Kiran Pandey
Staff Writer
The week before spring break, ISU students elected their government body for the next school year and now ASISU has officially announced the results for all colleges and the graduate school except for the College of Science and Engineering.
Logan Schmidt and Talon Sargeant are the newly elected President and Vice President. Schmidt has been serving as a Finance Officer for ASISU, while Sargeant has been serving as the senator for Division of Health Sciences.
Hira Hamid from the College of Business, Clint Hatch from the College of Technology, Deepa Gurung, Ashley Kinzel and Camdon Kay from the Division of Health Sciences, Kaitlyn Jewkes from the College of Education, Dray Bailey from the College of Pharmacy, Jeanlee Stock and Nyle Alvarez from the College of Arts and Letters and Damara Marshall and Sabin Subedi from the graduate school were elected as senators for the 2018-2019 school year.
The results have not been announced for the College of Science and Engineering. There were eight people running for two seats.
“This year we had competition in almost every college,” said Stephanie Becker, election commissioner at ASISU. “That’s what our goal was, to have more candidates than seats available, so students can choose. The write-in option was available where the voters could put anyone else’s name if they think he or she is capable.”
The student voting turnout in the ASISU election in recent years has been very low, but the voter turnout increased in several colleges this year.
“I used different campaigns, sent mass emails and created funny memes and Snapchat filters to increase student’s participation in the election,” Becker said.
There are certain requirements for people to file their candidacy. A person running for the executive position was required to have a GPA of 3.0 and maintain full-time status for the coming school year. The senators were required to have a GPA of 2.0 and maintain a full-time status and be a member of ASISU.
“Any full-time student who is paying the tuition fee in time is a member of ASISU.” Becker said.
The opportunity to become more involved is one that was a common reason for many to run for senator.
“I am really excited to work with the new team,” said Sabin Subedi, the newly elected senator from the graduate school. “As we work together and become unified, I feel that we can bring about necessary change to the university and enhance the good things we already are doing.”
Three candidates filed their candidacy for the College of Business for a single seat. There were almost 200 total votes for the three candidates and more than 70 votes from the College of Arts and Letters.
Publicity Coordinator, Election Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner and Finance Officer are few other positions where students can participate to enrich their leadership skills. These positions are appointed by the executives and approved by the senate.
Becker encouraged people to contact the executive if they’re interested.
Students can volunteer in different categories and unlike other positions, the chief justice can gain office by a normal application process.
