2024-2025 Student Senate Elections
Spring 2024 Election Important Dates:
- March 29: Applications due by 4:00pm
- April 1: At 12:00pm (noon), campaigning begins
- April 8: Voting Begins
- April 11: At 11:59pm, campaigning and voting ends
- April 18: Newly Elected Members Sworn in at Student Senate Meeting (2:30pm in CC 244)
Candidate Information
- Complete the application by Friday, March 29th at 4:00pm
- Please review the detailed timeline for specific information on dates and deadlines.
- After submitting your application, candidates will be notified that they are eligible to run for their identified position and can begin campaigning on Monday, April 1st at 12pm if approved.
- Campaigning Guidelines are essential to know and review. All candidates are held to these requirements to ensure all candidates and students can participate in the process in a fair and respectful way. Campaigning will run from April 1st at 12pm to April 11th at 11:59pm.
- Are you a first semester student and don’t have a GPA yet? Please complete this additional form along with your application, the New Student Waiver Form.
Student Senate Meetings
All Full Student Senate meetings will be hybrid. All meetings are set for 2:30 PM - 4 PM in Campus Center 244 (Multicultural Room) and on Zoom. Join Link: https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/94476470275
If you would like to request to speak at a meeting, or present an agenda item, email SenatePresident@nhcc.edu or StudentLife@nhcc.edu.
Full Student Senate meeting dates are as follows:
September 21, 2023
October 5, 2023
October 26, 2023
November 9, 2023
November 30, 2023
January 25, 2024
February 8, 2024
February 22, 2024
March 14, 2024
March 28, 2024
April 18, 2024
Mission
The Student Senate is the official voice of the NHCC students.
Student Senate Constitution
The Constitution was revised and reviewed by campus during Spring 2015 through Fall 2015. It was voted on and ratified on October 22, 2015 and amended on March 31, 2016, September 22, 2016, January 25, 2018 and October 10, 2019.
2023-2024 Student Senate Leadership
- President - Sylvester Jah
- Vice President - Ashyante Gill
- Secretary - Jodi Massmann
- Treasurer - Max Heidari
- Public Relations Coordinator - Gabriel Alagha
- Legislative Coordinator - Azah Nde
- Diversity & Equity Coordinator - Marsa Mason
- Senators at Large -Vacant (up to 5 positions)
- Ombuds - Vacant (2 positions)
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Duties and Responsibilities
- President shall preside at all Student Senate meetings, represent the Student Senate to the college and others, and convene the executive board at least monthly during an academic term.
- Vice President shall assume the duties and responsibilities during the president's absence.
- Secretary shall record the meeting minutes of the Student Senate and maintain a permanent record of said minutes in the Student Senate computer, along with a hard copy on file in the Student Senate office.
- Treasurer shall serve as the budget consultant of the Student Senate and advise the group on spending as well as serve on the Student Life Budget Committee.
- Public Relations Coordinator shall be responsible for posting the agenda on the Student Senate bulletin board two (2) days prior to a Student Senate meeting.
- Legislative Coordinator shall be responsible for all legislative affairs of the Student Senate that shall be conducted in the best interest of the North Hennepin Community College student body.
- Diversity & Equity Coordinator shall be responsible for working to create an inclusive student community and tracking progress on the college's diversity master plan.
- Senators at Large represent the general student body on all student issues and lead at least one project per year of their interest.
- Club & Organization Representatives serve as a voting members of student senate to vote on issues of student concern.
- All Executive Board Officers shall attend all Minnesota State College Student Association (LeadMN) general assembly meetings. Appeals may be made to the Student Senate executive board.
LEADMN - Minnesota State College Student Association
All enrolled two-year college students are represented by LEADMN, a state-wide student organization. They represent the 180,000 two-year college students in Minnesota. To get information regarding their leadership training, scholarships or more, go to https://www.leadmn.org/.