Student Government

The Student Government acts as a liaison between students and the Administration. Responsibilities include working with the Dean on issues concerning students and the school as a whole, and publicly addressing issues of concern or interest as they arise through community conversations and other events.

The Student Government includes six students elected to represent each class of the School’s three degree programs; the Student Body President; the Community Life Coordinator; one at-large student representative to the faculty; one student representative from each chartered student group; one student representative from each faculty committee; one representative from the YDS graduate-professional student senators; one student representative from the ISM Council; and one representative from Berkeley Divinity School. In addition, all students who sit on faculty committees and representatives of non-chartered student groups have official voice without vote. All YDS students are encouraged to attend Student Government meetings as observers and to participate in discussions.

Student Government Leadership for 2018-2019