President & Vice President

Hi! My name is Yasmine Ibrahim, and I am a third-year BS/MBA pre-dental student under SOIS. I adore RIT, and throughout my time have actively invested in the institutions that invest in us. I’m currently serving as Director of Finance in Student Government, served as a delegate for the Honors Council and Academic Excellence Committee, and lead operations for my cultural club, AMENA, as Director of Operations. Outside of leadership, I love a good passion project! I’m involved in oral microbiology and Parkinson’s disease research for CHST, work for RGH’s oral and maxillofacial surgery department, and am co-founder of an educational app for English language learning children, called Multilinguals. Most importantly, I care deeply about the RIT community and look forward to pouring my heart into achieving the goals we set together for a better shared future. Feel free to say hi<3

Hey! My name is Nkodia Ndongala and I am a second-year physics student from Irondequoit, NY. RIT has taught me what it means to be a true citizen of one’s community and really reinforced the value of putting myself out there. I am a brother of Sigma Chi, serving as vice president of the IFC and Recruitment chair for my fraternity. I’m involved and passionate about athletics, the founder and president of club wrestling and vice president of men’s lacrosse. Academically, I’m a founder of RIT’s NSBP chapter, 2nd year representative for the Society of Physics students, and conduct Physics education research. I recognize the privilege I have had to pursue my interests fully, and I believe Student government is a valuable avenue to bridge the gap between students and the resources owed to them. If you ever need a good side quest hit me up!

RIT has given us both opportunities to grow as students and as leaders. We believe leadership is a responsibility to listen and to serve, connecting innovative students with the resources and platforms they need to succeed. Our student body is uniquely situated and filled with potential, our commitment is above all to ensure that potential is nurtured through collaboration and transparency.

Student wellbeing and academic achievement is of utmost importance to us. Throughout petitioning, you shared your experiences, your frustrations, and your hopes for a stronger RIT. We heard you.

Here are some focus points we are committed to:

Advertising college-specific resources: Many accredited universities similar to RIT publish student passion projects, research, and outstanding class work within an academic journal. Through collaboration with senators we plan on creating a standardized journal for each college to publish the cool things students are doing, inspiring students and better advertising resources and funding opportunities for individual colleges.

Clubs/Co-ops: Interconnecting colleges to create interdisciplinary internal coops, changing the way club/intramural sports are adminned and creating a council between them helping to ensure better communication, increasing access for international students at career fairs.

Health services: Evaluating access of on campus diagnoses of anxiety/depression or autism/ADHD, Strengthening and expanding DSO test center capacity to reduce wait times and provide better accommodations.

Dining reform: More nutritious options for students and increasing access to fruits/veggies, expanding options for vegan/kosher/halal/gluten free students, more kiosks in commons, food accessibility a little later/earlier (particularly more breakfast options).

Continuing initiatives to connect RIT to greater Rochester: As two Rochester natives, we believe RIT shouldn’t feel like an island. We are committed to continuing and improving SG initiatives that build a bridge between campus and community, including: Enhancing the shuttle system and continuing ROC‑the‑Block weekend shuttles, Deepening collaboration and accessibility between RIT and NTID.