)
Talea Steele
Senate Vice Chair; College of Cultural and Social TransformationTalea Steele
Senate Vice Chair; College of Cultural and Social Transformation![](https://www.asuu.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2023/08/Untitled-design-7.png)
Matthew Nielsen
Senate Secretary; School of DentistryMatthew Nielsen
Senate Secretary; School of Dentistry![](https://www.asuu.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2023/08/Untitled-design-7.png)
Jack Doughty
Senator, College of EngineeringJack Doughty
Senator, College of Engineering![](https://www.asuu.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2023/08/Untitled-design-7.png)
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Senator, College of S.J. Quinney College of LawFilled
Senator, College of S.J. Quinney College of Law![](https://www.asuu.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2023/08/Untitled-design-7.png)
Sofia Perez
Senator, College of ScienceSofia Perez
Senator, College of Science![](https://www.asuu.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2023/08/Untitled-design-7.png)
Alex Rose
Senator, Undergraduate StudentsAlex Rose
Senator, Undergraduate Students![](https://www.asuu.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2023/08/Untitled-design-7.png)
Myrna Kearse
Senate Parliamentarian; College of PharmacyMyrna Kearse
Senate Parliamentarian; College of Pharmacy![](https://www.asuu.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2023/08/Untitled-design-7.png)
Elvis Valenzuela
Senator, College of Architecture + PlanningElvis Valenzuela
Senator, College of Architecture + Planning![](https://www.asuu.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2023/08/Untitled-design-7.png)
Anna Roelofs
Senator, College of Fine ArtsAnna Roelofs
Senator, College of Fine Arts![](https://www.asuu.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2023/08/Untitled-design-7.png)
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Senator, School of MedicineFilled
Senator, School of Medicine![](https://www.asuu.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2023/08/Untitled-design-7.png)