The House consists of elected delegates for each internal Congressional Committee. There are seven BSG Congressional Committees: Student Advocacy, Academic Affairs, Community Affairs, Diversity, Organizational Review Board, Sustainability, and the Public Relations Board. Membership of Congressional Committees is made up of both Class Senators and House Delegates.
Academic Committee
The purpose of this committee is to handle issues related to faculty, classes, scheduling, curricula, student-professor relationships and other academically related topics.
CHAIR: Tyiler Blume (she/her/hers)
SENATORS:
Will Curtis (he/him/his)
Sophie McTigue (she/her/hers)
Zoe Maidman (she/her/hers)
Abby Gibson (she/her/hers)
Wyatt King (he/him/his)
HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES:
Kailyn Donahue (she/her/hers)
Tyiler Blume (she/her/hers)
Matt McLaughlin (he/him/his)
Gianna Ravi (she/her/hers)
Advocacy Committee
The purpose of this committee is to cover the evaluation, assessment and improvement of every aspect of student life that is not academically related.
CHAIR: Shaheryar Asghar (he/him/his)
SENATORS:
Zoe Mendel (she/her/hers)
Louise Racquet (she/her/hers)
Caroline Branscombe (she/her/hers)
Gentry Bowie (she/her/hers)
Molly Woods (she/her/hers)
HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES:
Jenna DeLuccia (she/her/hers)
Shah Asghar (he/him/his)
Sarah Toohey (she/her/hers)
Monwabisi Qeki (he/him/his)
Community Committee
The purpose of this committee is to strengthen relationships between the students and the Lewisburg community, thereby improving overall town-gown relations.
CHAIR: Becca Hunchak (she/her/hers)
SENATORS:
Haley Wyatt (she/her/hers)
Will Hopkins (he/him/his)
Nick Marotta (he/him/his)
Sophie Balter (she/her/hers)
HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES:
Savanna Ahmetaj (she/her/hers)
Alexis Bressi (she/her/hers)
Devon Hines
Diversity Committee
The purpose of this committee is to unite members of Bucknell’s diverse communities and BSG to create a forum charged with identifying key diversity related needs on campus. The committee will further the Plan for Bucknell’s pledge to enhance diversity in all its forms through the co-sponsorship of programs and initiatives that will raise awareness for the various elements that exist on campus which make us diverse.
CHAIR: Malika Ali (she/her/hers)
SENATORS:
Nathaniel Falcon (he/him/his)
Ava Sutter (she/her/hers)
Elizabeth Hilbert (she/her/hers)
Emma Raphael (she/her/hers)
Avery Connors (she/her/hers)
HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES:
Jaqui Hill (he/him/his)
Jason Ventura-Zapata (he/him/his)
Sustainability Committee
The purpose of this committee is to promote sustainability efforts on campus. This may be related, but is not limited, to the promotion of: ecological health of campus and surrounding communities, fair and equitable societies, and responsible management of financial resources.
CHAIR: Elliott Kilgallen (she/her/hers)
SENATORS:
Ella Miller (she/her/hers)
Sadie Condon (she/her/hers)
Stephen Vumbacco (he/him/his)
Morgan Whitlock (she/her/hers)
Ava Gamache (she/her/hers)
HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES:
Rachel Toaldo (she/her/hers)
JJ Discher (she/her/hers)
Executive Committee
The purpose of the Executive Committee is to create a space for the executive board, presidents of each senate, as well as the leaders of each committee to meet together and provide updates on what each group is doing as well as discussing upcoming resolutions or bylaws being presented.
EXECUTIVE BOARD:
Michael Meskos (he/him/his)
Tess Korten (she/her/hers)
Lexi Ross (she/her/hers)
Charlene Bui (she/her/hers)
PRESIDENTS:
Viola Geismann (she/her/hers)
Caroline Healy (she/her/hers)
Ava Kuehn (she/her/hers)
Grady Allen (he/him/his)
COMMITTEE CHAIRS:
Tyiler Blume (she/her/hers)
Shaheryar Asghar (he/him/his)
Becca Hunchak (she/her/hers)
Malika Ali (she/her/hers)
Elliott Kilgallen (she/her/hers)
Organizational Review Board
The purpose of this committee is to act as the liaison between student organizations and BSG. This committee oversees the recognition and budget appointment of all student organizations and works for the betterment and efficiency of all student organizations.
CHAIR: Tess Korten (she/her/hers)
SENATORS:
Phil Domogalski (he/him/his)
Gwen Foley (she/her/hers)
Brennan Lane (he/him/his)
Amira Faden (she/her/hers)
HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES:
Ella McNelly (she/her/hers)
Kelly Trinh (she/her/hers)
Gigi Wagner (she/her/hers)
The Public Relations Board
The purpose of this committee is to act as the informational link between BSG and the student body as well as handling public relations, advertising, and forming partnerships with other organizations and departments on campus to promote student engagement. The VP Admin and the VP of each class sit on the PR Board.
CHAIR: Lexi Ross (she/her/hers)
CLASS VP’S:
Elli O’Meara (she/her/hers)
Liam Kennedy (he/him/his)
Kayleigh Miller (she/her/hers)
Farah Khan (she/her/hers)
Finance Committee
The purpose of this committee is oversee the funding of all clubs. Members of this committee holding a voting position and have the power to approve funding for clubs requesting it. This committee consists of the BSG executive board, senators, as well as at-large members.
CHAIR: Charlene Bui (she/her/hers)
MEMBERS:
Michael Meskos (he/him/his)
Tess Korten (she/her/hers)
Lexi Ross (she/her/hers)
Reid Winter (he/him/his)
Eliza Morris (she/her/hers)
