This week, the Associated Students of the University of Arizona Senate voted on its constitution after two weeks of tabling. The constitution was unanimously approved by senators and is to be signed by ASUA President Adriana Grijalva to become official. 

The Senate was excited to welcome the new College of Fine Arts Senator Joclyn Flynn to her first official meeting. “I am very eager to be here and see how I can help improve the college of fine arts and UA as a whole,” Flynn said. 

In an update for the elections and policy committee, it was shared that there are hopes to review this year’s election code with the election commissioner soon. After review, the code will then move to be voted on by the Senate. 

The internal affairs committee is working to upload all senators’ office hours to a single document to be available and more accessible on their website soon. This allows students to know when senators are available to connect and answer any questions about the University of Arizona and ASUA’s processes. 

At-large Senator Eddie Barrón called attention to an event welcoming Democratic Congressional nominee for AZ District 7, Adelita Grijalva. Co-hosted by UA College Democrats and UA Planned Parenthood General Action, this event will take place at Gentle Ben’s on Sept. 16 at 4 p.m. More information on how to register can be found on the UACD or UA PPGA Instagram accounts.  

W.A. Franke Honors College Senator Aparna Chandresekar highlighted the Honors UNIV 101 curriculum change, which will have a template and mock course for spring 2026. Last school year, John Pollard, the Dean of Franke, and other advisors met once a week to begin revising the curriculum. 

“We wanted to reshape the course to revolve more on what a first-year student really needs to know about campus and how to thrive as a student,” Chandresekar said. 

The goal of the committee is to have the class fully up and running by fall 2026. Chandrasekar noted that this change in the Honors UNIV 101 curriculum will have no impact on the standard UNIV 101 courses.

The Senate recapped their recent lunch with the College Deans and the Provost, allowing senators to connect and facilitate collaboration and cooperation between student representatives and administration. 

“I think this was a really great experience as a senator being able to not just build connections with my own dean, but to be able to speak with other deans and other senators,” Eller College of Management Senator Janhavi Mehta said.

“It gave a sense of perspective,” College of Science Senator Elizabeth Ghartey said. “And I was able to connect with the human side of administration as well.”

The Senators were reminded of the ASUA open house on Sept. 18th from noon to 2 p.m. This event will take place in the ASUA office in the Student Union Memorial Center. Students are encouraged to connect with senators and other representatives to ask questions and better get to know their student government.