Elections for student senators for individual colleges will be held on Monday and Tuesday.
Students with valid school ID’s can vote from 8 a.m. -5 p.m. in Atwood Memorial Center, the ECC and Stewart Hall for the seven candidates. As of Wednesday evening, no one was running for College of Education Senator.
“I wish all the seats were going to be taken,” said Desiree Westby, student body vice president and chair of the election committee. “But I understand that it’s a busy time of year. If there are any education majors out there, the spot is still open.”
Two senators are elected for each college (Fine Arts and Humanities; Education; Business and Science and Engineering). Each student, regardless of their major, may vote for two candidates for each college.
Following, in random order are the candidates running for senate as well as the college they are running for and their responses to a University Chronicle questionnaire.
Brett Frodl — College of Science and Engineering
Hometown: Owatonna, Minn.
Major: Biochemistry, Criminal Justice and Spanish
Year in college: Senior
Experience: Senator for Science and Engineering in Fall 2002
Sergeant at Public Safety
Member of Organizacion de Estudiantes Latinos
What makes you the right person for student senate? I am willing to listen to students and consider everyone’s opinion on issues.
What will you do for SCSU students? Listen to all students and take the students’ issues to the student government
Becky A. Rothmeier — College of Fine Arts and Humanities
Hometown: Brookings, S.D.
Major: English Literature and Writing
Year in college: senior
Experience: I have been in student government since last year. I served as Cultural Diversity Chair and College Senator.
What makes you the right person for student senate? I have a lot of experience working with SCSU student government and with other state university student government.
What will you do for SCSU students?
Continue to keep communication open and let people know what’s going on
and how we are representing the students.
Dionicio Diaz Jr. — College of Fine Arts and Humanities
Hometown:
Major: Communication Studies
Year in college: Senior
Experience: I was Co-chair for M.E.Ch.A in 1999-2000 school year. I am a College Senator for this semester.
What makes you the right person for student senate? I feel that my abilities to
speak to the students and being a listener for the students could help in the changes
that the students want for this University. I feel by having one of the seats of College Senator I could be that voice for the students.
What will you do for SCSU students?
Like I have said before, I could be the voice for the students and go out there to every hall and see what some of the students concerns and ideas are. The only way to find out is to go out there and get the information and inform them about Student Government.
Leo Lipnik — College of Business
Hometown: Minsk, Belarus Presently: Maple Grove, Minn.
Major: Marketing and International Business
Year in college: fifth
Experience: Served on the senate for past two months. Met with Dean of College of Business to address some important issues in college.
What makes you the right person for student senate? Unbiased. Take every issue seriously.
What will you do for SCSU students? Represent every belief and interest they might
have toward their education and university.
Stephan Bulawski — College of Science and Engineering
Hometown: Mankato, Minn.
Major: Technical Management and Assessment
Year in college: fifth
Experience: I have held this position for the last year. I am in my fifth year at SCSU and in that time have held numerous leadership positions such as member and current chair of CAASA among others. I have also been involved in MSUSA on several occasions.
What makes you the right person for the student senate? Quite simply, I am highly experienced. In the last year I have gained extensive knowledge of both the systems and
structure of the university and the people who you need to talk to in order to make changes on campus. I have been highly involved in the senate over the last year in such
issues as: student disability services location and issues affecting students with disabilities; the quality of and issues involving Aramark food service and working with the Office of Student Life and Development to improve campus policies regarding student allergy concerns. I have always fought for the best interests of students and always will.
What will you do for SCSU students? I will continue to work on the issues I have been working on and others that may be given to me during the course of my term. As always, I will continue to provide top quality, committed and highly ethical service that the student body deserves and this position demands.
Tiffany Hill — College of Science and Engineering
Hometown: Maple Grove, Minn.
Major: Computer Science
Year in college: Junior
Experience: A member of the student services committee and member of ACM
organizations.
What makes you the right person for the student senate? I want to get involved and I have knowledge about the College of Science and Engineering.
What will you do for SCSU students? Listen to my peers in the college of my major
about their concerns and bring them to student government meetings.
Dan Martinez — College of Social Sciences
Hometown: Mexico City, Mexico and Clearwater, Minn.
Major: Economics and Spanish
Year in college: Senior
Experience:
-Co-chair M.E.Ch.A. for two years
-Senator at large last year, college senator this semester, public relations
committee, finance committee, constitutional review committee
-Member of U.S. Soo Balik Do National Fight Team (five years)
-Volunteer teaching Karate at the Boys and Girls Club
What makes you the right person for the student senate? I am experienced in student government and have knowledge of the important and reoccurring issues on campus. I will not be manipulated by the administration.
What will you do for SCSU students? FREE PARKING! LOWER TUITION! Alright, now that I have your attention you know and I know these are issues that will never get solved in our lifetimes. We need to work on better student services and on diversity issues on campus.
