On Monday afternoon, the Columbia Elections Commission shared the official results of the Spring 2025 CCSC and ESC elections over email.

On Monday, April 28, the Columbia Elections Commission (CEC) shared the results of the Spring 2025 Columbia College Student Council (CCSC) and Engineering Student Council (ESC) elections with all CC and SEAS students via email. 

Below are the results for the CC University Senate, CC and SEAS E-Board, CC and SEAS At-Large Representatives, and 2026, 2027, and 2028 Class Council positions:

CCSC

  • University Senate: Elizabeth Adeoye, Eli Baum, Liane Bdair
  • E-Board
    • Student Body President: Sam Cano Cabrera (Crown Council) 
    • Vice President of Campus Life: Ale Murat (Crown Council)
    • Vice President of Communications: Maraki Tamrat (Crown Council)
    • Vice President of Equity: Arvin Kim (Crown Council)
    • Vice President of Finance: Maurice Williams (Crown Council)
    • Vice President of Policy: Matias Hernandez (Crown Council)
  • At-Large Representatives
    • Alumni Affairs Representative: Sarah Hamerman
    • First Generation Low-Income (FLI) Representative: Dayana Vargas Pineda
    • Gender and Sexuality Representative: Francesca Schillaci
    • Health and Wellness Representative: Harini Thiruvengadam
    • International Students Representative: Mei Dulabic Chalfe; Manuel Gonzalez and Ayodele Ayoola 
    • Transfer Students Representative: Emily Kesler
    • Student Services Representative: Amy Xiaoqian Chen, Miles Sturges
  • Class Councils
    • 2026
      • President: Sarayu Bethamcherla (Low and Behold)
      • Vice President: Joshua Park (Low and Behold)
      • Representatives: Heather Hayes  (Low and Behold), Alondra Guitérrez  (Low and Behold), Cynthia Ribustello  (Low and Behold)
    • 2027
      • President: Tomás Thor Fernández (Blue Lions)
      • Vice President: Nina Quayle (Blue Lions)
      • Representatives: Arturo Samano (Blue Lions), Sean Lee (Blue Lions), Svava Valfells (Blue Lions)
    • 2028
      • President: Emerson Wolfgang Ellenwood (Roaring Forward)
      • Vice President: Marcus Chae (Roaring Forward)
      • Representatives: Frankie Luna (Roaring Forward), Nina Wang (Roaring Forward), Zimo Liu (Roaring Forward)

ESC

  • University Senate: Dafne Sarfati
  • E-Board
    • Student Body President: Janie Zhang (Boat Baddies)
    • Vice President of Communications: Shriya Mahakala (Boat Baddies)
    • Vice President of Equity: Anamıka Sharif (Boat Baddies)
    • Vice President of Finance: Martin Lozanov (Boat Baddies)
    • Vice President of Policy: Margaret Chen (Boat Baddies)
    • Vice President of Student Life: Olivia O’Driscoll (Boat Baddies)
  • At-Large Representatives
    • Academic Affairs Representative: Naina Srivastava
    • Professional Development and Alumni Affairs Representative: Julia Ding
    • Sustainability Representative: Joud Alnamnakani
    • Technology Representative: Stella Vayner
    • International Student Representative: Kristina Kobishchanova
    • Student Health and Wellness Representative: Danielle Maydan
    • Transfer Students Representative: Emily Grunstein
    • Campus Affairs Representative: Vanessa Glowczewski
    • DEI Representative: Nosa Iyoha
  • Class Councils
    • 2026
      • President: Peder Dingsor (Senior SEASon)
      • Vice President: Sandra Zelen (Senior SEASon)
      • Representatives: Yasemin Yüksel (Senior ESCape), Matthew Nuñez (Senior SEASon)
      • 3-2 Combined Plan Representative: John Yan
    • 2027
      • President: Miriam Trujillo
      • Vice President: Gianna Zou
      • Representatives: Jonathan Pierre, Luca La Rosa (In SEAS we believe)
    • 2028
      • President: Sampadaa Prakash (SOHCAHTOA)
      • Vice President: Grace Wu (SOHCAHTOA)
      • Representatives: Edward Sutton (SOHCAHTOA), Ricardo Sanche Cortes (SEAS the Day)

The election also included a referendum comprising six questions. The first asked, “Should an amendment be passed to require the appointment of students, elected by their peers, to the Trustees of Columbia University?” noting that “presently, no students of Columbia University serve on the Board of Trustees.” The item received a vote of 81% yes and 10.5% no, with 8.5% of voters abstaining. 

The second question asked, “Should the members of the University Judicial Board [UJB] be appointed by the Executive Committee of the University Senate, as required by the University Statutes?” The question received a vote of about 74.5% yes and 9% no, with 15.5% of voters abstaining. The question was qualified with background about the UJB, its purpose, and its responsibilities, stating that “On March 21, 2025, Columbia University announced that the UJB will be overseen by the Office of the Provost (which reports to the President of Columbia), that the Provost will have final approval of all appointments to the UJB, and that students will be restricted from serving on the UJB.”

The third question asked students if “students [should] be appointed to serve on the University Judicial Board, as required by the University Statutes?” and received a vote of about 85% yes, 10% abstaining, and 5% no. 

The fourth question asked if “Columbia University [should] employ special officers with arrest power,” noting that “on March 21, 2025, Columbia University announced that the University has hired 36 special officers who will have the powers to arrest individuals and remove individuals from campus. Under New York City law, these officers will “possess all the powers and discharge all the duties” of the police force.” The item received a vote of 82% no and about 9% abstaining, and nearly 9% voting yes. 

The fifth question asked, “Should the Office of Institutional Equity [OIE] be able to defund, suspend, and derecognize student groups, without the involvement of the Student Group Adjudication Board?” The office was created in the summer of 2024 to “serve as a centralized office for addressing all reports of discrimination and discriminatory harassment,” the question said. “The OIE is directed and supervised by the Office of the Provost … through the Vice Provost for the Office of Institutional Equity” and “has the ability to defund, suspend, and derecognize student groups.” The ballot initiative received a vote of about 80% no, 11.5% abstaining, and 8% yes. 
The final question asked students if the “University [should] place the Department of Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies under an academic receivership?” referencing a letter sent by the Trump administration to Columbia in mid-March demanding certain policy changes as conditions for re-securing $400 million in canceled funding. The question received a vote of about 82% no, 11% abstaining, and 6.5% yes.