UNMC Student Senate

The UNMC Student Senate exists for the purpose of influencing University policy and promoting the interests of all students attending UNMC. As the official representative of the student body, the Senate consists of senators from each educational unit of UNMC.

The UNMC Student Senate office is located on the second floor of Williams Science Hall. Meetings are held monthly and are open to all students and to the public. If you have questions about the Student Senate, please contact the current president or faculty advisor.

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Contact Student Senate

The UNMC Student Senate wants to hear from you! Contact us with your ideas, concerns, comments and questions.

Get Involved with Student Senate

Attend the Senate Meetings

Student Senate meetings are open to all UNMC students to attend. You may attend in person or via Zoom. Check your student Vitals email newsletter for the Zoom link.

Upcoming meetings:

December 2, 5:30 p.m. - MSC 2010 and on Zoom
December 16, 5:30 p.m. - MSC 2010 and on Zoom

Become a Senator

Class presidents or vice-presidents automatically serve as senate representatives upon election. At-large senators are elected each year in the spring by their fellow students in Allied Health Professions, Graduate Studies, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Public Health. The president of UNMC Student Senate serves as a non-voting member of the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska.

BOSS Proposals

Student Senate BOSS Proposals: Open Oct. 1, 2025 through April 1, 2026, for events and initiatives scheduled before September 2026.

BOSS stands for Benefiting Organizations through Student Senate, and BOSS Proposals are a fantastic opportunity for Student Senate to support you! BOSS proposals are a formal means by which the Student Senate can fund individual events and initiatives planned by student organizations.

Proposals are submitted by individual students on behalf of student organizations. They are accepted, reviewed, and evaluated by the UNMC Student Senate Issues Committee on a rolling basis. We will evaluate these proposals as they are submitted throughout the year and allocate funds as able. We are also using assistance from the Student Life Involvement and Development Office (SLIDO) to help guide you through the BOSS proposal process.

As of Fall 2024, students are REQUIRED to have one student officer attend a SLIDO info session AND an officer meet with the Student Organization Activities coordinator prior to submitting a BOSS proposal to verify that all funding requests meet BOSS funding requirements.

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Schedule a meeting with SLIDO

Student Organization Resource Library

Submit a Proposal

Student Senate Leadership

Brock Calamari

President
College of Medicine

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Connor Aylor

Vice President, Director of Academic Affairs
College of Medicine

Allie Daro

Chief of Staff

Sam Buss

Treasurer

Paras Gupta

Co-Director of Student Experience

Trace Moody

Co-Director of Student Experience

Daniel Kressock

Director of BOSS Proposals

Lacey Merica

Director of Policy and Advocacy

Kirtana Arikath

Campus Culture Liaison

Annant Kaur

Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) Liaison

Kyle Sextro

Health & Wellness Liaison

Connor Aylor

IT and E-Learning Liaison

Sana Khusro

Library and IPE Liaison

Bethany Burklund

Parking and Transit Services Liaison

Denise Torres

Socia Media and Communications Liaison

Ethan Rhu

Sustainability Liaison

College of Allied Health Professions

Audrey Arnold

Senator At-Large

Mary Gantnier

Senator At-Large

Sana Khusro

Senator At-Large, Library and IPE Liaison

Rebekah Kleinschmit

Senator At-Large

Thu Le

Senator At-Large

Valeria Taborda

Internal Process

Keenan Taylor

Senator At-Large

College of Medicine

Connor Aylor

Vice President, IT and E-Learning Liaison

Brock Calamari

Senate President/Student Regent
College of Medicine President, Class of 2026

Emily Baxter

Senator At-Large

Jacob Benes

Senator At-Large

Tristan Caffrey

M3 Class President

Caden Connealy

M1 Class President

Allison Daro

Senator At-Large, Chief of Staff for Executive Board

Trace Moody

Senator At-Large, Co-Director of Student Experience

Ethan Ruh

M4 Class President, Sustainability Liaison

Roshan Sapkota

M2 Class President

Kyle Sextro

Senator At-Large, Health and Wellness Liaison

Denise Torres

Senator At-Large, Social Media and Communications Liaison

College of Nursing

Maria Hage, Graduate

Senator At-Large

Colin Moore, Graduate

Senator At-Large

Rachel Hunter

Internal Process

Piper Kramer

Internal Process

Sam Sleister

Internal Process

College of Pharmacy

Samuel Buss

College of Pharmacy P2 Class President, Treasurer

Anders Freeland

College of Pharmacy P3 Class President

Kaitlin Keleher

College of Pharmacy P1 Class President

Daniel Kresock

College of Pharmacy P4 Class President, Director of Boss Proposals
Senator

Alex Martinez

Senator At-Large

College of Public Health

Farzana Afrin Bithi

Senator At-Large

Bethany Burklund

Senator At-Large, Parking and Transit Services Liaison

Lauren Hauser

Senator At-Large

Nisha Karki

College of Public Health SA President

Graduate Studies

Laiba Anwar

Senator At-Large

Shabnam Arash

Senator At-Large

Kirtana Arikath

Senator At-Large, Campus Culture Liaison

Ajaykumar Chittipolu

Senator At-Large

Paras Gupta

Senator At-Large, Co-Director of Student Experience

Annant Kaur

Graduate Studies, GSA President, CAPS Liaison

Sakshi Khairnar

Senator At-Large

Elizabeth Meister

Senator At-Large

Sanjali Panigrahi

Senator At-Large

Phil Covington, EdD

Associate Vice Chancellor, Division of Student Success
Faculty Advisor, UNMC Student Senate

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