The Student Advisory Committee is a student council consisting of one full-time student from all four-year public colleges and universities in the Commonwealth of Virginia; four students representing the Virginia Community College System; and two students representing private institutions. The committee assembles at least twice annually to advise the council on systemwide issues of concern to Virginia's college students.

2023-2024 Student Advisory Committee Members

• Co-Chairs: Owen Williams, Ashley Weldy, and Destinee Jackson
• Central Virginia Community College: Ashley Weldy 
• Christopher Newport University: Katelyn (Kate) Bennett, Stephany Lindo-Batlle
• George Mason University: Paul Wyche, Nell Palumbo
• James Madison University: Grace Smith, Elijah Dale
• J. Sargent Reynolds Community College: Alexandra (Lexi) Reynolds, Rida Rahman
• Longwood University: Katya Mayer, Meredith Foster
• Norfolk State University: Janare Davis, Destinee Jackson
• Old Dominion University: Imani Bradford, Tyler Rector 
• Paul D. Camp Community College: Ty Smith
• Radford University: Gifty Kwofie, Abigail (Abby) Ridpath
• Randolph College: Hannah Cloven
• Richard Bland College: Katie Giselle Villalta Flores, Melia Grady
• University of Mary Washington:  Jessica Oberlies, Isabella Justiniano
  
• University of Virginia: Kyle Woodson, Adaire Burnsed
  
• University of Virginia's College at Wise: Bryson Patrick Roberson , Emily Conn
  
• Virginia Commonwealth University: Austin Ezzard, Pranaya Sripathi
  
• Virginia Military Institute: Cadet Virginia Townsend
• Virginia State University: Kailyn Haye, Devyn Nobles
  
• Virginia Tech: Kiera Schneiderman, Ainsley Cragin
• William & Mary: Grayson Horner, Owen Williams

2022-23 Year in Review 

Code of Virginia § 23-9.3:1. Student Advisory Committee

The State Council of Higher Education shall appoint a student advisory committee comprised of students enrolled in public institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth and students enrolled in private, accredited and nonprofit institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth, whose primary purpose is to provide collegiate or graduate education and not to provide religious training. Appointments shall be made in a manner to ensure broad student representation from among such institutions.

All appointments shall be made for a term of one year each, except that appointments to fill vacancies shall be for the unexpired term. Members of the student advisory committee may be reappointed to serve subsequent or consecutive terms.

The State Council shall ensure that at least one member of the student advisory committee is reappointed each year. The student advisory committee shall elect a chairman from among its members.

The advisory committee shall meet at least twice annually and shall advise the State Council of Higher Education regarding such matters as may come before the advisory committee.

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