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Show Election Update Er eslde initial Candidates Wednesday Tiie Forum Essays y lb March 12 1997 jEctnoan What motivates you to become part of the A.S.W.C. Senate? 1. What motivates you to become part of the A.S.W.C. Senate? Be specific. Be specific . Since I started at Westminster in 1993, 1 have been very active During my three years at Westminster, I have had the opportufirst A.S.W.C. organization with which nity to experience the college in a variety of different ways rang- in campus activities.theThe Westminster College Earth Effort. I had a ing from A.S.W.C. Senator to Tuition Committee Member and I was involved was Volunteer Center Coordinator to Student Ambassador. This desire to get involved with other students and I saw the W.C.E.E. involvement has given me a great deal of insight into the way both as the chance for me to do that. My sophomore year, I was electof the Earth Effort and first participated as a Student A.S.W.C. and Westminster College operate. I would like to take ed these experiences and insights and use them to work for the stu- Ambassador to aid in freshmen transitions to the college. The foldents of Westminster. I firmly believe there is a great deal of lowing year, I was elected to serve as a business senator while still I was a Student Ambassador and progress to be made in furthering our goals as students, and that a chairing the W.C.E.E. Again, I started this year as a third-tim- e fresn approach will help to bring about that change. I strongly feel active in campus activities. that I can be of service to the students of Westminster and this is Student Ambassador. The year also brought with it another aspect of working with the A.S.W.C. After winning a second Senate what motivates me to run for A.S.W.C. president. term, I accepted the A.S.W.C. Presidents offer to work as the 2. What do you see as obstacles for the collective student body, A.S.W.C. Parliamentarian. I feel these various experiences with and hoiv would you go about changing them? Explain in con the student body have given me the opportunity to learn the workcise detail. ings of the A.S.W.C. With this experience, I will continue the traThere are a three areas that we as students can work to improve ditions of moving the Student body forward and making the at Westminster. The first is communication. We must overcome A.S.W.C. a well respected entity on Westminster campus. the lack of effective communication among students as well as with the administration. The second is student life. I would like 2. What do you see as obstacles for the collective student body, to work towards improving the overall college experience here at and how would you go about changing them? Explain in concise Westminster. Finally, it is important that we improve the effec- detail. tiveness of A.S.W.C. in order for it to be a well run organization Currently, I see nothing I would consider an obstacle with which positively affects students. These are all obstacles that can regards to the student body of Westminster College. I do feel, be easily overcome by taking the right approach. The background however, by being an active President of the A.S.W.C., there are I have acauired over the past three years, has given me literally things I could do to better the school. With the help of my fellow: pages of ideas regarding how we can accomplish these objectives. members of the new A.S.W.C. Executive Committee, I would work I look forward to nearing what your ideas are and combining them cooperatively with the senate and, in the long run, be very effecwith mine, so that together we can achieve a positive change, fc tive in moving the student body forward. I think the past student body has done a wonderful job, and I also think I could help in the transition and carry on the tradition of an effective organization. As President, I would actively look to the students to find any problems they may see in the policies affecting us. I will try to better the awareness of students on campus issues that both directly and indirectly affect the student body. I feel as President, it would be not only a duty, but an obligation to the students to keep them informed. By trying to maintain professional relationships with the Board of Trustees, administration, faculty and staff of Westminster College, I would be able to better foster the ideas and concerns of the students, fc 1. co-cha- ir -- Important Daites Friday, March 14 Remember All candidates must remove campaign propaganda from the Shaw Center, Gore and Converse by 10:00 p.m. Monday, March 17 and Tuesday, March 18 General elections commence - ' Wednesday, March 19 A . I All campaign material must be removed from campus by 5:00 pm. Any violation will result in a forfeiture of the $25 filing fee. Thursday, March 20 Run-of- f announced. anndL Run-of- Events to Monday, March 24 f elections commence. Thursday, March 27 Awards Day, swearing in of new Senate. If there are more than two Presidential or Vice Presidential candidates and the number of votes separating the two top candidates is less than five percent of the total votes cast, a run-of- f election will be held with only those two candidates on the ballot. Any questions concerning these dates should be referred to a member of the Elections Committee. |