Student Senate Advocacy and Awareness Commissioner

Izzy Sernel

Graduation Year: 2025

Mission Statement: As Student Senate’s Advocacy and Awareness Commissioner, it is my mission to advocate for the student body and to spread awareness to areas such as social justice, mental health, sexual violence prevention, and substance abuse. I want to help educate and be a resource for this campus. I hope to help in creating an environment that is welcoming and supportive. My goal is students will feel respected and safe when addressing sensitive topics.

Duties: Chair the Advocacy and Awareness Committee, provide quality educational experiences or programming based on IWU, local, national or global community, serve as a liaison for student groups whose missions adhere to the issues of advocacy and awareness, and sit on the Sexual Violence Prevention task force, the Center for Human Rights and Social Justice task force, and the Campus Safety committee.