SENATE
Office Mission
The Senate is the Legislative Branch of ASUCI, a representative body composed of elected and appointed students from each academic school. These students are elected from the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, the Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences, the Paul Merage School of Business, the School of Education, the Henry Samueli School of Engineering, the School of Humanities, the Donald Bren School of Information & Computer Sciences, the Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing, the School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, the School of Physical Sciences, the Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health, the School of Social Ecology, the School of Social Sciences, and the student body at-large.
Starting in Fall 2016, there are now Special Interest Senators whose primary mission is the representation of and advocacy for specific groups on campus. Special Interest International and Transfer Senators shall be drawn from the international student body and the transfer student body and elected by the student body at-large. The Special Interest First Year Senator shall be drawn from the first year student body and interviewed and appointed in the Fall, with their term beginning in the Winter.
The Senate is responsible for approving the ASUCI budget for the fiscal year, approving or rejecting any legislation that is brought to them, approving or rejecting recommendations for amending the governing documents of ASUCI (such as the ASUCI Constitution), and more. The members are also responsible for meeting with the Dean of their respective schools at least once per quarter and hosting weekly office hours to address any concerns their constituents may have.
The Senate meets regularly on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:00 pm. All meetings are open and students are strongly encouraged to attend. Meetings are in Balboa Island B, on the fourth floor of the Student Center, or over Zoom.

Harshvardhan Rathore (he/him)
2024-2025 Senate President
senate.president@asuci.uci.edu
MEET THE SENATE
We, the Senate of the Associated Students of the University of California, Irvine, as advocates for the undergraduate student body, pledge to facilitate interactions among students, faculty, and administrators, educate and inform the Anteater community on issues that affect them, and be accountable to our constituency in an effort to enhance the quality of student life at UCI.
Harshvardhan Rathore
Senate President | At-Large Senator
senate.president@asuci.uci.edu
Alondra Arevalo
Senate President Pro Tempore | At-Large Senator
atlarge.senator@asuci.uci.edu
Temitayo Akande
Finance Chair | At-Large Senator
atlarge.senator@asuci.uci.edu
Priya Khetarpal
At-Large Senator
atlarge.senator@asuci.uci.edu
Joshua Schuld
At-Large Senator
atlarge.senator@asuci.uci.edu
Nasser Ssenyange
Finance Vice Chair | At-Large Senator
atlarge.senator@asuci.uci.edu
[Vacant]
At-Large Senator
atlarge.senator@asuci.uci.edu
Elijah Waller
Public Information Vice Chair | Arts Senator
arts.senator@asuci.uci.edu
Sudaay Chaloo
Business Senator
business.senator@asuci.uci.edu
Yasmeen El Jack
Public Information Chair | Biological Sciences Senator
biologicalsci.senator@asuci.uci.edu
Siddharth Karthikeya
Biological Sciences Senator
biologicalsci.senator@asuci.uci.edu
Minh Anh Pham
Education Senator
education.senator@asuci.uci.edu
Ethan Reynaga
Engineering Senator
engineering.senator@asuci.uci.edu
Dylan Richcreek
Engineering Senator
engineering.senator@asuci.uci.edu
Amelia Nguyen
Rules & Oversight Vice Chair | Humanities Senator
humanities.senator@asuci.uci.edu
Arnav Nigam
ICS Senator
ics.senator@asuci.uci.edu
[VACANT]
ICS Senator
ics.senator@asuci.uci.edu
Olivia Liuson
Nursing Senator
nursing.senator@asuci.uci.edu
James Fields
Pharmaceutical Sciences Senator
pharmsci.senator@asuci.uci.edu
Jacob Bustamante
Physical Sciences Senator
physicalsci.senator@asuci.uci.edu
Nicole Lang
Public Health Senator
publichealth.senator@asuci.uci.edu
Sophia Hobby
Rules & Oversight Chair | Social Ecology Senator
socialecology.senator@asuci.uci.edu
Kalilla Soeweno
Social Ecology Senator
socialecology.senator@asuci.uci.edu
Jared Castaneda
Advocacy Vice Chair | Social Sciences Senator
socialsci.senator@asuci.uci.edu
Emily Sosa-Hernández
Social Sciences Senator
socialsci.senator@asuci.uci.edu
Athena Stepanian
Advocacy Chair | Social Sciences Senator
socialsci.senator@asuci.uci.edu
Lauren Jernigan
First Year Senator
freshman.senator@asuci.uci.edu
[Vacant]
International Senator
international.senator@asuci.uci.edu
Rochelle Duran
Transfer Senator
transfer.senator@asuci.uci.edu
Natalie Sargisyan
Senate Secretary
senate.secretary@asuci.uci.edu