Students' Association Senators
The Students' Association Senate is comprised of 23 senators serving the seven different academic colleges. If an academic college doesn't fill all of its seats, senators at-large are sworn in to fill empty seats. Additionally, an executive team is formed at the beginning of each term to serve as senate leadership, including the student body president and vice president.
Committees: Government Affairs, Finance Committee, University Activity Fee and Budgeting Committee, and Organizational Subcommittee
Year: Junior | Major(s): Prepharmacy, Minor in Political Science
Campus Involvement: FEM Club, State A Thon morale leader and The Green Bandana Project
Committees: University Activity Fee and Budgeting Committee, Finance Committee, Government Affairs Committee, Safety and Security Committee, Senate Communications Committee, and Student Diversity and Inclusion Committee
Year: Junior | Major(s): Animal Science (Preveterinary Emphasis), Minor in Chemistry and Animal Health
Campus Involvement: Pheasants Forever, Ducks Unlimited, Alpha Zeta and Pre-Vet Club
Committees: Finance Committee, Safety and Security Committee, Parking and Traffic Committee, and Wellness Center Advisory Committee
Year: Senior | Major(s): Construction Management, Minor in Legal Studies
Campus Involvement: Community Assistant, Residence Hall Association, Construction Management Club, Joint Engineering Council and Country Swing Dance Club
Committees: Finance Committee, Safety and Security Committee, Student Promotion Committee, University Activity Fee and Budgeting Committee, and Wellness Center Advisory Committee
Year: Senior | Major(s): Civil Engineering
Campus Involvement: Community Assistant, Residence Hall Association, Chi Epsilon Vice President, American Society of Civil Engineers Officer, Joint Engineering Council and Newman Center
Committees: Access, Opportunity and Belonging Committee, Government Affairs Committee, Student Promotion Committee, and Student Diversity and Inclusion Committee
Year: Junior | Major(s): Political Science and Criminology (Double Major), Minors in Legal Studies and Communication Studies
Campus Involvement: Political Science Club President, Public Service Academy Scholar, Honors College, FEM Club Member, Pre-Law Society Member, and School of American and Global Studies Student Ambassador
Committees: Academic Appeals Committee, Strategic Internal Communications Committee, Finance Committee, and Senate Communications Committee
Year: Junior | Major(s): Biochemistry and Chemistry (Double Major), Minor in Applied Thinking and Innovation
Campus Involvement: Chemistry Club, Community Assistant and Residence Hall Association
Committees: Access, Opportunity and Belonging Committee, Library Committee, Senate Communications Committee, and Student Diversity and Inclusion Committee
Year: Junior | Major(s): Biotechnology and Microbiology (Double Major), Minor in Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Campus Involvement: FEM Club, State A Thon, Honors College Student Organization, College Dems, Microbiology Club and TRIO Student
College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences
No current senators
College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
College of Education and Human Services
No current senators
Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering
No current senators
College of Natural Sciences
Noelle Dunn
Committees: Student Success Committee, Safety and Security Committee, Senate Communications Committee, and Student Diversity and Inclusion Committee
Year: Senior | Major(s): Human Biology (Premedicine), Minors in Legal Studies and Chemistry
Campus Involvement: Chi Omega, State A Thon, SDSU Chapter of the American Medical Students Association, Pre-Professional Sciences Club, Rabbit Readers Book Club, Hanson Single Cell Signaling Lab and Tutoring at Wintrode Student Success and Opportunity Center
College of Nursing
Becca Derenge
Committees: University Activity Fee and Budgeting Committee, Government Affairs Committee, Finance Committee, and Wintrode Student Success and Opportunity Center Advisory Board
Year: Sophomore | Major(s): Nursing, Minors in Biology and Nutrition
Campus Involvement: Student Nurses Association, Community Assistant, Jazz Ensemble, Wind Symphony and Country Swing Dance Club
College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions
Natalie Holland
Committees: Senate Communications Committee, Strategic Internal Communications Committee, SDState Health Committee, and University Food Service Advisory Committee
Year: Sophomore | Major(s): Pharmacy
Campus Involvement: University Program Council, Student Collaboration for the Advancement and Promotion of Pharmacy and Navigators
Graduate School
Nowrin Mostafa Tuly
Committees: Academic Affairs Committee, Academic Appeals Committee, Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity Committee, Student Success Committee
Year: Graduate | Major(s): Plant Science
Prafulla Shrestha
