This 12 months’s government seats of Scholar Authorities elections have been cut up between two tickets, Model New U and Subsequent Century Canes.
Model New U, with presidential candidate Ivana Liberatore, vice presidential candidate Kylie Quintana, and treasurer candidate Victoire Wuyts is “dedicated to empowering college students, increasing sources and ensuring each voice is heard,” in keeping with their Instagram account. Their marketing campaign initiatives focus on scholar empowerment, accessibility and innovation, together with supporting Cane Card integration with Apple Pockets, enhancing campus infrastructure and increasing monetary {and professional} alternatives for college kids.
“My journey in Scholar Authorities — from the First-12 months Management Council to serving as assistant director of educational affairs and board of trustees undergraduate consultant — has proven me the facility of scholar voices,” mentioned Model New U presidential candidate Ivana Liberatore. “Operating for president is about taking that advocacy to the subsequent degree.
Their key initiatives embrace a scholar leaders roundtable, the place they hope to create a collaborative house for leaders from completely different organizations to share concepts, voice considerations and work on frequent objectives. They wish to set up a Elevating Cane’s location on campus and increase monetary {and professional} alternatives for college kids. Their scholar providers initiatives lengthen to offering free rides to the airport, supporting Cane Card integration with Apple Pockets, enhancing campus infrastructure and enhancing first-aid coaching for RAs.
“I imagine in Model New U as a result of I do know Ivana, Kylie and Victoire have characters that I can belief and the willpower to do what’s finest for our college,” mentioned Nicholas Gavin, a freshman on the Model New U marketing campaign group. “I additionally respect their scholar physique centered initiatives, particularly skilled improvement.”
Subsequent Century Canes is made up of presidential candidate Isaac Jimenez and treasurer candidate Damian Gomez. In response to their Instagram account, Subsequent Century Canes is “about motion: delivering outcomes for [students].” Their proposed initiatives for the upcoming faculty 12 months embrace elevated funding for scholar organizations, elevated scholar involvement and expanded alternatives for college kids. In addition they need to work to increase the eating corridor hours, get reductions on transportation and provide extra alternatives for college kids to develop into concerned on campus and have their voice heard.
“It is very important me to hearken to all college students,” mentioned Subsequent Century Canes presidential candidate Isaac Jimenez. “We are going to be certain we do that by having city halls the place college students can communicate and that can result in motion from our half to ensure we’re addressing the wants of the scholars. I’m working for Scholar Authorities president to signify and ship outcomes for all college students.”
Subsequent Century Canes’ key initiatives are strengthening campus security and selling graduate faculty and profession alternatives. In addition they need to strengthen alumni relations in order that present college students can have entry to mentorship and profession alternatives from fellow ’Canes.
In response to Chapter IV, Title 3, Part 9 of the Statues to the Structure of the Scholar Authorities, “Candidates might withdraw at any level. Any candidacy withdrawn after the applying deadline will not be reinstated.”
On Tuesday, Feb. 11, Subsequent Century Canes’ vice presidential candidate Dominique Thomas, withdrew from the race and posted a press release to her social media explaining why.
“Because the marketing campaign has developed, it grew to become clear that my imaginative and prescient and priorities for management don’t totally align with the ticket I stood alongside,” Thomas mentioned within the assertion. “Somewhat than proceed in an area the place I can’t totally signify the values and initiatives most vital to me, I imagine it’s best to step again right now.”
Due to this, just one Vice Presidential candidate will seem on the poll. The voter’s second choice can be to abstain. A variety to abstain doesn’t depend in direction of the entire vote.
Voting is open from Monday, Feb. 17, via Wednesday, Feb. 19 on Have interaction, and outcomes can be posted at midday on Thursday, Feb. 20.
BRAND NEW U
Model New U is made up of presidential candidate Ivana Liberatore, a junior majoring in finance and authorized research with a minor in political science, vice presidential candidate Kylie Quintana, a junior majoring in political science and psychology with minors in enterprise regulation and regulation and politics and treasurer candidate Victoire Wuyts, a junior majoring in enterprise analytics and authorized research. In response to their Instagram account, Model New U is “dedicated to empowering college students, increasing sources and ensuring each voice is heard.” Their predominant initiatives focus on scholar empowerment, accessibility and innovation, together with supporting Cane Card integration with Apple Pockets, enhancing campus infrastructure, and increasing monetary {and professional} alternatives for college kids.
Ivana Liberatore – Candidate for President
Ivana Liberatore is a junior majoring in finance and authorized research with a minor in political science. As a presidential candidate, Liberatore “guarantees a dedication to a Model New U, one which defines the subsequent century of innovation, inclusivity and collaboration.” She initially joined Scholar Authorities on the First-12 months Management Council as a freshman, then grew to become the college registrar liaison for the Educational Liaison Council as a sophomore. She now serves as Scholar Authorities’s assistant director of educational affairs and as an undergraduate consultant for the Board of Trustees Scholar Affairs Committee. She has additionally been a part of Alpha Kappa Psi, Latina Undertaking, Orientation Fellows, Scholar Managed Funding Fund, Affiliation of Latino Professionals for America, Undergraduate Dean’s Advisory Council and Affiliation of Commuter College students. Within the subsequent 12 months, Liberatore desires to increase her efforts additional than she ever has. “From my first day at UM, I’ve been pushed by the concept scholar management can really form the college expertise. Operating for president is about taking that advocacy to the subsequent degree.”
