Student Engagement

Student Government

Manhattan University's Student Government plays a vital role in shaping student life on campus.

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Student Government is the representative governing body of the student population at Manhattan University. Involvement in Student Government not only provides students with a platform to voice concerns but also provides opportunity to develop and strengthen leadership skills. Roles consist of both elected and appointed positions, with varying levels of commitment and responsibility to suit a student's schedule. Student Government elections are held in the Spring semester for the following academic year. Freshman positions are held at the beginning of the fall semester of its current academic year.

All officers can be contacted at studentgov@manhattan.edu.

Executive Committee

The executive committee consists of the student body president, executive vice president, vice president for social life, vice president for residential affairs, vice president for commuter affairs, vice president for finance, vice president for communication, vice president for club administration, and vice president for academic affairs. They are the everyday officers of Student Government, carrying out the will of the assembly. They are also full voting members (with the exception of the president) of the assembly.

2025-26 Executive Committee

PositionStudent
Student Body President and Executive Patrick Kantor
Executive Vice PresidentAllyson Haskins
Vice President for Social LifeJulia Meyer
Vice President for Residential AffairsAnthony De Castro
Vice President for Commuter AffairsUchechukwu Omeke
Vice President for FinanceChristopher Parson
Vice President for CommunicationNicolas Pineiro
Vice President for Academic AffairsDelaney Briggs
Vice President for Club AdministrationShu Amanuma

The Assembly

The assembly is the law-making body of Student Government. They draft and pass legislation, set and allocate student government funding and oversee clubs and organizations, and may deliberate on all matters pertaining to students. Additionally, without being elected to office, anyone can join these three committees: the social life commission, the resident student association and the commuter student association.

2025-26 Assembly
 

PositionStudent
School of Arts and Sciences Vice PresidentsAriana Perez, Grace Nariani
School of Business Vice PresidentsAndrew Berg
School of Engineering Vice PresidentsGianna Rutigliano, Emmanouel Sofillas
Neighborhood Relations Vice PresidentsMatthew Schule

Class Vice Presidents

Class vice presidents represent the needs of their class and plan social events by working with the social life commission in planning events throughout the year. Freshmen and dorm/commuter elections are scheduled to be held in September. Annual elections to be held in the spring.

2025-26 Class Vice Presidents

PositionStudent
Senior Class Vice PresidentsLucas Haas, Alyssa Costigan
Junior Class Vice PresidentAshley Zegler, Robert Spina
Sophomore Vice PresidentsAine Kolpa, Athena Ambizas
Freshmen Class Vice PresidentsRiley Kopceuch, Sulaiman Derac

Social Life Commission

Responsible for planning a large majority of all social events on and off campus, including Springfest, Manhattan Madness, Broadway shows, sporting events, concerts, adventure trips and other social activities.

Anyone can join this commission by talking to the vice president for social life.

Resident Student Association

The resident student association represents resident students in all matters that come up, most notably food complaints, residence hall problems, parking problems, meal plan disputes and other residents’ issues. They also plan social events such as family day, late-night breakfast and stress-free zones.

Anyone interested can contact the vice president for residential affairs.

Commuter Student Association

The commuter student association represents commuters in all matters which come up, most notably lounge issues, parking problems, locker issues and other commuter issues. They also plan social events such as commuter barbecues, stress-free zones and many others.

Anyone interested can contact the vice president for commuter affairs.

Neighborhood Relations Committee

2024 - 2025 Committee Members

PositionStudent
Neighborhood Relations Vice PresidentsMatthew Schule, Ally Haskins

All members of the Manhattan University community are welcome to join. E-mail studentgov@manhattan.edu with inquiries.