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Senators

Student senators make important decisions regarding policies, funding, and advocacy issues. Students from each department/program can elect up to two senators to represent their respective department/program.

Is there a vacancy for your department or program? Don’t see your department or program at all? Email the Speaker of the Senate Omar Merhebi to get involved!

Have a complaint that you’d like the GPSG senate to tackle? There are a couple ways to proceed!

  1. Come to a senate meeting! Any member of the UNC community is welcome to attend and speak at any senate meeting. If you’d like to speak at an upcoming meeting, please contact Speaker of the Senate Omar Merhebi at least one week in advance for more details.
  2. Tell your senator! While anyone is welcome to attend meetings, only senators may submit and vote on legislation. We encourage every graduate and professional student to make use of their senators and make their voices heard!

Departments/Programs (NOT FULLY UPDATED FOR 2025-2026 YEAR)

College of Arts and Sciences

American Studies

Zachary Faircloth Vacant 

Anthropology

 

Kaitlyn Clingenpeel Regina Lowe

 

Applied Physical Sciences

Vacant

 

Art

Meg MacKenzie

 

Biology

Karl Hill Vacant 

 

Chemistry

Owen Courtney Vacant

City and Regional Planning

James Collins Helen Klass-Warch

 

Classics

Alexander Kiprof Robert Ward

 

Communication Studies

Spirit Elder Bryce Ross

 

Computer Science

Vacant

 

Dramatic Art

Vacant Vacant

Ecology

Vacant Vacant

Economics

Gregory Campbell Hashem Amireh

 

English and Comparative Literature

Amanda Fowler Vacant

Exercise and Sports Science

Vacant Vacant

Folklore

Dana Mulligan

Geography

Lauren Babinetz Narmada Venkateswaran

 

Geological Sciences

Vacant Vacant

 

Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures

Vacant Vacant

 

Global Studies

Paola Sadivias Mendez Pao Patite

 

History

Vacant

Linguistics

Emma Wrenn Vacant

Marine Sciences

Yasamin Sharifi Vacant

Mathematics

Sebastian Filner Kaitlyn Hohmeier

Musicology

Joshua Harton

 

Philosophy

Genae Matthews Vacant

 

Physics and Astronomy

Vacant Vacant

Political Science

Katherine McCormick Gavin Buehring

 

Psychology

Zoe Hansen Vacant

Public Policy

Alonna Despain Avery Baker

 

Religious Studies

Julia Mason Wegle Vacant

Romance Studies

Ellen Atterbury Thomas Ledbetter Juneau

 

Sociology

Vacant

Statistics and Operations Research

Vacant Vacant

School of Medicine

Biochemistry and Biophysics

Britney Alcira Vacant

 

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

Vacant Omar Merhebi

 

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Vacant Vacant

 

Biomedical Engineering

Vacant Vacant

 

Cell Biology and Physiology

Vacant Vacant

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Vacant Vacant

Human Movement Science (HMSC)

Vacant Vacant

Medicine

Ashley Ruhashya Vacant

Microbiology and Immunology

Vacant Vacant

Neuroscience

Vacant Vacant

Occupational Therapy

Vacant Vacant

 

Pathology

Samantha Beck Emily Kounlaavong

 

Pharmacology

Vacant Vacant

 

Physical Therapy

Vacant Vacant

Physician Assistant

Rob Rampani Vacant

Rehabilitation Counseling and Psychology

Vacant

Speech and Hearing Sciences

Lija Jones Taylor Moseley

Toxicology (MPS)

Vacant Vacant

Toxicology (PhD)

Vacant Vacant

School of Dentistry

Advanced Dental Education

Vacant

 

Dentistry

Vacant Vacant

 

School of Pharmacy

Pharmaceutical Sciences

Vacant Vacant

 

Pharmacy (PharmD)

Madisun Shore Vacant

School of Government

Public Administration

Javier Limon Vacant

 

School of Public Health

Biostatistics

Molly Hoch Lauren Rackley

 

Environmental Science and Engineering

Chad Hartless Michelle Preston

Epidemiology

Joel Begay Tyler West

 

Health Behavior

Kalin Bennington Vacant

Health Policy and Management

Nicholas Moloci Vacant

 

Maternal and Child Health

Shriti Pant Madisyn Parker

Nutrition

Joshua Miller Romaniya Voloshchuk

 

Public Health Leadership

Onyedikachi Adike Vacant

School of Education

Education

Vacant

 

Kenan-Flagler Business School

Accounting

Vacant Vacant

 

Business Administration (MBA)

John Viboch Pasco Vacant

 

Business Administration (PhD)

Fernando Quijano Franky

School of Nursing

Nursing

Vacant Vacant

School of Law

Law (JD)

Kalysta Strauss Rob Jarrell

 

School of Journalism and Media

Media and Journalism

Chris Conenna Lorcan Neill

School of Information and Library Sciences

Biomedical and Health Informatics

Vacant Vacant

 

Information and Library Sciences

Melina Flores Vacant

 

School of Social Work

Social Work

Jonah Kadens Elise Genevieve Ashkin-Baker

Postdoctoral Unit

Postdoctoral Unit

Sloan Markowitz Vacant