Student Government

Manhattan College's Student Government plays a vital role in shaping student life on campus.

The Student Government consists of the executive committee, student assembly and student court. Every representative serves his/her respective school or class. Being involved in Student Government gives you a chance to meet a variety of people, gain leadership training and grow as a student, leader and person. It also allows you to become friendly with administrators and faculty. There are both elected and appointed positions, with varying levels of commitment and responsibility to suit your schedule.

2020 Student Government President being sworn in virtually.

2020 Student Government Inauguration

 

For the first time ever, our Manhattan College student government inauguration was held virtually. Watch this video to see the new members being sworn in.

  • Executive Committee

    The executive committee consists of the student body president, executive vice president, vice president for social life, vice president for residential affairs, vice president for commuter affairs, vice president for finance, vice president for communication, vice president for club administration, vice president for academic affairs, chair of Lasallian action committee, and chair of campus improvements committee. They are the everyday officers of Student Government, carrying out the will of the assembly. They are also full voting members (with the exception of the president) of the assembly.

    2020-21 Executive Committee

    Position Student
    Student Body President Shannon Gleba
    Executive Vice President Anthony Bradley
    Vice President for Social Life Isabel Gardner
    Vice President for Residential Affairs DeVaughn Harris
    Vice President for Commuter Affairs Amayda Arroyo
    Vice President for Finance Alex Nieves
    Vice President for Communication Peter Janny
    Vice President for Academic Affairs Ella O'Brien
    Vice President for Club Administration Alexa Schmidt
  • The Assembly

    The assembly is the law-making body of Student Government. They draft and pass legislation, set and allocate the student activities fee, approve and oversee clubs and organizations, and may deliberate on all matters pertaining to students.

    Additionally, without being elected to office, anyone can join these three committees: the social life commission, the resident student association and the commuter student association.

    2020-21 Assembly

    Position Students
    Senior Class Vice President Ireland Twiggs
    Sophomore Class Vice President Calissa McNeely, Steven Travaglini 
    School of Education & Health Vice President

    Shanice Lyle
    School of Engineering Vice President

    Helena Lippolis 
  • Class Vice Presidents

    Class vice presidents represent the needs of their class and plan social events such as the Spring Fling (spring dinner-dance cruise around Manhattan), the Jasper Jingle (winter dance at a country club) and senior events. They also work with the social life commission in planning events throughout the year. Freshmen and dorm/commuter elections are scheduled to be held in September. Annual elections to be held in the spring.

    2020-21 Class Vice Presidents

    Position students
    Senior Class Vice President Ireland Twiggs
    Sophomore Class Vice President Calissa McNeely, Isabel Frazza
  • Student Court

    The justices are appointed by the student body president and preside over cases referred to it by the dean of students, or her designee. These consist of residence hall write-ups, parking tickets, disciplinary incidents and complaints from students. There are six justices and one chief justice.

    2020-21 Student Court

    Position student
    Chief Justice Bryan Alfaro
    Associate Justice Kyle Hollenbaugh
    Associate Justice Cameron Turner
    Associate Justice Kelly Rojas
    Secretary Liola Moody
  • Social Life Commission

    Responsible for planning a large majority of all social events on and off campus, including Springfest, Manhattan Madness, Broadway shows, sporting events, concerts, adventure trips and other social activities.

    Anyone can join this commission by talking to the vice president for social life.

  • Resident Student Association

    The resident student association represents resident students in all matters that come up, most notably food complaints, residence hall problems, parking problems, meal plan disputes and other residents’ issues. They also plan social events such as family day, late-night breakfast and stress-free zones.

    Anyone interested can contact the vice president for residential affairs.

  • Commuter Student Association

    The commuter student association represents commuters in all matters which come up, most notably lounge issues, parking problems, locker issues and other commuter issues. They also plan social events such as commuter barbecues, stress-free zones and many others.

    Anyone interested can contact the vice president for commuter affairs.

  • Neighborhood Relations Committee

    2019 - 2020 Committee Member

    position student
    Chairman Matthew Sweeney

    All members of the Manhattan College community are welcome to join. E-mail studentgov@manhattan.edu with inquiries.

  • Board of Trustees Student Members

    2019-20 Members

    position studnts
    Development Caroline Shea & Alyssa Velazquez
    Enrollment Management Eunice Nazar
    Student Life Ryan Kwiecinski & Sophia Sakellariou 
    Strategic Planning Anna Rosario & Donovan Reilly 
    Facilities John Balsamo & Nina Bjorkman
    Finance Gallagher Gregory & Eva Vredenburgh
    Academic Affairs Nadia Itani & Jaime Avila
  • Senate
    position

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    Speaker of the Senate

    Caroline Shea
    First Deputy Speaker 

    Dr. Gerardo Carfagno
    Second Deputy Speaker

    Dr. Tim Ward
    Secretary

    Parveen Rampersaud

All officers can be contacted at studentgov@manhattan.edu.