Emery Engling
Internal Vice President
2025
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One of the most important parts of Hanszen is our committees. They are basically like small clubs that are allotted their own yearly budget, and mostly serve to either buy things for the college or to put on events for Hanszenites.
Standing Committees
Hanszen's Standing Committees are designated by our Constitution as essential to the functioning of the college, and thus are automatically renewed each year. It is because of the hard work of Standing Committees that we have things like Beer Bike, Associates, Hanszen sports teams, and awesome swag. If you want to get involved or have any questions/ideas for events, feel free to find or email the committee heads below! You can also email Emery Engling, Hanszen IVP for any committee-related questions.
Initiative Committees
Imagine getting Hanszen funding to share your hobbies, interests, and passions with the college-- this is what Initiative Committees are! This committee system, started in 2014, allows Hanszenites to get involved doing the things they love most. Initiative committees have included things like arts and crafts, hacking, and brewing. Check out this year's Initiative Committees below, and feel free to get in touch if you want to get involved. Otherwise, start thinking of your own ideas for an Initiative Committee (or check out some past Initiatives to bring back) and watch for applications in the spring!
Alumni
This committee is in charge of engaging with Hanszen alumni, especially during events like Beer Bike Week and Homecoming. They also help connect Hanszenites to alumni for professional connections.
| Committee Heads |
|---|
| Emery Engling |
| Peter Reynolds |
| Christina Wong |
| Nelson Mills |
| Joselyn Lwigale |
Awards
This committee is in charge of planning the Spring Semester Hanszen Awards Ceremony, which honors Hanszenites for their service to the college and handles Hanszen's prestigious travel scholarships.
| Committee Heads |
|---|
| Alex Sansom |
| Noah Hight |
| Yuka Aoyama |
| Isabella Campos |
Beer Bike
This committee plans and executes the best week of the year -- Beer Bike Week! The Beer Bike Committee Heads (i.e. Coordinators), with the help of their committee, work for months to bring Hanszen the best possible Beer Bike Week, collaborate with the Bike and Chug Captains to put together a team for race day, and closely deliberate with Hanszen's Guardians regarding jacks on Beer Bike Week.
| Beer Bike Coordinators |
|---|
| Katherine Jeng |
| Aryana Suhartono |
| Hemish Thakkar |
| Hari Gotluru |
| Basma Bedawi |
| Nayna Nambiar |
Bike Captains
The Bike Captains have the all-important job of ensuring Hanszen's bike teams perform the best they can. Captains run workouts, time trials, and eventually select the team of all-star bikers to race in Beer Bike. If you are interested in participating, regardless of your biking experience, please reach out to the captains!
| Beer Bike Coordinators |
|---|
| Peter Reynolds |
| Amanda Hogan |
| Zarek Lu |
| Lily Remington |
College Night & Crane Day (CNCD)
This committee organizes Hanszen's two semesterly themed college nights and Crane Day in the spring. These events bring the entire Hanszen Family together, often including beverages, inflatables, and a guaranteed good time.
| Committee Heads |
|---|
| Amanda Hogan |
| Genesis Hahn |
| Steven Maradiaga |
Diversity
Hanszen's Diversity Committee wants to give y'all a warm welcome ☺️ at the start of the semester. As DFs, we're here for any issues related to diversity, equity, and inclusion -- our role includes both education and justice 🤝. Whether you want to vent 🗯, see your identity celebrated 🎉, or be connected to social justice initiatives 🙌, we are resources for all of you! 🤩ʕ•̫͡•ʕ•̫͡•ʔ•̫͡•ʔ•̫͡•ʕ•̫͡•ʔ•̫͡•ʕ•̫͡•ʕ•̫͡•ʔ•̫͡•ʔ•̫͡•ʕ•̫͡•ʔ•̫͡•ʔ
| Committee Heads |
|---|
| Marc Armeña |
| A'Zhariya "AZ" Ellis |
| Sarah Eunsu Kim |
| Anoushka Rustagi |
FITQ
FITQ, also known as fun in the quad, friends intending to quack, fish in terrible quagmires, foot in the quicksand, and many other things, is a semi-regular event where Hanszenites hang out in our quad and have a joyous time. Often included is music, food, lawn games, various competitions, and whatever else we think of. They typically occur on Friday afternoons, and are a great way to celebrate getting through the week.
| Committee Heads |
|---|
| Andrew Bare |
| Sara Price |
| Noah Hight |
| Hari Gotluru |
Kitchen
This committee manages the Hanszen College kitchen. They work with the spaces committee and EVP to ensure all Hanszenites have a clean place to cook!
| Committee Heads |
|---|
| Grant Samara |
| Emily Han |
| Vy Luu |
| Sophia Wilson |
Merchandise
This committee designs, orders, subsidizes, and sells Hanszen merchandise. They are the reason Hasnzenites have the best swag on campus, and have designed items like tank tops, sweatpants, boxers, scarves, and even pens for all to enjoy.
| Committee Heads |
|---|
| Robert Heeter |
| Lily Remington |
| Vy Luu |
| Sarah Eunsu Kim |
Off-Campus (OC)
This committee is in charge of events that specifically relate to Hanszenites who live off-campus. They provide supplies and free weekly lunches, throw off-campus events, and make sure that off-campus Hanszenites are as engaged with the Hanszen community as anyone else.
