Earlham Student Government (ESG)
The Earlham Student Government (ESG) is responsible for representing the student body of the College. The organization and constitution of the ESG was approved by Earlham students in 2016 and is currently under review by the Constitutional Review Committee. The ESG Process Keeper office is located in the basement of Runyan Center. Student Government members are available to address problems or provide advice and support.
Earlham Student Government is comprised of:
- Process Keepers
- Student Organizations Council
- Nomination Co-Chairs
- Earlham Student Senate
Sectors of the Earlham Student Government
PROCESS KEEPERS (PKs)
Process Keepers function as the para-professional facilitators of ESG. They are responsible for overseeing the administrative processes for ESG: archiving Senate minutes and historical documents, running the election and nomination processes, updating the website and social media, allocating student club funds, conducting Senator training, coordinating events, maintaining the Senate budget, and serve as the primary channel of communication between Student Senate and the College administration.
Outreach Team
- Communications Coordinator: Thalia Lhatso (Fall ’20) and Maya Claggett (Spring ’21)
- Contact for administrative inquiries
- Social Media Coordinator: Hallie Raikes
- Events Coordinator: Dorothy Sarsah
Title IX Liaison
- Anika Sullivan
Technical
- Irisa Shrestha (Fall ’20)
- Dipesh Poudel (Spring ’21)
Historian
- Jonathan Todd (Fall ’20) and Brooke Jarvi-Beamer (Spring ’21)
Facilitator
- Evan Saito – Contact for Senate related-inquiries
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS COUNCIL
The SOC is the branch of Student Government that allocates funds (derived from student activity fees) to student organizations on campus. We also grant recognition to student organizations, place organizations into co-ops, preside over the actual allocation process, oversee all activities financed through those funds, and finally de-recognize organizations when needed (either for inappropriate activity or inactivity).
If you wish to contact the SOC to suggest an organization, plan an event for your organization or would like additional information about running a student organization, visit our Forms page.
SOC Conveners
- Financial Convener: Melissa Velasquez
- Student Liaison: Yazid Barhoush
- Administrative Convener: Zoe Kirchen
NOMINATIONS CO-CHAIRS
The College encourages contributions from its students, in addition to teaching and administrative faculty and hourly staff, in governance processes. It is through student committee involvement that the larger student body can voice its concerns about key decisions and most directly engage with the governance structure. Participation in shared governance at Earlham is perhaps one of the most rewarding and educational experiences Earlham students can take from their time here.
The Nominations Co-Chairs appoint student representatives to College standing committees through the Nominations Committee and ensures the appointment of students when new committees are formed. The Nominations Co-Chairs are also responsible for initiating all election processes and place Senators on Standing Committees.
Student Representatives on College Committees must complete monthly reports that detail the status of their committee, particularly, but not exclusively, regarding the progress of any policy recommendations that will eventually be up for community approval.
Nominations Co-Chairs
- Alex Eastman
- Vaishnavi Walade
EARLHAM STUDENT SENATE
The Earlham Student Senate (ESS) is the primary decision-making body of the ESG.
The Senate is comprised of student representatives from: each class, each residential community, international students, student athletes, and Student Sustainability Corps members. The aforementioned groups are all volunteers, serve as Senators with voting power in the Senate and represent the student body on standing committees. The ESG Process Keepers serve as the para-professional administrative facilitators for Senate and the Constitutional Review Committee oversees the annual review of the ESG Constitution.
Class of 2024
- Akilah S. Goldson
Class of 2023
- Justice Vaughn
Class of 2022
- Jonathan Todd
Class of 2021
- Evan Feldberg-Bannatyne
- Emma Milner-Gorvine
The Bundy, Barrett, and OA Housing Block
- Quentin Berry
- Taiga Boots
- Elijah D. Gamber
The Campus Village, Theme and Friendship Houses, and Non-Earlham Housing Block
- Esmeralda Mendiola
- George Morpurgo
- Kay Beatrice Walker
The Warren, Wilson, and Mills Housing Block
- Julian Banks
- Mason Whisman
- Grace Wiley
The Earlham Hall and Hoerner Hall Housing Block
- Eylül Yaren Tas
- Kamden Deckard
International Students
- Prinshu Gautam
- Ahmed Deeb
Student Athletes
- Andrew Belec
Admissions and Financial Aid Advisory Committee
- Mason Whisman
Athletic Advisory Committee
- Vince Punzo (Convener)
- Andrew Belec
Budget Advisory Committee
- Kari Kalve (Convener)
- Eylul Yaren Tas
Cabinet Liaisons
- Kamden Deckard
Campus Life Advisory Committee
- Candice Marshall (Convener)
- Riley Weisman
Committee on Assessment & Accreditation
- Lori Watson (Convener)
- Taiga Boots
Curricular Policy Committee
- Tom Hamm & Amy Bryant (Conveners)
- Akilah Goldson
Diversity Progress Committee
- Jonathan Diskin
- Justice Vaughn
Earlham Events Committee
- Keith Cozart (Convener)
- Esmeralda Mendiola
Ombuds Council
- Nathan Metz-Lerman
- Deidra Said
Sustainability Progress Committee
- Jamey Pavey (Convener)
- George Morpurgo
Faculty Meetings Representatives
- Grace Wiley
- Quentin Berry
Board Meetings Representatives
- Prinshu Gautam (Fall 2020) & Ahmed Deeb (Spring 2021)
- Emma Milner-Gorvine
Cabinet Liaisons
- Jonathan Todd
- Charlie Burton
Rules and Review Committee
- Julian Banks
- Evan Feldberg-Bannatyne
- Jennifer Calderón
- Elijah Gamber
Nominations Committee
- Kay Walker
- Allison Nash
Constitutional Review Committee (CRC), oversee the annual review of the ESG Constitution, which includes amendment reviews, and constitutional rewrites. The CRC debuted in 2019 and is currently working in concert with Senate and the greater student body to rewrite the 2016 ESG Constitution.
Looking to get involved with ESG?
Keep in touch with us on Facebook for details on events and upcoming elections. For more information email [email protected].
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