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The office of Student Government vice president is up for election on Dec. 1, but only one candidate has stepped forward and submitted his nomination.
Sen. Ross Wolland has been a senator since the fall semester of last year and is one of the most senior senators. A political science student, Wolland is an elected senator representing the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
He was recently appointed as a member of the Executive Budgetary Committee and is the service chair. Last year, he served as senate historian.
Wolland has experience as a vice president – he is the vice president of Residents on Campus. He said his work in ROC has prepared him for mediating senate meetings. Like senate, ROC is run according to Robert’s Rules of Order.
“I understand the importance of running a meeting smoothly – you want things to be efficient,” he said.
Along with weekly senate duties, the vice president is responsible for appointing senators to committee positions.
“I feel like I’ve gotten to know most of the senators pretty well. I think people trust me to pick out qualified leaders,” he said.
As a senator, Wolland supported the resolution that made University of Maine MicroFridges available for purchase and worked with then-Sen. Samantha Shulman to minimize the cost differences between campus meal plans.
His most recent accomplishment was writing the resolution that eliminated the college representation system in senate, which he described as “a positive change for Student Government.”
Wolland said his goal while vice president will be to “take on projects that benefit the most amount of students.”
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