Ex-Officio Members

Law School Representative

TBD

The Law School Representative is selected by the Student Bar Association. He or she attends at least two meetings of the Student Senate per semester and submits one written report each month.

Parliamentarian

Carley Stieg
carley.stieg@drake.edu

The Parliamentarian attends all regular meetings of the Student Senate to maintain the speaking order and enforce the use of Robert’s Rules of Order. He or she is selected by the Executive Officers of the Student Senate with the approval of the majority of the Student Senate.

Public Affairs Officers

Sarah Coffey
sarah.coffey@drake.edu

The Public Affairs Officers are responsible for overseeing all publicity and communication of the Student Senate with the Student Body, faculty, staff and members of the community. They attend every regular meeting of the Student Senate and oversee the Student Senate web site and social media. They are selected by the Executive Officers of the Student Senate with the approval of the majority of the Student Senate.

Secretary

Erin Schroeder
erin.schroeder@drake.edu

The Secretary attends all regular meetings of the Student Senate to take minutes, which are made available by the following meeting of the Student Senate. He or she is selected by the Executive Officers of the Student Senate with the approval of the majority of the Student Senate.

Student Body Auditor

Ryne Nietert
ryne.nietert@drake.edu

The Student Body Auditor is responsible for overseeing all Student Activity Fees and accounts, ensuring the proper acquisition and allocation of Student Activity Fees and monitoring the expenditures of the executive officers of all annually funded student organizations. He or she gives a report to the Student Senate a minimum of every two months detailing the expenditures of annually funded organizations and the status of the Student Development Fund. The Student Body Auditor serves as an ex-officio member of the Student Fees Allocation Committee and works in full communication with the Student Body Treasurer. He or she also meets monthly with the Vice President of Business and Finance, or an appropriate designee, in order to track the status of student funds. He or she is selected by the Executive Officers of the Student Senate with the approval of the majority of the Student Senate and cannot serve as chair, editor or executive committee member of any organization receiving an annual budget or serve in positions that are compensated with Student Activity Fees.