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3.29.2011 | SGA Exective Board Elections

PRESIDENT

CAROLYN
KOS

 

Carolyn Kos hopes to make the HT experi7
ence enjoyable for all students by maintaining
communication with students and faculty, so
everyone has a voice Kos wishes to focus on
drafting a plan of what HT needs to improve
on within the next 5710 years and hopes to
have each committee work on a longiterm goal
that will bring about a lasting, positive impact
When it comes to leadership, Kos is handsioff,
serving mostly as a guide and coming in only
when necessary She hopes to lead others by
example and give senators and executive board
members a chance to develop as people and
leaders Kos is currently in her third year in
biomedical engineering and has been an SGA
Senator, followed by holding office as VP of
Student Life for the past year Kos is currently
serving as Vice President of Alumnae and Here
itage and Philanthropy Chair of Alpha Sigma
Alpha sorority She has played an integral part
on the Food Advisory Committee and has
helped propose for Late Night Dining at IIT

 

BOMMIREDDIPALLI

SASANK

 

Not present at the debates, Sasank Bom-
mireddipalli is a mechanical engineering
graduate student whose goals cover the pure
view of many different positions, including
Finance Board Chair and VP of Communii
cationsl Bommireddipalli hopes to gather the

MOSHFEGHIAN

ELNAZ

 

Elnaz Moshfeghian’s main priority is
to strengthen SGA from the inside out She
believes the toughest challenge SGA faces
is being able to truly reflect the interests of
the entire student body However, by foster,
ing a supportive, fun, and engaging environ,
ment, Moshfeghian hopes to empower and
spread enthusiasm amongst senators work,
ing toward positive change Moshfeghian’s
leadership experience includes serving as a
Resident Advis or, team leader for Alternative
Spring Break 2010, and Chair ofthe 77Eleven
Advisory Committee Her main efforts are
focused on continuing the progress on the
Foreign Language Program, IPRO 20, Gal,
vin 24/5, and unveiling UCal, a project she
founded Moshfeghian implements a more
handsion approach by pairing committee
members with senators and making sure ex,
ecutive board members are adequately pre
pared to serve as an advisor and a guide to

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opinions of the HT community, implement
the suggestions of the various colleges, and
maintain transparency of the funds allocated
to various student activities A weak under,
standing of what the president’s duties are
is apparent, as no mention of previous SGA
projects and specific plans for progress were
made More importantly, a vision for SGA’s
future was not communicated in a construci
tive manner Lastly, completing his under,
graduate studies elsewhere seriously limits
his knowledge of the concerns and needs
of undergraduates at IIT While his deter,
mination and eagerness to work with fellow
students toward change is clear, an ability
to handle the many responsibilities of SGA
president was not evident in the candidate
profilel

VP ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

 

JOVI
OVHORI

Iovi Ovhori’s main priority is better,
ing the relationship between students, their
advisors, and the CMC He is currently the
Academic Excellence chair of NSBE, is on
the board of the African Student Organizai
tion, and involved with RHAl He’s passion,
ate about getting students more interested in
excelling academically, as well His top prii
orities would be to continue the committee’s
work on the foreign language program, make
all lectures available online both in video and
downloadable pdf form, and working with
the ARC to make old exams available to stu7
dents as a learning tool

Ovhori was at an NSBE conference at
the time of the debates, so unfortunately he
wasn’t able to expand on any of his ideas with
concrete pla.nsl

AUSRINE
RAKAUSKAITE

 

Ausrine Rakauskar‘te, a secondiyear CAE
major, has been involved in organizations as
diverse as NSLS, HT’s Badminton Club, and
the Commuter Students Association. Her
overriding concern for the Academic Affairs
Committee is obtaining feedback from stu7
dents and academic departments to identify
the academic issues most important to stu7
dents She also wants to test a fixed syllabus at
HT 7 requiring professors to have lesson plans
and exam dates finalized before the start of any
given semester

At the debates, connecting students with
the academic and career resources available to
them on campus was a priority for Ausrinel We
were a little concerned, however, about the lack
of any mention of the Students Speak results
for academic departments, and the CMC Adi
visory Boardl

 

 

EXECUTIVE VP

 

Dhara Shah wasn’t able to make it to the
debates, but took the time to record a video
to make her case Though she is running uni
opposed, we appreciated the chance to hear
more about her ideas Thanks to her time
leading Engineers Without Borders, she has
a strong background of executive experience,
and she’s also been heavily involved with
Haiti Outreach and Kappa Phi Delta Her
primary goals for the Executive VP position
would revolve around SGA senators 7 run,
ning meetings effectively, helping senators
develop, and running workshops She also
wants to use the position to follow up on Stu,
dents Speak survey results with departments
on behalf of students

 

FINANCE BOARD CHAIR

 

CHUKWUDI
ILOZUE

Chukwudr‘ Ilozue wasn’t able to make it
to the debates due to the National Society of
Black Engineers conferencel He’s currently
Treasurer of that organization and as part of
his position has raised $25,000 in funds (a
record for IIT’s NSBE)l He’s also the VP of
Finance for the African Student Organizai
tion and on the RHA Housing Committee
He’s running for Finance Board Chair due to
his interest in finance management His chief
concern for Finance Board is equality in the
distribution of finances for all organizations
We wish we had been given the opportunity
to get more details on his plans for the posi7
tion to provide a better evaluation of his can,
didaturel

 

BERNIE

Bernardino Mendez is an experienced
candidate, having already served on Finance
Board for two years He’s very familiar with
the proposal process, and one of his main prii
orities is to get rid of the red tape involvedl
He wants to make sure that no one is denied
funding because of a technicality, but would
like to see more detailed followiup budgetsl He
sees this position as being a facilitator between
SGA, student orgs a.nd OSLl Mendez said that
he always looks for accountability when con,
sidering a proposal, reviewing the bylaws and
guidelines frequently He didn’t specify other
possible funding criterial Overall, he would
bring significant experience and a focus on the
process and inner workings of Finance Board
to the position, but his vision for fund allocai
tion remains unclear