Caucuses are groups that meet to plan and strategize how to represent DSU members at the governing bodies of the University: the Board of Governors and the Senate. If you're interested in someday working as a DSU commissioner or officer, running for a councillor or executive position, or you just want to be involved in your student union, joining a caucus is a great way to start!

 

Join Senate Caucus! 

Contact: dsuvpae@dal.ca
Chair: Orpy Dey, VP Academic & External
Deputy Chair: Anjali Sheshadri, President

Want to have a say in Dalhousie’s big decisions about academics? The Dalhousie University Senate is one of the University's two top governance bodies, along with the Board of Governors, and they’re in charge of Dal's academic mission.

The DSU Vice President, Academic and External and the DSU President sit on Senate along with 9 other students. All the student senate representatives meet in a larger group called the Senate Caucus to discuss what is happening at Senate, to get input from students about what they want to see done at Senate, and to plan how best to advocate for Dal students.There are 22 voting members of the Senate Caucus, but any student is welcome to join as a non-voting member! 

If you are interested in attending caucus meetings or filling one of the vacant voting seats for the 2026-27 year, please fill out the interest form.

Interest form

Submit Interest Form

The voting members of the Senate caucus are:

  • Chair: Orpy Dey, DSU Vice President, Academic and External

  • Deputy Chair: Anjali Sheshadri, DSU President  

  • Agriculture Representative: Vacant

  • Architecture and Planning Representative:  Vacant

  • Arts and Social Sciences Representative: Vacant

  • Computer Science Representative: Vacant

  • Continuing Education Representative: Vacant

  • Dentistry Representative: Vacant

  • Engineering Representative: Vacant

  • Health Professions Representative: Vacant

  • Law Representative: Vacant

  • Management Representative: Vacant

  • Medicine Representative: Vacant

  • Science Representative: Vacant

  • Graduate Students' Representatives (2): Vacant

  • Black Students' Representative: Vacant

  • Indigenous Students' Representative: Vacant

  • International Students' Representative: Vacant

  • LGBTQ2S+ Students' Representative: Vacant

  • Disabled Students' Representative: Vacant

  • Women Students' Representative: Vacant

  • Students’ in Residence Representative: Vacant

Board of Governors Caucus

Contact: dsupres@dal.ca

Current members: Anjali Sheshadri (Chair; President), Steven Mata (Board of Governors Representative), and Gaby Pasternack (Board of Governors Representative).

The Board of Governors caucus plans strategies for representing student voices at the University’s Board of Governors, including writing reports and presentations to share with the Board and communicating back to students about decisions taken by the Board. Get in touch if you have ideas for what the DSU should advocate for at the board level!