I'm running for health professions senator. He offers a doughnut and a flyer. The flyer explains why to vote for him and sends you on your way. With the numerous signs and free handouts decorating campus, senators must be important. Yet, many students are not aware of what senators do.
Senators are the voice of the students, the liaison between the faculty and students.
Senators spend most of their time in council meetings and on different boards. Senators are required to have weekly council meetings and discuss points of interest. They have come up with a very creative way to find out what students are thinking and be among the students during office hours. Surveys are the most common mode by which senators can find out what is on the minds of the students. They accompany this with hot chocolate and then lemonade in the spring.