| Committee Heads |
|---|
| Anushka Agrawal |
| Andrew Bare |
Senior Events
This committee organizes events for Hanszen's graduating seniors, especially during Senior Week right before graduation. They help Hanszen send off its eldest members in style with events like wine and cheese nights, tubing, and Top Golf.
| Committee Heads |
|---|
| Amanda Hogan |
| Maanvi Thawani |
| Rhidi Gari |
| Shreya Jindal |
| Eric Savarese |
Service
Service committee is Hanszen's philanthropy branch. They making sure that we give back to our community, and organize several Outreach Days throughout the year. They also put on Mr. Hanszen, which is a combination of a male pageant and a talent show, with all proceeds going to local causes.
| Committee Heads |
|---|
| Kian Robinson |
| Christina Wong |
| Emily Han |
| Trevor Tobey |
Spaces
Spaces committee, in concert with the Hanszen EVP, takes care of Hanzen's spaces. They do maintenance as well as taking on large-scale renovation projects like the music room, TV Room, Library, and storage spaces.
| Committee Heads |
|---|
| Kian Robinson |
| Peter Reynolds |
| Marc Armeña |
| Suraj Chandramouli |
| Yumn Teshome |
Spirit
This committee makes sure Hanszenites are proud to be Hanszenites! They make sure Hanszen's events calendar is updated, decorate the commons with seasonal banners, and put together events to support our Hanszen athletes. Additionally, they put together great events like yearly ice skating at the Galleria Mall, pumpkin carving around Halloween-time, and a Cascarones celebration near Easter.
| Committee Heads |
|---|
| Olivia Finch |
| Peter Reynolds |
| Nitin Reganti |
| Steven Maradiaga |
| Maddox Spinelli |
Sports
This committee organizes and supports Hanszen's college sports teams. They make sure we have teams for all of our sports, assign captains, manage equipment, and lead Hanszen to championships each year. We are the most recent winners of the President's Cup (also known as the P-Cup), a trophy awarded to the residential college that wins the most intramural sports competitions.
| Committee Heads |
|---|
| Lily Durant |
| Hemish Thakkar |
| Garret Lowe |
| Elena Schwegman |
Baking
It's bake or get baked.
| Committee Heads |
|---|
| Mallory Tucker |
| Devin Von Arx |
| Valentina Osorio |
| Nelson Mills |
Brewing
It's the chemistry lab you dreamed about in high school.
| Commitee Heads |
|---|
| Ben Handwerker |
| Hari Gotluru |
Cheese
Say Cheese! Welcome to the cheesiest group of cheeseheads you ever dreamed of being a part of.
| Cheeseheads |
|---|
| Brian Lee |
| Emery Engling |
| Zarek Lu |
| Matthew Ahn |
Games Committee
For when you really don't want to do your homework.
| Committee Heads |
|---|
| Laura Yee |
| Landry Wood |
| Yumn Teshoma |
Grilling
Pretty self-explanatory. We grill things. Hot dogs, hamburgers, corn, impossible burgers, vegetables, and anything else you can imagine.
| Grillmasters |
|---|
| Connor Taylor |
| Charlie Wells |
| Matthew Ahn |
Hanszen Eats (HEATS)
HEATS organizes subsidized off-campus gastronomical experiences.
| Committee Heads |
|---|
| Anushka Agrawal |
| Spencer Darwall |
| Hari Gotluru |
| Maanvi Thawani |
Movie
Movie Committee's mission is to put Hanszen on the map as a globally recognized filming and early screening location for blockbuster movies.
| Committee Heads |
|---|
| Garret Lowe |
| Landry Wood |
| Olivia Finch |
| Amy Suo |
Plant
Do you enjoy plants? Love lettuce? Are you fond of foliage? Then look no further, Plant committee is the perfect committee for you.
| Committee Heads |
|---|
| Warren Rose |
| Robert Heeter |
| Matthew Ahn |
Theatre
The whole world is our stage... or at least Hanszen Commons. Check out our website!
| Committee Heads |
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| McKenna Tanner |
| Elena Carmichael |
| Isabella Campos |
Honorary Hanszenites
While they are not officially Hanszenites, our wonderful Co-Advisors spend enough time here that we consider them part of our family!
| Committee Heads |
|---|
| Maya Adhikari |
| Zac Ambrose |
| Shreyan Das |
| Beck Edwards |
| Anna Hsu |
| Alex Kim |
| Krish Kumar |
| Prat Mohapatra |
| Ananya Rao |
| Aidan Silva |
| Hannah Zhang |
| Alice Zhou |
Crafts
This committee provided fun crafts that would help relieve stress as well as occasionally provide small decorations for Hanszen. In addition to this, this committee had events making practical crafts, such as storage containers.
Hanszen Beyond the Hedges (HBTH)
This committee organized fun outings for Hanszenites to go out and explore the city of Houston. HBTH organized and sometimes subsidized trips to zoos, museums, shows and operas so that Hanszenites could take advantage of the wonderful city in which they live.
Skeleton
While the Guardian proudly watches over Hanszen quad, Harry Femur Hanszen does the same for Lower Commons. In return for his service, we dress him up for various holidays throughout the year.