STUDENT LIFE

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.

Full Roster

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

Undergraduates
  • Arts Leadership: N/A
  • Choral & Sacred Music: Jason Yang
  • Classical Guitar: Janina Kališnik
  • Composition: Makenna Harding-Davis
  • Jazz Studies: Indi Faulkner
  • Keyboard Studies (all): Tanner Dodt
  • Music Industry: Callie Beard
  • Music Production: Ryan Hwang
  • Music Teaching & Learning: N/A
  • Musicology (incl. Early Music): N/A
  • Popular Music: Mila Mincy
  • Screen Scoring: N/A
  • Strings: Jay Maldonado
  • Studio Guitar: N/A
  • Vocal Arts: Leverett Wilson
  • Winds & Percussion: Vacant
Graduates
  • Arts Leadership: Marie-Reine Velez
  • Choral & Sacred Music: Ann Chen
  • Classical Guitar: Michael Váscones
  • Composition: Trevor Zavac
  • Jazz Studies: Vacant   
  • Keyboard Studies (all): Soli Nallaseth
  • Music Industry: special fall election tbd
  • Music Production: N/A
  • Musicology (incl. Early Music): Adrianna Mirabal
  • Music Teaching & Learning: Theory Simmons
  • Popular Music: N/A
  • Screen Scoring: special fall election tbd
  • Strings: Maia Law
  • Studio Guitar: Andy Brems
  • Vocal Arts: Trinity Del Regno
  • Winds & Percussion: Evelyn Webber

Officers

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

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Evelyn Webber

Chair

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Trinity Del Regno

Vice Chair

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Leverett Wilson

Undergraduate Representative, At-Large

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Ann Chen

Graduate Representative,

At-Large

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Jason Yang

Officer of Records

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Makenna Harding-Davis

Officer of Public Affairs

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Trevor Zavac

Treasurer

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!  

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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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