Interested in holding a representative seat for Drake University within student governance? Elections for the Drake Student Senate will begin this month. View official election calendar.

Student Senate is the governing organization of the student body whose function, in simple terms, are (1) allocation of funds, (2) approval and maintenance of student organizations, and (3) direct liaisons to campus administrators, staff, and faculty. 

Any full-time Drake student is eligible and encouraged to run for a seat around the table. There is a spot for everyone. 

Petitions are available in the Student Life Center in Olmsted for both election cycles. Executive Board (Student Body President, Vice President of Student Life, Vice President of Student Activities, and Student Body Treasurer) petitions are available from March 7–14 and voting will be from March 27–28. The general Senator election (Senator-at-Large, Academic Senator, and Equity & Inclusion Senator) petitions are available from March 27–April 3 and voting will be from April 11–12. 

If you think you are interested in running, or you would like to know more about the Senate in general, you can always reach out to student.senate@drake.edu and/or ElectionCommission@drake.edu.

Bakari Caldwell, Vice President of Student Life