Student Body President Candidates
Montana Erickson Public management and policy senior ASUA Senator ? Budgeting for students: increasing impact of student government on all students, programs should be expanded ? Empowering minority voice: give minorities opportunity to voice concerns and actively participate in student government and other facets of campus ? Child care on campus: establish child-care services and provide safe and welcoming environment for students For more information, e-mail votemontana@gmail.com
Erin Hertzog Journalism junior Executive vice president, currently acting president ? Student life: bring back stadium concerts and Friday evening pre-football-game pep rallies on East University Boulevard ? Student voice: increase civic engagement through debates and campus polling stations, hold student forums to find “”student pulse”” ? Student issues: Increase class availability, use online pre-registration to determine class demand ? More information at www.u.arizona.edu/~HERTZOGE.
Matt Van Horn Senior majoring in entrepreneurship and marketing Appropriations board director ? Rejuvenate ASUA: increase efficiency and respectability ? Curb retention: increase graduation rates, work with freshmen at orientation to encourage involvement ? Basketball ticket distribution reform: implement new ticketing system, use models from other top basketball schools for more fair distribution ? More information at www.votevanhorn.com.
Executive Vice President Candidates
Patrick Cook Education junior ASUA Senator ? Club funding grants: collect grants from businesses to redistribute to clubs ? ASUA marketing liaisons: assign a marketing liaison to help clubs design a logo, advertise or create a Web site ? Club reception to meet incoming president Robert Shelton: hold a campus-wide forum and invite club presidents to meet and express concerns to new UA president ? For more information, e-mail pcook@email.arizona.edu.
Michelle Gregory Junior majoring in political science and history ASUA club advocate ? Club funding: more guidelines for allocation of club money to allow funds to last longer ? Endowment: work on endowment to increase funds available for clubs ? Create more constituency channels: move councils to jurisdiction of club advocates, who are better equipped to help clubs ? More information at www.gregory4execvp.com.
David Reece History sophomore Chief of staff to executive vice president ? Defense of student and club rights: combat unnecessary fees and mandatory meal plan ? Resource efficiency: reform structure of ASUA financial system and increase budget efficiency ? Club funding: work with the senate and executive to make at least $150,000 available for clubs ? For more information, e-mail reece@email.arizona.edu.
Rhonda Tubbs Junior majoring in finance and economics ASUA senator ? Club endowments: set up endowment through UA Foundation, increase funding available to clubs. ? Security liaison: create senate position to give students a voice for their security concerns, work with UAPD. ? Textbook discount program: program allowing students to work at the UofA Bookstore and receive pay or textbook discounts ? More information at www.votetubbs.com.
Administrative Vice President Candidates
Jami Reinsch Junior majoring in journalism and media arts ASUA senator ? Revitalize programs and services: bring new ideas to existing programs, establish scholarship program ? Wildcat World Fair: move to jurisdiction of admin. VP, work with local community to enhance the fair ? Free legal representation: allow students to receive representation in court for tenant and landlord disputes and traffic violations ? More information at www.u.arizona.edu/~REINSCH.
Pita Salido Senior majoring in political science, creative writing and Spanish Class council director ? Expand outside resources: has researched 26 grants to strengthen existing programs and services ? Increasing public relations: increase communication within ASUA, the media and the campus ? “”What is ASUA”” program: target freshmen and inform them about ASUA programs and how they can get involved ? For more information, e-mail mgsalido@email.arizona.edu.
Tyler Reece Dietetics sophomore Club advocate ? Reform ASUA’s administrative structure: increase structural and financial efficiency of existing programs ? Consolidate and collaborate programs: merge programs to instill greater student feedback ? Create campus security director: create position to provide students with an addition security resource. ? For more information, e-mail treece@email.arizona.edu.
– Compiled by Stephanie Hall using information from www.elections.asua.arizona.edu.