Student Senate Officers

Student Body President
Austin Prentice
aprentice@smu.edu

Classification: Senior

Hometown: Portland, Oregon

Major(s): Political Science & Biology

Personal Statement: I want to increase the overall quality of life for SMU students by being proactive in extending library hours across campus, as well as listening to the students voice in being reactive to upcoming issues.

Student Body Vice President
Zane Cavender
zcavender@smu.edu
Classification: Junior
Hometown: Corsicana, Texas
Major(s): Political Science & International Studies

Personal Statement: I want to increase the funding allocated to student organizations and provide them with the means necessary to represent SMU on a national level. I would also like to increase representation to each student organization through two mandatory Senate Liaison meetings each semester. Lastly, I want to create positions for yell leaders for our athletic events, and provide the opportunity to develop new athletic traditions, chants, and engaging activities.

Student Body Secretary
Martha Pool
mpool@smu.edu
Classification: Sophomore
Hometown: Aledo, Texas
Major(s): Accounting and Political Science

Personal Statement: My goal for this year is to work together with the other Student Body Officers, Senators, and Committee Chairs to serve the SMU community by increasing communication between faculty, students, administration, and student government, by passing meaningful pieces of legislation that will make a positive difference on campus, and by working to bring increased spirit and unity to campus.

Student Senate Speaker
Theodore Belden
tbelden@smu.edu
Junior
Hometown: Austin, Texas
Major(s): Business and Engineering

Student Senate Parliamentarian
Travis Carlile
tcarlile@smu.edu
Classification: Senior
Hometown: Evansville, Indiana
Major(s): Economics, Public Policy, and Pre-Med

Personal Statement: I plan to strengthen the relationship between athletics and the student body in order to grow in spirit and unity as a campus. I also want to increase awareness of the accomplishments the Student Senate has achieved for our student body and to make sure their is a strong line of communication between the Senate and the rest of campus.

Student Senate Chief-of-Staff
Alex Mace
amace@smu.edu
Classification: Junior
Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri
Major(s): Political Science, Economics, and Spanish

Personal Statement: To Improve all communications channels to Senate, increase interaction and thereby efficiency of internal committees, and increase transparency in legislation, committee decision-making, and individual voting records