Graduate Student Senators are selected as representatives for their department or academic unit. Senators represent over 6000 graduate and professional students who have diverse perspectives, values and educational backgrounds. Departmental representation is based on enrollment numbers from the previous fall semester. Each department is guaranteed one Senate representative, however programs with more than 50 graduate students are allowed two representatives. The Senator selection process for each degree program may vary, but Senators share a common interest and passion for improving the graduate and professional student experience at the University of Tennessee.
The Graduate Student Senate provides a platform for representatives with diverse perspectives to communicate, interact and collaborate. While graduate and professional degree programs result in specialization, platforms that foster connection, such as GSS, are key to maintaining a cohesive graduate student body which has a sense of place and togetherness. Senators find areas of shared passion or difficulties and develop initiatives to enhance the graduate student experience. Senators relay important information discussed during Senate meetings to the graduate and professional students they represent. As a representative for their departments, Senators also voice the opinions of the graduate and professional students within their department during Senate meetings.
| Department by College | Voting Number | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 1 | Kay Kriegel |
| Architecture | 2 | Rachel Paganelli |
| Landscape Architecture | 3 | Carl Courter |
| Anthropology | 4 | Brianna Gardner |
| Anthropology | 5 | — |
| Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology | 6 | Lauren Walden |
| Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology | 7 | Morgan House |
| Chemistry | 8 | Trevor Wilson |
| Chemistry | 9 | Elizabeth Crumley |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 10 | Chance Sturrup |
| Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | 11 | Hope Ferguson |
| Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | 12 | Morgan Fleming |
| English | 13 | Kate Wright |
| English | 14 | Karen Norwood |
| Geography | 15 | Kayla Rouhlac |
| History | 16 | Stacie Beach |
| Life Sciences | 17 | Megan Elliott |
| Mathematics | 18 | Eli Brooks |
| Mathematics | 19 | Shannon Hall |
| Microbiology | 20 | Sayali Mulay |
| Microbiology | 21 | Diana Ramirez |
| Modern Foreign Languages and Literatures | 22 | Morgan Schneider |
| Music | 23 | Sarah Buzalewski |
| Music | 24 | Alexis Kilgore |
| Philosophy | 25 | Francis Nyamekeh |
| Physics and Astronomy | 26 | Tanner Mengel |
| Physics and Astronomy | 27 | Debshikha Banerjee |
| Political Science | 28 | Katherine Trubee |
| Political Science | 29 | — |
| Psychology | 30 | Golnaz Forouzandehfar |
| Psychology | 31 | Ian Warren |
| School of Art | 32 | — |
| Sociology | 33 | Zaina Shams |
| Theatre | 34 | — |
| Advertising & Public Relations | 35 | Josh Shockley |
| Communication and Information | 36 | Winston Roberts |
| Communication and Information | 37 | Jessica Barfield |
| Information Sciences | 38 | Francesca Watkins |
| Information Sciences | 39 | — |
| Journalism & Electronic Media | 40 | Aman Misra |
| Child and Family Studies | 41 | Hannah Thompson |
| Educational Leadership and Policy Studies | 42 | Emily Ballesteros |
| Educational Leadership and Policy Studies | 43 | Nathan Vann |
| Educational Psychology and Counseling | 44 | Taylor Baird |
| Educational Psychology and Counseling | 45 | Amanda Ainsley Green |
| Kinesiology, Recreation, & Sport Studies | 46 | Emily Mayfield |
| Kinesiology, Recreation, & Sport Studies | 47 | Austin Jackson |
| Nutrition | 48 | Nick Gill |
| Public Health | 49 | Catherine Warner |
| Public Health | 50 | Sandra Wairimu |
| Retail, Hospitality, and Tourism Management | 51 | Leah Coffey |
| Theory and Practice in Teacher Education | 52 | Tabatha Rainwater |
| Theory and Practice in Teacher Education | 53 | Amanda Carter |
| Accounting and Information Management | 54 | Olivia Bruck |
| Accounting and Information Management | 55 | Kainat Bhayani |
| Business Analytics and Statistics | 56 | — |
| Business Analytics and Statistics | 57 | — |
| Economics | 58 | Ivan Anich |
| Finance | 59 | — |
| Management & Entrepreneurship | 60 | Miranda Epperson |
| Management & Entrepreneurship | 61 | Tan Kim |
| Marketing | 62 | — |
| Supply Chain Management | 63 | — |
| Supply Chain Management | 64 | — |
| MBA – Working Professionals | 65 | — |
| MBA – Working Professionals | 66 | — |
| Agricultural Leadership, Education, & Communications | 67 | Samuel T. Monarch |
| Agricultural Leadership, Education, & Communications | 68 | Emoni White |
| Agricultural & Resource Economics | 69 | Bishal Bista |
| Animal Science | 70 | Jake Watts |
| Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science | 71 | Alexis Gillmore |
| Entomology & Plant Pathology | 72 | Kassie Hollabaugh |
| Food Science | 73 | Fernando Rivera |
| Forestry, Wildlife & Fisheries | 74 | Joe DeMarchi |
| Plant Sciences | 75 | Kollin Johnson |
| Cent/Interdisc Rsrch Grad Edu (Bredesen Center) | 76 | Kevin Llopart |
| Cent/Interdisc Rsrch Grad Edu (Bredesen Center) | 77 | Sara Sultan |
| Comparative and Experimental Medicine | 78 | — |
| Law | 79 | Jake Gray |
| Law | 80 | Ronald Young |
| Nursing | 81 | Jeanne Bernier |
| Nursing | 82 | Adaora Ede |
| Social Work – Distance Education | 83 | Marlon Wade |
| Social Work – Distance Education | 84 | Suelynn Hartness |
| Social Work – Nashville | 85 | — |
| Social Work – Nashville | 86 | Alissa White |
| Social Work – Knoxville | 87 | Kristin (Nicole) Wiggs |
| Social Work – Knoxville | 88 | Aritra Moulick |
| Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | 89 | Austin Conte |
| Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | 90 | Rohit Ghanta |
| Civil & Environmental Engineering | 91 | Mohammed Elnur |
| Civil & Environmental Engineering | 92 | Vivek Chawla |
| Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | 93 | Mojtaba Dezvarei |
| Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | 94 | Francisco Zelaya |
| Industrial & Systems Engineering | 95 | Samuel Affar |
| Industrial & Systems Engineering | 96 | Chulin Chen |
| Materials Science & Engineering | 97 | Zane Smith |
| Materials Science & Engineering | 98 | Max Neveau |
| Mechanical, Aerospace & Biomedical Engineering | 99 | Anirban Roy |
| Mechanical, Aerospace & Biomedical Engineering | 100 | Breanna Schaeffer |
| Nuclear Engineering | 101 | Emily Hutchins |
| Nuclear Engineering | 102 | Evan Williams |
| Space Institute | 103 | Kyle Ackermann |
| Space Institute | 104 | — |
| Veterinary Medicine | 105 | Ashley Callahan |
| Veterinary Medicine | 106 | Nicole Quaglia |
Contact GSS@UTK.EDU for roster updates/corrections. Last updated on 2/7/23