Committees: Academic Appeals Committee, Academic Affairs Committee, Student Diversity and Inclusion Committee, and Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity Committee
Year: Graduate | Major(s): Biochemistry
Sen. Laney Andrews
Laney Andrews
Committees: Campus Planning and Sustainability Committee, Government Affairs Committee, Finance Committee, and Organizational Subcommittee
Year: Sophomore | Major(s): Agricultural Economics, Minor in Legal Studies
Campus Involvement: Collegiate Farm Bureau, South Dakota FFA Association, Lutheran Student Fellowship and Swine Club
Sen. Paul Fasen
Paul Fasen
Committees: Information Technology Committee, Library Committee, Strategic Internal Communications Committee, Student Success Committee, and University Activity Fee and Budgeting Committee
Year: Sophomore | Major(s): Mechanical Engineering, Minors in Aerospace Engineering and Spanish
Campus Involvement: Country Swing Dance Club, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Spanish Club, Sigma Epsilon, Bible Study Lead, NASA Club and Chemistry Club
Sen. Savannah Kloster
Savannah Kloster
Committees: Campus Planning and Sustainability Committee, Parking and Traffic Committee, Student Union Advisory Committee, Senate Communications Committee, and Student Diversity and Inclusion Committee
Year: Sophomore | Major(s): Civil Engineering, Minor in Geographic Information Sciences
Campus Involvement: American Society of Civil Engineers, Concrete Canoe, Honors College Student Organization Social Committee and Honors Peer Mentor
Sen. Kailee Loofe
Kailee Loofe
Committees: Academic Affairs Committee, Student Promotion Committee, and Government Affairs Committee
Year: Senior | Major(s): Political Science, Minors in Legal Studies, Global Studies and History
Campus Involvement: Study Abroad Global Ambassador, Education Abroad Associate, State A Thon, History Club and Political Science Club
Sen. Laura Schultz
Laura Schultz
Committees: Campus Planning and Sustainability Committee, Intercollegiate Athletic Board, Student Promotion Committee, and Government Affairs Committee
Year: Sophomore | Major(s): Political Science, Minor in Public Relations
Campus Involvement: Concert Choir, Mike Huether Public Service Academy and Pickleball Club
Sen. Lydia Stein
Lydia Stein
Committees: International Affairs Committee, Finance Committee, Government Affairs Committee, and Safety and Security Committee
Year: Junior | Major(s): Political Science
Campus Involvement: School of American and Global Studies Student Ambassador
Sen. Grace Sundt
Grace Sundt
Committees: Parking and Traffic Committee, University Food Service Advisory Committee, and Safety and Security Committee
Year: Junior | Major(s): Animal Science (Preveterinary)
Campus Involvement: The Pride of the Dakotas Marching Band, Pre-Vet Club, Little International and Country Swing Dance Club
Sen. Annalynn Wallin
Annalynn Wallin
Committees: Finance Committee, Student Union Advisory Committee, Intercollegiate Athletic Board, and Information Technology Committee
Year: Sophomore | Major(s): Political Science, Minors in Legal Studies, and Leadership and Management of Nonprofit Organizations
Campus Involvement: University Program Council, Helping Everyone Reach Optimal Health (HEROH), Honors College, Political Science Club and Brookings County Youth Mentoring Program
Sen. Brooke Wright
Brooke Wright
Committees: Wellness Center Advisory Committee, Finance Committee, and Government Affairs Committee
Year: Sophomore | Major(s): Political Science, Minor in Health Science
Campus Involvement: College Republicans, Navigators, and Jacks 4 Life
Sen. Madisen Younie
Madisen Younie
Committees: Academic Appeals Committee, Government Affairs Committee, and Safety and Security Committee
Year: Freshman | Major(s): Political Science and Global Studies (Double Major), Minor in Applied Thinking and Innovation
Campus Involvement: Chi-Omega, Global Studies Club and Honors College
Elections for Students' Association senators and the student body president and vice president are held in March. Petitions for the election generally become available in February. In order to run in the senatorial election, a student must file an application and petition including signatures from at least 50 students in their academic college (25 signatures for senatorial candidates from the Graduate School).
Information about Students' Association elections will be available in the Rabbit Report leading up to the election and on the Students' Association website.
Occasionally, senate seats will become vacant during the academic year. In these cases, seats will be filled by senators at-large appointed by the Students' Association board of directors. Senator at-large candidates must file an application and petition, including signatures from at least 50 SDSU students regardless of their academic college. When senator at-large positions are open, information will be included in the Rabbit Report and the Students' Association website.
