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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

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, 2024 through April 1, 2025, for events and initiatives scheduled before September 2024.

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 Inclusion and Diversity 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 (Kiara Kocsis-Gregurich) prior to submitting a BOSS proposal to verify that all funding requests meet BOSS funding requirements.

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Tips for Submitting a BOSS Proposal

Schedule a meeting with Kiara Kocsis-Gregurich

Student Organization Resource Library

Submit a Proposal

Student Senate Leadership

Pranita Devaraju

President
College of Medicine

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Daniel Kresock

Vice President
College of Pharmacy

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Jordan Knapp

Chief of Staff
College of Public Health

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Samuel Buss

Treasurer
College of Pharmacy

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Tristan Caffrey, Director of Academic Affairs

College of Medicine
College of Medicine

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Lacey Merica

Community Engagement Liaison
Graduate Studies

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College of Allied Health Professions

Allissa Flynn

Senator PA

Liam Dessing

Senator At-Large

Kyle Goodban

Senator At-Large

Jayson Henrickson

Senator At-Large

Tristan Larson

Senator At-Large

Justin Pettit

Senator At-Large

Keenan Taylor

Senator At-Large

College of Dentistry

Joshua Madsen

Senator At-Large

College of Medicine

Pranita Devaraju

Senate President/Student Regent
College of Medicine President, Class of 2025

Brock Calamari

College of Medicine President, Class of 2026
Policy and Advocacy Liaison

Tristan Caffrey

College of Medicine President, Class of 2027
Academic Affairs

To be announced

College of Medicine President, Class of 2028

Connor Aylor

Senator At-Large

Allie Daro

Senator At-Large
Director of Student Experience

Sarah Ellington

Senator At-Large

Anna Haggart

Senator At-Large

Denise Torres

Senator At-Large

Currey Zalman

Senator At-Large

College of Nursing

To be announced

Senator At-Large

College of Pharmacy

Theodore Blum

College of Pharmacy President, Class of 2025

Daniel Kresock

College of Pharmacy President, Class of 2026
Senate Vice President

Anders Freeland

College of Pharmacy President, Class of 2027

Samuel Buss

College of Pharmacy President, Class of 2028

Meredith Ollerich

Senator At-Large

College of Public Health

Kat Burbach

College of Public Health, Class President

Bethany Burkland

Senator At-Large

Rahel Sileshi

Senator At-Large

To be announced

Senator At-Large

Graduate Studies

Evie Ehrhorn

Graduate Studies Association President

Shabnam Arash

Senator At-Large

Abigail Hall

Senator At-Large

Sakshi Khairnar

Senator At-Large

Jordan Knapp

Senator At-Large

Nivedata Krishna Kumar

Senator At-Large

Lacey Merica

Senator At-Large

Gunjan Misri

Senator At-Large

Venkatesh Varadharaj

Senator At-Large

Pranita Devaraju

President, UNMC Student Senate

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Phil Covington, EdD

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

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