College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Senate Race

We continue our coverage of the NISG Senate race with candidate profiles for the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Andrew Miller
Classification: Senior
Major: Political Science and Public Administration
Other activities: VP of Political Science Society, American Democracy Project, Center for Internaional Peace and Security Studies, One Iowa, Northern Iowa Democrats, Wellness and Recreation Student Advisory Board

3 Goals if Elected
1. Make the New York Times permanently available for students
2. Push for tuition-offset grants for Iowa Board of Regents students to address student loan debts.
3. Create a more functional NISG website by means of hiring an additional webmaster and increased budget.

David Pope
Classification: Sophomore
Major: Political Communication
Other Activities:  Executive member of UNI Proud, UNI Feminist Action League, UNI Transgenda, Women's History Month Committee, and Occupy Cedar Valley

3 Goals if Elected
1. Establishing an LGBT center on campus that could provide institutional support for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students.
2. Extend and expand diversity and cultural competency training for all UNI faculty and staff so they know how to interact with people of all sexualities, gender identities, races, and ethnic backgrounds.
3. Push NISG to take a stronger stance against tuition increases

Eric Boisen
Classification: Freshman
Major: Political Science
Other Activities: UNI Men's Glee Club and Vocal AmmUNItion

3 Goals if Elected
1. Try to keep students on campus on the weekends
2. Make the funding process easier for students
3. Be transparent with CSBS students by having office hours and regularly listening to their concerns

Jared Parker (Incumbent, Current CSBS Senator)
Classification: Senior
Major: History and Political Science
Other Activities: Chair of NISG Governmental and Legislative Affairs Committee, Deputy Speaker, Pi Kappa Alpha, former President of UNI History Club, Knights of Columbus, Chair and Vice Chair of UNI College Republicans, IFC VP of Administration, Order of Omega, Pi Sigma Alpha, and Phi Alpha Theta

3 Goals if Elected
1. Push issues that benefit students such as a sales tax holiday for textbooks.
2. Ensure students are as politically active as possible
3. Push for generous, but fair, funding for student organizations

Devin Davis (Current Rider Hall Senator)
Classification: Junior
Major: Political Science and Psychology
Other Activities: NI Democrats, Students for Obama, and Model United Nations

3 Goals if Elected
1. More communication between NISG and the student body
2. Stronger relations between the state government and UNI
Although these are only two goals, they are broad, long term goals that I feel will take up the majority of my time as a senator.

Margaret Nervig
Classification: Senior
Major: History
Other Activities: UNIFI, Former President of UNI Harry Potter Club, History Club, Colleges Against Cancer- Team Recruitment, and studying abroad.

3 Goals if Elected
1. Make NISG more available to the student body
2. More assistance for new student organizations. Perhaps partner them with an existing organization to help them establish themselves.
3. Increased recycling efforts at Dashes and Cafe on the Way.