Student Senate

The Student Senate meets 6:00pm-7:00pm in the Church Auditorium (first floor in the rotunda) on the following dates for spring semester: February 10th, March 3rd, March 24th, April 7th.

All students are welcome to attend!

The Student Senate is comprised of eight academic senators, Vice President of Academics, Parliamentarian, and the Assistant to the Senate. This group makes decisions on behalf of the student body and helps work as a liaison between the students and the university administration. 

Senate Meeting Minutes

2024/2025

SUUSA Senate Minutes 09/16/2024

SUUSA Senate Minutes 09/30/2024

SUUSA Senate Minutes 10/21/2024

SUUSA Senate Minutes 11/04/2024

SUUSA Senate Minutes 11/18/2024

SUUSA Senate Emergency Minutes 1/11/2025

SUUSA Senate Minutes 1/27/2025

SUUSA Senate Minutes 02/10/2025

SUUSA Senate Minutes 03/03/2025

SUUSA Senate Minutes 03/24/2025

Senate Bills

2024/2025

Passed

SB #24/25-02 CoHS Funding

SB #24/25-03: Benches for the Community Garden

SB #24/25-03: Funding for Commercial Music Club

SB #24/25-04: Support Funding for the College of Natural Sciences Week

SB #24/25-06 Amending Chapter 1 of the SUUSA Bylaws

SB #24/25-07: Funding for the The Society of Physics Students

SB #24/25-10: Funding of Finals Week Wellness Kits (Fall)

Appointment #24/25-02: COEHD Senator Appointment

SB #24/25-11: Creation of VP of Campus Culture and Relations/VP of Athletic Engagement

SB #24/25-18: Funding Allocation for Cybersecurity Club Shirts & Team Jackets

SB #24/25-19: DEF CON 33 Ticket Subsidy Bill

SB #24/25-13: Revision of SUUSA Finance Policy V2

SB #24/25-14: Funding for The Marketing Club

SB #24/25-15: Allocation of Funds for the Women’s Lacrosse Team

SB #24/25-17: Allocation of Funds for Red Week Spirit Event

SB #24/25-20: Funding for College of Health Science Annual 5K

SB #24/25-21: Funding to Support End-of-Year Initiatives of Psychology Club

SB #24/25-22: Funding Support for Aviation Student Trip to Oshkosh EAA AirVenture

SB #24/25-23: Revision of Club Funding Policies

SB #24/25-24: Big Bang Night Bill

Failed

SB #24/25-08: - Funding for Economics & Analytics Club

SB #24/25-09: - Funding for Marketing Club

SB #24/25-16: Re-establishment of the SUU Sustainability Committee

Proposed

Senate Resolutions

2024/2025

Passed

SR #24/25-02: Establishment of a Cyber Range at Southern Utah University

SR #24/25-03: Amending SUU Policy #11.1 and Proposing a New Constitution for the Southern Utah University Student Association

SR #24/25-04: Replacement of T-Bird Connection with In-House Software for Student Engagement

Failed

Proposed

Senate Agendas

2024/2025

Senate Agenda 9/16/24

Senate Agenda 9/30/2024

Senate Agenda 10/21/2024

Senate Agenda 11/04/2024

Senate Agenda 11/18/2024

Senate Emergency Agenda 1/11/2025

Senate Agenda 1/27/2025

Senate Agenda 02/10/2025

Senate Agenda 03/03/2025

Senate Agenda 03/24/2025

SUUSA Senators

Om Mehta
Vice President of Academics

suusa_academicsvp@suu.edu

Dani Nikolashin
Senate Assistant

senateassistant@suu.edu

Michael Winder
School of Business Senator

suusa_business_senator@suu.edu

Brandon Walton
Humanities and Social Sciences Senator

suusa_hss_senator@suu.edu

Maren Green
Visual and Performing Arts Senator

suusa_cpva_senator@suu.edu

Jackson Thomas
Natural Sciences Senator

suusa_cons_senator@suu.edu

Landon Lee
College of Health Sciences Senator

suusa_healthsciences_senator@suu.edu

Faith Christensen
Graduate School Senator

suusa_graduate_senator@suu.edu

McKay Fawcett
Engineering Senator

suusa_ecs_senator@suu.edu

Ashlyn Behunin
Education and Human Development Senator

suusa_coehd_senator@suu.edu

Senate Meeting Minutes Archive

Senate Bills Archive

Senate Resolutions Archive