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Elections for the students, by the students
By Liesl Schuepach
Whalesong Reporter
The polls are closed, the results
are in, and two new student body senators will be taking
office. Recently elected UAS student senators, freshman Heather
Williams and junior Jeff
Quick, will be representing the voices of their peers for the 2002-03
school year.
Williams, who is from Talkeetna, Alaska, is majoring in elementary
education. Her ambitions for student government this year include
an effort to bring more recreational activities to student housing
and to get a hot tub installed at the housing lodge. “I just
want to go with the flow, make new friends, and get to know the
student’s ideas on improving UAS,” she said.
Quick, who is originally from Albany, Georgia, is beginning
his second year within the UAS student leadership circle. “Being
in student government gives me a leadership opportunity and experience
of how a university system works,” said Quick. “UAS offers
a quality education, quality instructors, and a good atmosphere
to learn in; I enjoy working in the student community.”
With seven student senators in all, the senate will
form three committees to serve, inform, and answer the questions
of the student body. USUAS-JC Student Body President Mark Graves
emphasized the need for students to communicate with their senators,
“Use your student government! The senators are here for you,
the students. They are elected by the students to voice the questions
and concerns of the students.”
The first major action of the student government this
year will be to bridge the gap between UAS and the community of
Juneau. “This year we have a big focus on getting positive
interaction between students and the community. The community loves
UAS, so we need students to step up and be involved in the community;
it will make UAS and Juneau a better place,” said Graves.
Email Liesl Schuepach at jslms10@uas.alaska.edu
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