A Senate You Can Count On!
The Legislative Branch, also referred to as the Senate, has student 38 voting seats for UWM students broken into Academic, Advocacy, At-Large, Transfer, and First-Year groups, as well as ex-officio (non-voting) seats for students of Waukesha and Washington County. Senators work to represent the needs and interests of students at UWM. They write and pass legislation to advocate for UWM students, design and implement projects that help to support students, and work with faculty and staff to make sure that every decision made on campus helps to create a better environment and better college experience for the UWM the student body.
Interested in joining? Check out the Be a Senator page!
Meeting Schedule
The Student Association Senate meets every other Thursday at 5:00 pm, with some exceptions. The first meeting of the 2024-25 school year will be on September 5, 2024. Public Meeting Notices (PMN) and agendas for every Student Association Senate meeting will be sent to the sa-public listserv and posted outside of the Student Association office, in accordance with open meeting laws.
At-Large Senators
Unlike the other Senate seats, At-Large Senators do not have individual job descriptions nor a specific population they represent on campus, and instead, choose what projects they want to be involved in and which students they want to represent. This is a particularly good position for students who are good at working independently, whose school or advocacy seats are already taken, or those who want to be involved with multiple unrelated projects. There are 10 At-Large Senator positions. To fill a vacant seat contact your President, Roman Fritz, fritzr@uwm.edu.
Copy of At-Large Senators
| Position | Representative | |
|---|---|---|
| At-Large Senator | Fabiola Lyons | flyons@uwm.edu |
| At-Large Senator | Vacant | |
| At-Large Senator | Vacant | |
| At-Large Senator | Vacant | |
| At-Large Senator | Vacant | |
| At-Large Senator | Vacant | |
| At-Large Senator | Vacant | |
| At-Large Senator | Vacant | |
| At-Large Senator | Vacant | |
| At-Large Senator | Vacant |
Advocacy Senators
Advocacy Senators advocate for specific segments of the student body on campus. There are 10 advocacy seats. If you choose to sit in one of these seats it will be your job to represent your constituency to the administration and to advocate on their behalf. If you would like to fill a vacant advocacy seat please contact the Vice President of Student Affairs, Tanner Cronce, tpcronce@uwm.edu.
Copy of Advocacy Senators
| Position | Representative | |
|---|---|---|
| First-Generation Student Advocacy Senator | Vacant | |
| International Student Advocacy Senator | Vacant | |
| LBGT Student Advocacy Senator | Vacant | |
| Non-Traditional Student Advocacy Senator | Vacant | |
| Students of Color Advocacy Senator | Vacant | |
| Student Organization Advocacy Senator | La'Wanda Bass | ltbass@uwm.edu |
| Accessibility Advocacy Senator | Vacant | |
| Undecided Major Advocacy Senator | Vacant | |
| Veteran's Advocacy Senator | Richard Weeks | rweeks@uwm.edu |
| Women's Advocacy Senator | Vacant |
Academic Senators
Academic Senators represent the various schools and colleges on campus, meet with their Deans, and push for changes to schools, departments and curriculum. As every school supports more than one major, Academic Senators also collaborate with Program Representatives, who advocate for their particular program on campus. Program Representative Elections occur near the beginning of the year. To get involved as a Program Representative or to fill a vacant senate seat, contact the Vice President of Academic Affairs, Jeremi Lukos, jrlukos@uwm.edu.
Copy of Academic Senators
| Position | Representative | |
|---|---|---|
| College of Engineering & Applied Sciences Senator | Vacant | |
| College of Health Sciences Senator | Vacant | |
| College of Nursing Senator | Vacant | |
| College of Letters and Science Senator | Vacant | |
| College of Letters and Science Senator | Vacant | |
| College of Letters and Science Senator | Vacant | |
| Graduate School Senator | Vacant | |
| Graduate School Senator | Vacant | |
| Helen Bader School of Social Welfare Senator | Vacant | |
| Lubar School of Business Senator | Vacant | |
| Lubar School of Business Senator | Vacant | |
| Peck School of the Arts Senator | Vacant | |
| School of Architecture & Arts Senator | Vacant | |
| School of Education Senator | Vacant | |
| School of Freshwater Sciences Senator | Vacant | |
| School of Information Studies Senator | Vacant | |
| Zilber School of Public Health Senator | Vacant |
First-Year and Transfer Student Senators are elected in the Fall of each year instead of in the Spring. These elections will take place early in the Fall semester. If you would like to run in this election, please go to the Elections Page for further information.
Transfer Student Senators
The transfer student seats are elected in the Fall Semester with the First-Year Senator seats. You must be a transfer student to run for these positions, and only transfer students will be able to vote in this election. If you would like to get involved and run for a student seat, please go to the Elections Page for more information. If the seats remain vacant after the Fall elections, they could be filled through the vacant senate seat process.
Copy of Transfer Student Senators
| Position | Representative | |
|---|---|---|
| Transfer Student Senator | Vacant | |
| Transfer Student Senator | Vacant |
First-Year Senators
First-Year Senators represent the largest student group on campus and advocate for new first-year students. Only First-Year students may run for these positions and only First-Year students will vote in this election. If you would like to get involved and run for a student seat, please go to the Elections Page for more information.
First Year Senators
| Position | Representative | |
|---|---|---|
| First-Year Senator | Vacant | |
| First-Year Senator | Vacant | |
| First-Year Senator | Vacant |
General Studies Ex-Officio Seats
General Studies Ex-Officio Seats are non-voting seats for students of the Waukesha and Washington County Students. Students who pay segregated fees to UW-Milwaukee will not be considered for these seats.
General Studies Ex-Officio Seats
| Postion | Representative | |
|---|---|---|
| General Studies Ex-Officio Senator (Waukesha) | Vacant | |
| General Studies Ex-Officio Senator (Waukesha) | Vacant | |
| General Studies Ex-Officio Senator (Washington County) | Vacant | |
| General Studies Ex-Officio Senator (Washington County) | Vacant |
Senate Records
For more information about our records please view our Records Retention Timeline. For any further information please file a Public Records Request with the OAC sa-oac@uwm.edu.
Senate Meetings 2021-2022
| Meeting (MM-DD-YYYY) | Public Meeting Notice (PMN) | Agenda | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09-05-21 | 09-05-21 Senate PMN | 09-05-21 Senate Agenda | 09-05-21 Senate Minutes |
| 09-12-21 | 09-12-21 Senate PMN | 09-12-21 Senate Agenda | 09-12-21 Senate Minutes - REVISED |
| 09-19-21 | 09-19-21 Senate PMN | 09-19-21 Senate Agenda | 09-19-21 Senate Minutes |
| 10-03-21 | 10-03-21 Senate PMN | 10-03-21 Senate Agenda | 10-03-21 Senate Minutes |
| 10-17-21 | 10-17-21 Senate PMN | 10-17-21 Senate Agenda | 10-17-21 Senate Minutes |
| 11-07-21 | 11-07-21 Senate PMN | 11-07-21 Senate Agenda | 11-07-21 Senate Minutes |
| 11-21-21 | 11-21-21 Senate PMN | 11-21-21 Senate Agenda | 11-21-21 Senate Minutes |
| 12-05-21 | 12-05-21 Senate PMN | 12-05-21 Senate Agenda | 12-05-21 Senate Minutes |