WSUSA Election 2024-25: February 26 - 29, 2024

 Ashley Potokar

Masters of Education, Emphasis in Curriculum and Instruction

You Matter. Your Identity Matters. Your Voice Matters. You have a place at Weber State.

Goals:

• You Matter: I want to create a culture amongst the student body where everyone knows that they have a place. It doesn’t matter our differences, all that matters is that you can be you.
• Your Identity Matters: At Weber State I want us to be proud of who we are. I want to create a culture where we celebrate our differences.
• Your Voice Matters: I will help create clear communication across campus. I want to unite all of campus to have one goal and one focus: the students. I want students to know their voices will be heard.
• You have a place at Weber State: Every student has a place here at Weber State. I want every student to know that by knowing the resources that are available to them on campus.

 Isaac Staszkow

Sophomore | Major: Political Science and Communications

If I am elected as Executive Vice President I will work to enhance belonging, increase involvement, and advocate for each and every students concerns.

Goals: 

• Increase belonging and Inclusion on campus. This starts with student leaders doing a better job creating events that cater to all students. As well as finding ways to reach out to students who are not the normal target audience.
• Build stronger relationships between WSUSA, The Institute, Athletics and FSL(Fraternity and Sorority Life). By doing this Weber State will see a major jump in involvement on campus. This will benefit everyone involved, as more engagement equals more enjoyment.
• Advocate for mental health services on campus. As a student who struggles with anxiety and depression, providing students with timely and accessible mental health treatment is my top priority. No student should have to struggle alone.
• Create affordable on campus housing for students. As Housing and Residence Life Senator I have been faced with the housing crisis head on. Weber States residence halls are completely full for the first time. For this reason we need to start looking into more on-campus housing for students. I plan to work with the administration to make this goal happen.

 Sydney Pace

Junior | Major: Communications

I'm all in because YOU matter and YOU are heard. Better Activities. Better Fun. Better Time. Will be a Better Weber State experience.

Goals:

• To elevate your experience from just day to day activities to memorable events.
• Promoting the wide range of activities, programs, athletic events, and initiatives around school to collab with during these events.
• Increase the amount of opportunities at these events for you to make friends in a space where you can feel belonging.
• Strive to build a community to show students all that Weber has to offer them. Including keeping the website up to date with everything happening on campus.

 Neftali Castaneda

Junior | Major: Accounting and Supply Chain Management

Promoting diversity and inclusion fosters innovation, collaboration, and excellence. As VP of Diversity and Unity, I am committed to building a more equitable and innovative university community.

Goals: 

• As the VP of Diversity and Unity, my first goal is to foster a more unified and inclusive college community by facilitating cross-group dialogue and collaboration. To achieve this, I will first identify key groups on campus and create opportunities for them to interact and collaborate through joint events or initiatives. I will provide training and resources for group leaders and members to facilitate productive and respectful dialogue and collaboration.
• As the VP of Diversity and Unity, my second goal is to implement practical initiatives that promote diversity and inclusiveness within the college community. To achieve this, I will first identify areas that could benefit from increased diversity and inclusiveness, such as recruitment, curriculum development, or staff training. I will then research best practices to develop targeted initiatives that address these areas.
• As the VP of Diversity and Unity, my third goal is to increase support and representation for underrepresented groups through targeted advocacy efforts. To achieve this, I will first assess the current state of support and representation for underrepresented groups on campus. I will then identify specific challenges underrepresented groups face and develop a targeted advocacy plan to address these challenges. I will work to create opportunities for underrepresented groups to share their stories and experiences, and I will evaluate the impact of efforts regularly by tracking participation and conducting follow-up surveys to gauge effectiveness.
• As the VP of Diversity and Unity, I plan to enhance access and support for underrepresented students in academic and career opportunities. To achieve this, I will assess the current access and support for underrepresented students across various academic and career paths. I will then work with academic departments and career centers to identify specific strategies and programs that can be implemented to increase access and support for underrepresented students.

 Yuritzi Rosas Hernandez

Junior | Major: Business Marketing & Economics | Minor: Women & Gender Studies

Goals: 

 Edson Barros Cordeiro

Sophomore | Major: Computer Science

I will try my best to improve the quality of life for international students on campus, from reducing tuition costs to hosting a lot of fun events!

Goals: 

• I will make more events for internationals students in the dorms. Almost all international students live in the dorms, however I noticed that a lot of events are outside campus, which is not a bad thing, but I think promoting new events in the dorms will make more international students engage. Also, I will advertise every event in the dorms to all international students living here, which will help more students participate on them.
• I will be a friendly person in our International office and build trustful friendships with new international students every semester, and make their transition to weber state as good as possible. I remember my first week at weber was the worst week because I did not have any friends here but I after I made my first friend everything changed for the better. Therefore I want to make every international students my friend since their first day here.
• I will facilitate the process of recruitment and communication between coaches and international students interested in being part of any Weber State sports teams. I noticed that I struggled a lot during the recruit process because we International students have no idea how to do this by ourselves. It is a very hard process for international students athletes to apply for any sports, and I think if we have someone in the office that understand the process and can help them would be great. I will make the process of getting recruited by any coach as smooth as possible, therefore making more internationals athletes come to Weber State.
• I will try my best to actively represent the needs, concerns and ideas of the students for which I serve. As I am good listener and I pay attention too detail, I will try to resolve any problems international students encounter as well as address their needs. One of the main concerns that I hear all international students complaining is the expensive tuition cost to study here compared to U.S. residents. One of my main goals will be reducing the tuition cost for international students.