Impact Party announced its candidates for Student Government’s Spring 2016 elections Wednesday afternoon on the Reitz Union North Lawn.
To a crowd of about 200, Impact Party President Will Smith announced Susan Webster, 22, as the party’s candidate for Student Body president. Joining her on the party’s executive ticket are Brendon “BJ” Jonassaint, 21, for Student Body vice president, and Kishan Patel, 20, for Student Body treasurer.
Access will be formally announcing their candidates today through an online video on the Access Party Facebook page.
Kalyani Hawaldar, 21, will be running as the party’s nominee for Student Body president. Hammaad Saber, 22, is joining her as the Student Body vice presidential candidate, and Lillian Rozsa, 20, is running for Student Body treasurer.
Elections will be Feb. 16 and 17 from 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
The positions of Student Body president, Student Body vice president, Student Body treasurer and 50 student senators, who will represent their academic year (freshman, sophomore or graduate student) or academic colleges, will be elected for a one-year term.
Students who want to run, or slate, with a party can sign up Sunday from noon to 6 p.m., Monday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. or Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Reitz Union Grand Ballroom.
Contact Melissa Gomez at mgomez@alligator.org and follow her on Twitter @MelissaGomez004
Executive Ticket
- Student Body President and Vice President
- Student Body Treasurer
Senate Seats (50)
- Accounting (1)
- Agricultural (3)
- Architecture (1)
- Building Construction (1)
- Business Administration (3)
- Dentistry (1)
- Education (1)
- Engineering (4)
- Fine Arts (1)
- Freshman (3)
- Graduate (10)
- Health & Human Performance (1)
- Journalism (2)
- Law (1)
- Liberal Arts & Sciences (6)
- Medicine (1)
- Nursing (1)
- Pharmacy (1)
- PHHP (1)
- Sophomore (6)
- Vet-Med (1)
Slating (Reitz Union Grand Ballroom)
- Jan. 24: Noon to 6 p.m.
- Jan. 25: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m
- Jan. 26: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Elections (Various poll locations on campus)
- Feb. 16 and 17: 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
