Internal Vice President
Bethel Tesfai
The Student Body Internal Vice President is the chief legislative and administrative officer of Student Government. This position also serves as the President of Student Senate. The duties include presiding over Student Senate, while also coordinating the workings of the legislative branch
and internal affairs of Baylor University, as they pertain to Student Government. This position also chairs the Senate Executive Council and oversees the disbursement of funds from the Student Government Allocation Fund.
2022-2023 Student Body Internal Vice President
Bethel Tesfai is a junior Political Science major from Plano, Texas. Bethel has served the legislative branch for the last two years as a senator on the Diversity & Inclusion committee, in addition to serving as the Committee Chair of the Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion committee and the Director of the Marketing & Inclusion Ad Hoc. She is also involved in Pi Beta Phi and African Student Association.
During her time in Student Senate, Bethel has worked to allocate Student Government funding to student organizations and campus improvements, restructure Senate seats to better represent the student body, advertise getting involved in Student Government through elections, and organize a monthly calendar of events put on by diverse campus organizations. This year, she plans on focusing the Senate to better its relationship with the student body using transparency, teamwork, and inclusion.