If you belong to the one of the colleges below who have fewer candidates than available seats or even one of the colleges that has the same amount of candidates as seats, I urge to consider a write-in campaign. If you want to get involved in NISG, this is how to do it. Otherwise, take a look at all the candidates for your college and be informed on who you're voting for!
College of Business Administration (3 seats)
Tyler Moran
Standing: Junior
Major(s): Accounting
Essay Highlights
- Believes that, through collaboration, the three elected senators of the CBA can reward funding to the student organizations within the college that need and deserve it most
- Served in senate for the past two semesters as an off-campus senator
- Will work to keep students of the CBA updated on the issues of NISG and use his vote and voice to maximize the representation of this college
Parash Upreti
Standing: Sophomore
Major(s): Economics
Essay Highlights
- Representing the CBA as a senator will give him the opportunity to represents the students that he is closest to within UNI
- Coming from a different culture, language background and race will allow him to represent a broader range of students
- His previous experiences include executive positions in International Student Promoters, International Club of Business Students, Economics Club and CBA President's Council
Tanner Westberg
Standing: Freshman
Major(s): Finance
Essay Highlights
-Wants to have an impact on this campus and is concerned with the issues that face this university
- Appointed to the Organization and Finance committee this semester and that experience has familiarized him with the budgetary guidelines
- Communication of what senate is and what it does for its constituents is a big issue and his goal would be to strengthen the connection between the two
College of Education (4 seats)
No candidates on the ballot. Seats will have to be filled via write-in candidates. Candidates must receive at least 5 votes in order to win a seat.
College of Humanities, Arts and Sciences (6 seats)
Jacob Ferguson
Standing: Sophomore
Major(s): English
Essay Highlights
- Very involved on campus and feels strongly about keeping all students engaged and involved in everything that is going on around campus
- Will be a good representative of all students because of his different involvements, which include musical ensembles, campus activities and organizations and professional and developments groups dealing with residence life
- Believes that every student has a right to heard and knows that he will be the right voice to communicate on the behalf of students in the CHAS and UNI as a whole
Michael Kelly
Standing: Sophomore
Major(s): Philosophy
Essay Highlights
- Believes that he embodies the qualities of a senator for CHAS because, as a philosophy major, he sees the importance of fair and open discussion, can think critically and abstractly and holds himself to a high ethical standard
- Involved in performance music for 9 years, and jazz has taught him how to improvise, not fear creativity and given him an attention to detail.
- Wants to improve campus life and help out student organizations as a whole
Paige Leytem
Standing: Senior
Major(s): Biology
Essay Highlights
- Has had numerous opportunities to work with diverse groups of students and has learned a lot of campus politics as a result
- Both a resident assistant in Hagemann Hall and a UNI President Scholar, and a member of the Beta Beta Beta Biology Honors Fraternity, UNI Singers and the Honors Student Advisory Board
- Never been a member of NISG, but looks forward to bringing new ideas and a passion for helping her fellow students
Stef McGraw
Standing: Junior
Major(s): Philosophy and Spanish
Essay Highlights
- Currently in her second term as a senator and has taken the opportunity to step outside her comfort zone and speak up even when she disagrees
- Serves as External Relations chair, a committee that promotes student political awareness and activism through events such as Voterpalooza and UNI Day
- Cares more about voting for what is right than being in the majority and puts a lot of thought into her decisions, but also not afraid to ask for more information
Jordan Wilmes
Standing: Sophomore
Major(s): Biology
Essay Highlights
- Currently serves as a senator and, though he is proud to have been a part of it, there is still work to be he done
- Wants to continue serving on the Organization and Finance Committee, where he can help constituents understand the budget and funding process
- Represented the voice of students regarding the tuition freeze and student teacher fee resolutions, and is pleased with the progress on a permanent LGBT Center
No other candidates on the ballot. The final seat will have to be filled via a write-in candidate. Candidates must receive at least 5 votes in order to win a seat.
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 seats)
Eric Boisen
Standing: Sophomore
Major(s): Political Science
Essay Highlights
- Students of the CSBS have a lot of great ideas and he wants to be the person these students can talk to about these ideas and how to improve NISG
- Involved in UNI Men's Varsity Glee Club, serves as the current president of Rider Hall and working on an internship with Southwestern Advantage
- Believes that his time as president of Rider Hall is proof of his leadership skills, and his ability to communicate with others and create a welcoming environment for new ideas
Kathryn Evans
Standing: Freshman
Major(s): Political Science
Essay Highlights
- Volunteered with local campaigns and has participated in Model United Nations, Political Science Society and Debate Team
- Has watched friends make a difference through student government and would like the opportunity to also help better UNI and the CSBS
- Wants to ensure student organizations get fair funding, keep students aware of academic resources on campus and fight for the issues that students care about
No more candidates on the ballot. The third seats will have to be filled via a write-in candidate. Candidates must receive at least 5 votes in order to win a seat.
Graduate College (3 seats)
No candidates on the ballot. Seats will have to be filled via write-in candidates. Candidates must receive at least 5 votes in order to win a seat.
Undecided/General Studies/Other (1 seat)
No candidates on the ballot. The seat will have to be filled via a write-in candidate. Candidates must receive at least 5 votes in order to win the seat.
First of all, I thank you for posting this. I am glad that you took the time to even talk about the Senate candidates. [Since I am running for a Senate seat, take what I am about to say with a grain of salt.] That being said, I wish this blog would spend a little more time talking about them instead of just one article right before the election.
ReplyDeleteThere are three colleges with no one officially running and the CoB is the only college with a full ballot. How will this affect NISG next year? How does this reflect on the Bancroft-Smithe/White administration (seeing as the administration are the big ones who should be pushing getting people to run)? Does this show the fundamental problems of NISG? That NISG is so unknown with the students that they can't even get 20 students out of a campus of 13,000 to officially run for Senate. I would like to see more in-depth analysis on the Senate elections and how they reflect NISG as a whole.