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Zaritheny sworn in as president
Alissa Letkowski
Issue date: 1/22/09 Section: News
Meredith Zaritheny and Rob Puff were sworn in as the new president and vice president of USG Wednesday night in a meeting of USG.
Zaritheny replaces Ryan McHardy, whose resignation became effective Tuesday.
The pair introduced their new platform for 2009, which includes nine "commitments to the student body."
They expect to complete each of the goals on various dates between Wednesday and March 25.
Completed over a month ahead of schedule was a new "all-access" HuskyCT program where student groups can communicate with one another. The site is up and running as of today, according to Puff.
The new administration has also officially introduced USG-SPAN as a pilot program of USG led by students. Upon request, these employees will "provide independent filming of meetings, events and lectures," according to the platform.
There are plans to create a Spring Weekend Oversight Committee by the end of this month that will work with university officials in an attempt to provide a safer environment for Spring Weekend festivities, which may include more USG sponsored events.
Some feel that whether or not this collaboration will encourage safety depends on the individual students. "It depends on the kids, whether they're willing to work with what the administration and under graduate student government have put forth," said USG senator Jonathan Sakakini, a 4th-semester political science and economics double major. "It's really up to the students and the individuals themselves."
Zaritheny and Puff also aim to provide a student liaison for students who are in violation of university policy or have questions or concerns.
Other plans include maintaining an "open door" policy for students, continuing to work with the Mansfield community through the Mansfield Community Campus Partnership, a "Husky Hot-Spot" blog for all students and organizations, and a Students Willing to Assist Transition (S.W.A.T.) team to assist freshmen during the first week of classes.
Zaritheny, who is a member of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority, also hopes to create a Greek Life Committee that she hopes will improve communications and resources between USG and the Greek life on campus.
"I think it would be a better idea to get Greek life involved in the student government," said Melissa Wynne a 4th-semester biology major and member of Alpha Epsilon Phi. "It definitely has outreaches to other organizations that could help the university I think, so I think it would help the student government."
Zaritheny and Puff recognized the work ahead of them but also realized that they will have to prove themselves to the student body.
"It is my commitment to continue these action based ideals that have USG to accomplish the significant goals and tasks," said Zaritheny, also noting, "Actions do speak louder than words."
Zaritheny replaces Ryan McHardy, whose resignation became effective Tuesday.
The pair introduced their new platform for 2009, which includes nine "commitments to the student body."
They expect to complete each of the goals on various dates between Wednesday and March 25.
Completed over a month ahead of schedule was a new "all-access" HuskyCT program where student groups can communicate with one another. The site is up and running as of today, according to Puff.
The new administration has also officially introduced USG-SPAN as a pilot program of USG led by students. Upon request, these employees will "provide independent filming of meetings, events and lectures," according to the platform.
There are plans to create a Spring Weekend Oversight Committee by the end of this month that will work with university officials in an attempt to provide a safer environment for Spring Weekend festivities, which may include more USG sponsored events.
Some feel that whether or not this collaboration will encourage safety depends on the individual students. "It depends on the kids, whether they're willing to work with what the administration and under graduate student government have put forth," said USG senator Jonathan Sakakini, a 4th-semester political science and economics double major. "It's really up to the students and the individuals themselves."
Zaritheny and Puff also aim to provide a student liaison for students who are in violation of university policy or have questions or concerns.
Other plans include maintaining an "open door" policy for students, continuing to work with the Mansfield community through the Mansfield Community Campus Partnership, a "Husky Hot-Spot" blog for all students and organizations, and a Students Willing to Assist Transition (S.W.A.T.) team to assist freshmen during the first week of classes.
Zaritheny, who is a member of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority, also hopes to create a Greek Life Committee that she hopes will improve communications and resources between USG and the Greek life on campus.
"I think it would be a better idea to get Greek life involved in the student government," said Melissa Wynne a 4th-semester biology major and member of Alpha Epsilon Phi. "It definitely has outreaches to other organizations that could help the university I think, so I think it would help the student government."
Zaritheny and Puff recognized the work ahead of them but also realized that they will have to prove themselves to the student body.
"It is my commitment to continue these action based ideals that have USG to accomplish the significant goals and tasks," said Zaritheny, also noting, "Actions do speak louder than words."
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Jesus Diaz of Greekster
posted 1/23/09 @ 10:47 AM EST
Always a great idea to get Greeks involved in student government:
* 48% of all U.S. Presidents have been Greek
* 42% of U.S. Senators are Greek
* 30% of U. (Continued…)
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