Welcome to Student Senate

You will notice things are different, more usable, and useful. We hope that it will become a tool for students, organizations, senate, and the administration to open communications. If you have input about something that would be helpful email Student.Senate@valpo.edu. Student Senate meets at 8:00pm in the Neils Tiered Classroom, Room 224. All students are welcome to attend Senate's weekly meetings.

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Governance Structure

Valparaiso University Student Senate is the campus legislative and advisory body that gives the students a voice on campus issues through representatives they elect. It is comprised of a 7-member executive board and 25 student senators who represent various constituencies around campus.

Student Senate meets once every week to discuss issues affecting all facets of campus life. It recognizes and allocates funds to student organizations, brings student concerns to the attention of the administration, and takes action to resolve these concerns. The Senate also has several committees which address issues in specific areas, such as residence hall life, media organizations, and intercultural affairs.

To keep informed on what's going on in the Senate, go ahead and click one the links above. Available are the most recent minutes from our meetings, as well as recent motions brought before Senate. If you have any suggestions or questions regarding this site, please forward them to the webmasters: Chris Leitz and James Nieting.

 

Motions, Minutes, Committees, and Forms Contact a Senator
Of course we have all of the major things that outline the business and paperwork associated with Senate. Visit the pages to find out what has been passed, what happened, what committees are active, and to download forms. Need to talk to someone but aren't sure who or how? Check out the "Contact a Senator" page where you can contact any of the Senators or Executive members, and you can find out which Senators directly represent you by either a class, college, at-large, minority, or other type of represenation.