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    Thornton Student Council

    TSC exists to amplify and advocate for the student experience at the Thornton School of Music.

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    Mission

    The student council encourages freedom of scholarship; preserves and encourages student rights; promotes a unified, cohesive student body; and maintains forums to discuss student views and rights.

    Students may submit their questions, concerns, and ideas to the Thornton Student Council either in person at council meetings; via email; or anonymously through a feedback form. All TSOM students, including non-majors taking Thornton classes, are encouraged to reach out.

    Officers

    Representatives for the current academic term, as nominated by the season’s elected student members.

    Thornton student Evangeliya Delizonas leans against a piano and smiles.
    Evangeliya Delizonas-Khukhua

    Chair

    Mark Willenbring poses for a photo on the USC campus.
    Mark Willenbring 

    Vice Chair

    Headshot of Thornton student Ella Kale
    Ella Kaale

    Undergraduate Representative, At-Large

    Headshot of Ryann Anderson, leaning against a bridge railing over a river.
    Ryann Anderson

    Graduate Representative,

    At-Large

    Headshot of Meghan Chen.
    Meghan Chen

    Officer of Records

    Hannah Rice smiles at the camera.
    Hannah Rice

    Officer of Public Affairs

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    Tanner Dodt

    Treasurer

    Full Roster

    Representatives for the current academic term, as nominated by the USC Thornton student body.


    Arts Leadership

    N/A

    Paige Ye, Graduate

    Choral & Sacred Music

    Jason Yang, Undergraduate

    Ryann Anderson, Graduate

    Classical Guitar

    Alessandra Sullivan, Undergraduate

    Juri Yun, Graduate

    Composition

    Ella Kaale, Undergraduate

    Hannah Rice, Graduate

    Jazz Studies

    Denali Kauffman, Undergraduate

    Remee Ashley, Graduate

    Keyboard Studies (incl. Organ & Solo Piano)

    Tanner Dodt, Undergraduate

    Evangeliya Delizonas-Khukhua, Graduate

    Music Industry

    Sophia Lynn, Undergraduate

    Marisa Martinez, Graduate

    Music Production

    Ryan Hwang, Undergraduate

    N/A

    Music Teaching & Learning

    N/A

    Rhian Bristol, Graduate

    Musicology (incl. Early Music)

    N/A

    Lea Ale, Graduate

    Popular Music

    Meghan Chen, Undergraduate

    N/A

    Screen Scoring

    N/A

    Simon Lee, Graduate

    Strings

    Jay Maldonado, Undergraduate

    Beau Henson, Graduate

    Studio Guitar

    N/A

    Dylan Gorenberg, Graduate

    Vocal Arts

    Mark Willenbring, Undergraduate

    Brylan Finley, Graduate

    Winds & Percussion

    Tony Lin, Undergraduate

    Evelyn Webber, Graduate

    TSC Elections

    Student Council invites all departments at USC Thornton to elect representation annually. Elections happen during the spring, when a graduate and undergraduate representative is chosen from every Thornton department based upon student nominations. 

    Peer nominations and self-nominations are welcomed!  

    Documents

    Thornton Student Council’s current, ratified constitution and most recent annual report. For monthly minutes or meeting materials, email: thornton.student.council@usc.edu.

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