On Sept. 21, the Ithaca College Student Governance Council announced the elected senate candidates for the 2025-26 academic year. Candidates campaigned from Sept. 16 to Sept. 19, with voting on IC Engage opening Sept. 18 and ending Sept. 19.

First-year students Marissa Moskowitz and Jacqueline Thompson were elected as Class of 2029 senators, with Moskowitz receiving 55 votes and Thompson receiving 47. First-year students Nathaniel Krajnak and Graham Wohlers both received 45 votes. There were 16 votes of no confidence total among the candidates.

“With my new position as Class of 2029 Senator I want to build a community for independent students — students with no family or legal guardian behind them — and connect them with existing resources such as those for first generation students,” Thompson said via email. “Being an [independent] student is much more than just a [student’s] financial status, and independent [student’s struggles] have been overlooked for quite some time.”

First-year student Margaret “Mega” Gem Martinez was elected as the international senator with 18 votes. There was one vote of no confidence.

Sophomore Frankie Weisse was elected as the School of Health Sciences and Human Performance senator with 39 votes. There were four votes of no confidence.

“As HSHP senator, I’m definitely [oriented] towards widespread problems [vocalized] by my constituency and the population of the school as a whole,” Weisse said via email. “This includes building more transparency with the administration and the third-party audit groups [evaluating] the college and reassigning resources, especially when it comes without proper communication with students.”

First-year students Aditya Valecha and Ari Medvinsky and sophomore Ash Beall were elected as senators-at-large, with Valecha receiving 166 votes, Medvinsky receiving 154 votes and Beall receiving 119 votes. First-year student Ayush Sharma received 60 votes. There were seven votes of no confidence.

“As a senator, my goal is to be an amplifier of student voice,” Medvinsky said via email. “Addressing issues affecting daily student life head-on in an effort to create effective change is vital to a positive campus environment. Solving the ongoing issue of food insecurity was the basis of my campaign and will be a priority as I begin my term.”