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 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 (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

Brock Calamari

President
College of Medicine

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Connor Aylor

Vice President
College of Medicine

College of Allied Health Professions

Audrey Arnold

Senator At-Large

Rebekah Kleinschmit

Senator At-Large

Thu Le

Senator At-Large

Keenan Taylor

Senator At-Large

College of Medicine

Brock Calamari

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

Connor Aylor

Vice President

Emily Baxter

Senator At-Large

Jacob Benes

Senator At-Large

Tristan Caffrey

Senator

Allison Daro

Senator At-Large

Trace Moody

Senator At-Large

Ethan Ruh

Senator

Roshan Sapkota

Senator

Kyle Sextro

Senator At-Large

Denise Torres

Senator At-Large

College of Nursing

Maria Hage, BSN to DNP

Senator At-Large

Colin Moore, BSN to DNP

Senator At-Large

College of Pharmacy

Daniel Kresock

College of Pharmacy President, Class of 2026
Senator

Anders Freeland

College of Pharmacy President, Class of 2027

Samuel Buss

College of Pharmacy President, Class of 2028

Farzana Afrin Bithi

Senator At-Large

Bethany Burklund

Senator At-Large

Lauren Hauser

Senator At-Large

College of Public Health

to be announced

Senator At-Large

Graduate Studies

Laiba Anwar

Senator At-Large

Shabnam Arash

Senator At-Large

Kirtana Arikath

Senator At-Large

Ajaykumar Chittipolu

Senator At-Large

Paras Gupta

Senator At-Large

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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