Information about Goshen College Student Senate Student Senate is here you serve YOU! Also, find us at www.goshen.edu/senate or [email protected]
Please use this page to share your questions/concerns/compliments/complaints with us. We want to make a positive change on campus and we need your help to do that! No names will be mentioned in our future discussions so feel free to tell us what you think!
01/08/2022
Here's Bryan Hernandez, President of the Goshen College Student Senate. Bryan and I had a good meeting at the end of the semester in December to prepare for his first meeting as president of the Student Senate. Be on the lookout for some great activities from the Student Senate in 2022.
11/13/2020
Meet your new student senate team!! Please feel free to reach out to one of us with any concerns! Have a good weekend:)
10/12/2020
Hey guys! Be on the lookout for an email that will give an introduction to what Student Senate has in store for the students! As well as who we are and what our goals are for the community! As always feel free to message us about what you want us to hear!! We are all ears đź‘‚
Take care, SS
Student Senate is excited and fortunate to receive the exact number of qualified students needed to serve in the 2019-2020 Student Senate. Because Student Senate strives to represent GC students, we ask that you take time to vote and affirm the candidates for Student Senate. Please read through each candidate's statement and vote yes or no.
https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLScC2ZKUXzbhe4R2-…/viewform…
Voting will be available until Wednesday at 11:59 pm.
CONVO CREDIT OPPORTUNITY NOW
State of the Student Address is happening in TEN MINUTES!!! Join us in Umble to hear updates from your senators on housing, campus environmental initiatives, Open Spaces etc.
You will also hear from the GC admin. See ya there!
04/04/2019
Hello GC! Your Student Senate is getting ready to wrap up the year with the spring semester State of the Student Address this coming Monday, April 8. Today, we discussed details of the Address, approved some funding for LSU, and approved a new club, among other things.
Here are last week's minutes:
3/28 Senate Minutes 3/28/2019 Present: Samantha Shank, Khampha Stempel, Katja Norton, Rowan Miller, Laura Miller, Mara Beck Minutes: Laura Miller ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Approve last week’s minu...
04/01/2019
Any student interested in running for the 2019-2020 Student Senate may fill out an election application at the following link:
https://www.goshen.edu/senate/student-senate-election-application-process/
All Senators will be elected in the spring semester with Cabinet positions being determined in the fall. Students planning on being on SST either semester next year have an opportunity to run on a ticket with another student or solo.
Students serving on Student Senate have an opportunity to drive campus change, impact policies and practices, and gain leadership experience. The 2018-2019 Student Senate were instrumental in increasing environmental impact awareness on campus, facilitating conversation between students in Open Space conversations, and implementing Gender Inclusive Housing. Any student is welcome and encouraged to apply regardless of identity, class standing, or residential status in order to create a Senate that is representative of all campus need.
Student Senate Election Application Process | Student Senate | Goshen College Student Senate elects representatives in the spring semester prior to the academic year. For example, leadership for the 2019-2020 academic year will be elected in spring 2019. Cabinet positions will be determined in the fall within the elected body. All students elected to Senate who do not receive...
03/29/2019
Come join us on KMY 3 RIGHT NOW for an Open Spaces discussion on student athlete/campus community relationships. Free Panera lunches are smelling yummy!
We'll be here until 12:30, join us at 11:30 or 12 if you can!
FREE PANERA for those who join us for the SAAC Open Space tomorrow from 11:30-12:30 in the KMY 3 Connector!
We will be talking about student athlete relationships with other student populations on campus. Bring comments and questions, share your experiences from the past and hopes for the future.
If you can't come for the whole hour, feel free to come and go!
03/21/2019
In this week's meeting, we discussed the upcoming spring State of the Student Address, and approved several campus organization funding requests.
Check out last week's minutes here:
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03/13/2019
Open Space on Women's History Month was a success!
Thanks to everyone who joined out discussion, and special thanks to our wonderful panel members, Rebecca Stoltzfus, Michelle Horning, Corie Steinke, Jan Bender Shetler, Joanne Gallardo, Kendra Yoder.
Student Senate will be hosting its first Open Space of the semester tomorrow from 11:30-12:30 p.m. in the KMY Connector 3. As usually, there will be yummy food! Come eat and hear an awesome panel honoring women’s history month by honoring women in leadership positions!
The panel will include:
-Goshen College President Rebecca Stoltzfus
-Business professor Michelle Horning
-Title IX deputy coordinator Beth Martin-Birky
-Associate director of Student Life Corie Steinke
-Interim Women and Gender Studies chair Jan Bender Shetler
-Interim campus pastor Joanne Gallardo
-PIN coordinator Kendra Yoder.
Come bring your questions tomorrow to Connector 3! Feel free to come for part of all of the meeting as you can.