Kylie Quintana – Candidate for Vice President
Kylie Quintana is a junior majoring in political science and psychology with minors in enterprise regulation and regulation and politics. She is “honored to current her candidacy for scholar authorities vp” with Model New U, the place she desires to make sure “the subsequent century of the U shines even brighter than the final.” At UM, she is a Presidential and Latina Undertaking Scholar. On campus, she has served as an affiliate justice of the Scholar Authorities Supreme Court docket and led funds as vp of inner finance for Alpha Kappa Psi, the place she now serves as director of rituals. She volunteers on the Camner Middle for Incapacity Companies, serves because the group outreach chair for Women of Outreach & Range and has logged over 200 hours on the Butler Middle. For Quintana, changing into vp would imply she may assist foster the subsequent technology of scholar leaders. “As vp, I look ahead to guiding the First 12 months Management Council as they start shaping the primary freshman class of UM’s subsequent century, making certain that the way forward for our college is constructed on innovation, inclusivity and goal.”
Vic Wuyts – Candidate for Treasurer
Victoire Wuyts is a junior majoring in enterprise analytics and authorized research. As a candidate for Scholar Authorities treasurer, “she is dedicated to strengthening the connection between Scholar Authorities and SAFAC, growing monetary accessibility and making certain equitable distribution of UM sources.” She is a Scholar Exercise Payment Allocation Committee delegate, the place she helped “allocate over $1.6 million throughout 306 scholar organizations.” She serves as vp of inner finance for Alpha Kappa Psi, and she or he initially served as treasurer of Above the Bar, a pre-law group, the place she now’s President. Moreover, she helps breast most cancers consciousness initiatives via Zeta Tau Alpha. She can also be Foote Fellow mentor and Singer Scholar. For Wuyts, her first 12 months as treasurer can be about making funding clear, equitable and accessible for all. “Operating for treasurer means making certain that scholar organizations have the monetary instruments to develop, innovate and make an enduring impression on our campus.”
NEXT CENTURY CANES
Subsequent Century Canes is made up of presidential candidate Isaac Jimenez, a junior majoring in political science on the pre-law observe, and treasurer candidate Damian Gomez, a sophomore majoring in accounting and enterprise with minors in enterprise regulation and Spanish. In response to their Instagram account, Subsequent Century Canes is “about motion: delivering outcomes for [students].” Their massive initiatives for the upcoming faculty 12 months embrace elevated funding for scholar organizations, elevated scholar involvement and expanded alternatives for college kids. In addition they need to work to increase the eating corridor hours, get reductions on transportation and provide extra alternatives for college kids to develop into concerned on campus and have their voice heard.
Isaac Jimenez – Candidate for President
Isaac Jimenez is a junior majoring in political science on the pre-law observe. As a candidate for Scholar Authorities president, Jimenez is “excited to get to work” for the scholar physique with the Subsequent Century Canes ticket. He’s devoted to listening to college students and having open communication, “together with updates on what [he is] engaged on within the Scholar Authorities.” Jimenez presently serves as a Scholar Authorities senator for the School of Arts and Sciences, the place he works on payments that assist increase transportation choices on campus, together with one that can lengthen Freebee providers to incorporate weekends. He additionally serves on the Coverage and Finance Committee, Scholar Exercise Payment Allocation Committee and the College Affairs Committee. Jimenez hopes to prioritize making each scholar really feel heard and represented within the subsequent 12 months if elected president. “I’m working for Scholar Authorities president to signify and ship outcomes for all college students … [My] experiences have ready me to have a robust understanding of the wants that college students have and a robust report of outcomes that show my potential to get issues executed for college kids.”
Damian Gomez – Candidate for Treasurer
Damian Gomez is a sophomore majoring in accounting and enterprise with minors in enterprise regulation and Spanish. As a treasurer candidate, Gomez is “able to be part of the group that leads the Subsequent Century into continued success.” He serves as a delegate on the Scholar Exercise Payment Allocation Committee, treasurer of the Interfraternity Council and is the Enterprise College liaison on the Educational Liaison Council department of Scholar Authorities. He has expertise “working with various people, speaking successfully, fixing issues below strain.” He has additionally “realized to steadiness completely different obligations, arrange occasions and make choices that profit everybody.” He’s assured that with the talents he has developed in his time at UM, he’ll achieve main the college’s funds if elected as treasurer. “General, the talents I’ve realized not solely in my extracurriculars, however in school as an accounting and finance scholar, have geared up me with the required mindset to steer our college into the subsequent centennial.”