The Student Life Committee (SLC) consists of 9 members. In our current work, SLC has eight subcommittees that work with various campus offices which include: Auxiliary Services & Bon Appétit, Physical Plant & Facilities, Freeman Athletic Center, Gordon Career Center, Davidson Health Center, Transportation Services, Public Safety, Residential Life, Office of Student Involvement (OSI), Office of International Student Affairs (OISA), and the Office of Student Affairs. SLC was created after the 2014-2015 WSA constitutional review in order to improve continuity and allow for intersectional student life subcommittees to be under the same committee. This committee merged the Student Affairs Committee and the Sustainability, Finance, and Facilities Committee into one.

SLC Members Fall 2026:

  • Chair 2026-2027: Zerek Laghari ‘29 (zlaghari@wesleyan.edu)

  • Vice-Chair 2026-2027: Lucia Martinez-Pelaez ‘29 (lmartinezpel@wesleyan.edu)

  • Jake Maskara ‘27 (jmaskara@wesleyan.edu)

  • Nmeso Aghaji ‘29 (naghaji@wesleyan.edu)

  • Sahai Scott ‘30 (srscott@wesleyan.edu)

  • Britney Barthelemy ‘29 (bbarthelemy@wesleyan.edu

  • Adam Grumet ‘30 (agrumet@wesleyan.edu

  • Oybek Abdullaev ‘30 (babdullaev@wesleyan.edu)

  • Gabriel Merchan ‘30 (gmerchan@wesleyan.edu)

SLC Subcommittees: 

  • Student Affairs Advisory Committee (SAAC) 

    • Chair: Zerek Laghari

      • All members of the Student Life Committee

  • Dining Committee

    • Chair: Sahai Scott

      • Nmeso Aghaji

      • Gabriel Merchan

      • Lucia Martinez-Pelaez

  • Undergraduate Residential Life Committee (URLC)

    • Chair: Jake Maskara

      • Nmeso Aghaji

      • Adam Grumet

      • Zerek Laghari

  • Student Employment Advisory Subcommittee (SEAS)

    • Chair: Oybek Abdullaev

      • Zerek Laghari

      • EIC member liaison: Makayla Kidd

      • CoCo member liaison:

      • AAC member liaison:

  • Student Health Committee (SHC)

    • Chair: Britney Barthelemy

      • Lucia Martinez-Pelaez (SHAC representative)

      • EIC WesWell liaison: Angelise Benimadho

  • Facilities Advisory Subcommittee (FAS)

    • Chair: Zerek Laghari

      • Jake Maskara

      • Oybek Abdullaev

      • EIC member liaison from the Student Accessibility Committee (SAC): Angelise Benimadho/Nico Carrillo

  • Transportation and Public Safety Advisory Committee (TPSAC)

    • Chair: Gabriel Merchan

      • Lucia Martinez-Pelaez

      • EIC member liaison: Angelise

      • CoCo member liaison:

  • Freeman Facilities Advisory Subcommittee (FFAS)

    • Chair: Adam Grumet

      • Sahai Scott

      • Oybek Abdullaev

Have questions? Contact the Chair, Zerek Laghari (zlaghari@wesleyan.edu), or any other SLC senator.


SLC Strategic Plan Items 2026-2027:

  • Support the transition of Pi locations and uses

  • Advocate for improved Freeman Athletic Center funding

  • Improve communication concerning independent living

  • Support the new bike rental program

SLC is currently working on the following projects:

  • Continue the annual Lighting Tour alongside University administrators

  • Continue to improve dining services and operations

  • Strengthen University support for survivors of sexual assault

  • Institutionalize internal SLC bylaw review

  • Continue the “WesManual” as a new student resource

  • Publicize availability of Ella birth control on campus

  • Fulfill SLC responsibilities related to advocating for and elevating labor voices on campus

  • Update SLC documents and SLC-related sections of the WSA website

  • Support the new Work Order system

  • Continue SLC senator accountability and positive reinforcement measures, as well as community-bonding activities.

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