Opinion
2017 Student Assssembly Elections Platforms
By Spectator Staff
December 8, 2016
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Jon Stanhope ’18, Maggie Horne ’19 and Gillian Mak ’18
For President: Jon Stanhope ’18 serves as Parliamentarian. He is an RA and a peer tutor in the OCC.
For VP (Spring 2017): Maggie Horne ’19 is a Sophomore Class Representative. She works at the climbing wall and is co-chair of the Social Traditions Committee.
For VP (Fall 2017): Gillian Mak ’18 serves as Secretary. She is the co-president of the Asian Students Association.
We will target three areas of improvement:
DISCUSSION: Student Assembly should lead the way in facilitating important discussions about topics including sexual assault, stigmatization of mental health issues and inclusivity of marginalized groups. We plan to pull in groups like SMART, the Counseling Center and the DMC to create a campus conversation around change.
ACTION: We will be proactive by inviting student leaders to speak at meetings, publishing weekly updates on our initiatives and organizing temporary committees of student leaders to tackle campus problems.
FAIRNESS: You deserve to know we are allocating funding fairly and responsibly. Throughout the year, we’ll solicit feedback from organization leaders to ensure the funding process is fair for all organizations.
We will work with the student body to move beyond talking about issues that affect our community. Instead, we will take concrete steps towards change.
Jonathan Kirshenbaum ’19 and Samantha Gordon ’19
For President: Jonathan Kirshenbaum is a Sophomore Class Representative. He is a Public Policy major and Jurisprudence, Law and Justice Studies minor, brother of DX, tour guide and an intramural sports coordinator.
For VP: Samantha Gordon is a sophomore Public Policy major and Sociology minor, a member of mock trial, a volunteer tax preparer for the Levitt Center and a HOC leader.
Together, we share an enthusiastic vision for what Student Assembly can accomplish for Hamilton students.
ADVOCATE for student needs by facilitating open and clear channels of communication between President Wippman, the arriving Dean of Students and Student Assembly, to expand collaboration in addressing previously neglected issues.
Maximize EFFICIENCY by streamlining the course registration process through updating the PlanIt Hamilton and Webadvisor softwares, creating a forum for publicizing professor evaluations, and continuing efforts to digitize the add/drop process.
ENHANCE campus SOCIAL VIBRANCY by stimulating campus inclusivity and support for its students through cultivation of diversity, expansion of Counseling Center services and C&C food truck fun!
Our goals are ambitious, but achievable, and would go a long way towards improving students’ experience at Hamilton. We would be honored to have your vote on December 10th–11th.