Union Governing Board

2023 UGB Group

The K-State Student Union Governing Board (UGB) serves as the general governing and policy-making body of the Union. UGB consists of 18 voting members: 14 students and four faculty members or administrators. Non-voting members of the Union staff include a programming staff member, an operations staff member, the administrative assistant and an ex-officio member. 

Five of the student positions are appointed from entities on campus, including one representative each from Student Senate, Union Program Council, K-State Alumni Association Student Alumni Board, Union Ambassadors, Graduate Student Council and a representative from any organization categorized as multicultural with the Office of Student Activities and Services.

The student body elects the eight remaining student positions during the Student Governing Association general election in March. Voting members of UGB elect the president, vice president and secretary offices.

Those interested in running for UGB office must file for Student Governing Association general elections by logging into KSIS.

Members

President/Student at Large

Carson Cuesta Senior, Political Science
Co-Vice President Gavin Strunk

Senior, Finance Investment Management

Co-Vice President Alexa Heseltine

Masters, Public Health

Graduate Assistant Marcus Kidd PhD, Counseling and Student Development 
MSO Representative TBD  
Student Alumni Board Representative

TBD

 
Student Senate Representative TBD  

Student at Large

Emily Pray

Senior, Biology and Chemistry 

Student at Large Amanda Tian PhD, Agricultural Economics
Student at Large

Connor Warta

Senior, Industrial Engineering

Student at Large

Evelynn Ediger

Junior, Political Science
Student at Large

Ibrahim Ciftci

Junior, Biochemistry 

University Staff Members

 

Elizabeth Berney

Clint Hafliger

Chris Bowman

Assistant Professor, K-State Libraries

Director, Recreational Services

Director, Morrison Family Center for Student Well-being 

Alumni Staff Representative

TBD  

Union Staff Representatives

Craig Johnson

Audrey Taggart-Kagdis

Interim Executive Director

Assistant Director/Director of Marketing

Appointed by UGB President Bill Muir Ex-Officio
Union Director TBD  

Union Assistant

Marissa Fitts

Executive Assistant

Contact

Phone: 785-532-7301

Email: msfitts@k-state.edu