Last week Student Federation representatives nominated their colleagues for officer positions.
The nominees for vice president, secretary, and treasurer are running unopposed, but there are two candidates for president: junior Marie Wathen and junior Os Nakayama.
Wathen is a history major, currently serving as the treasurer of Student Fed.
“I have so much enjoyed the last couple of years that I have been able to serve on Student Federation, and it’s been exciting to see how we have been able to serve the student body in a number of different ways,” Wathen said. “I would just hope to be able to continue to do that, to build on what past presidents have done, and hopefully continue to make Student Federation more successful and help it serve the students better.”
Nakayama is a biochemistry major, currently serving as an independent representative.
“I served on Student Fed this past year as a representative, and it was amazing,” Nakayama said. “As a representative, I am able to reflect the views of my peers and classmates. Being involved socially and with multiple organizations, I believe that I can bring input from a number of different sectors on campus. It is an incredible privilege to serve as a member of Student Federation. Next year as president, I really want to help promote and advocate more involvement with the community and giving back. Organizations like A Few Good Men have great projects with individuals and groups in the community. Student Fed has a philanthropic budget, and I really want to utilize that.”
Junior Lucy Rothhaas is running for vice president. She is currently serving as an independent representative.
“I would like to be vice president of Student Federation because I would enjoy the added responsibilities that come along with this office, and I would like to better represent the student body,” Rothhaas said.
Junior Lydia Ivkovich is running for secretary. She is a marketing/management major, currently serving as the representative for Pi Beta Phi.
“I just have loved serving on Student Federation so far, and so I am just excited to have the opportunity potentially to continue serving the student body, just in any way I can,” she said.
Sophomore Jacob Thackston is running for treasurer. He is a politics major, currently serving as an independent representative.
“As treasurer, I would be in a position to reflect the will of the student body and its monies,” he said. “I’m really in a position to do what Student Federation is called to do, which is spread student fees across the student body — and treasurer is the position that deals most directly with that.”
Elections will be held Wednesday in the Grewcock Student Union.
Students not currently serving on Student Fed, but interested in running, can fill out a biography and petition form and return them to Director of Student Activities Anthony Manno by tomorrow.
