The General Student Senate of the University of Maine Student Government (UMSG) held its second meeting of the semester on Jan. 27, led by President Keegan Tripp and chaired by Vice President Cynthia Shelmerdine. This meeting, held at the Buchanan Alumni House in an effort to recognize student leaders and deepen the relationship between students and the alumni association, saw the Senate elect officers for each of its committees. There were no action items considered besides the nominating process.
Executive Reports
In his report, President Tripp said that UMSG had decided against re-hiring a clerk and that Executive Administrative Assistant George Finch would be taking over the responsibilities of the role for the remainder of the semester, citing the futility of hiring and onboarding a new employee for such a short period. He also stated that the search continues for a new UMaine candidate for the position of student trustee, with the deadline for consideration being Feb. 1.
Vice President of Financial Affairs Joshua Bohm reported that the remaining unallocated budget stood at $120,541.34, unchanged from the prior week.
Vice President of Student Entertainment Dillon Leeman relayed that UMSG had posted the date and location of its spring concert on Instagram, and said that the announcement regarding the opener and headliner would be forthcoming.
Unfinished Business
At the previous meeting, nominations were opened for each internal committee role, and are to be left open for a period of two meetings. Another round of nominations for each role closed this week, with nominated candidates having an opportunity to deliver a short speech indicating why they believed they should be elected to the positions. After hearing these speeches, senators voted to decide who should fill each role for the duration of the semester.
The complete list of the elected committee officers of UMSG is as follows:
- Faculty Senate Student Representative Senator: Abigail Goodspeed
- Student Legal Services Liaison Senator: Zachary Szelog
- Representative to the Graduate Student Senate Senator: Casper Cowan
- Orono Town Council Liaison Senator: Marisa Schultz
- Old Town City Council Liaison Senator: Riley St. Pierre
- Representative of Military and Veteran Student Senator: Grey Vanderwood
- University of Maine Security Representative Senator: Hailey Inman
- The Center for Undergraduate Research Liaison Senator: Ethan Cratty
- Policy and Procedure Standing Committee Chair Senator: Hazel Sparks
- Services Standing Committee Chair Senator: Ryan St. Lawrence
- Academic Affairs Standing Committee Chair Senator: Elizabeth Oldfield
- Holistic Health and Wellness Special Committee Chair Senator: Casper Cowan
- Food & Dining Affairs Special Committee Chair Senator: Jeremy Collamore
- Undergraduate Student Symposium Special Committee Chair Senator: Matthew Webber
- Voter Involvement and Education Special Committee Chair Senator:Alayna Dana
- Non-Traditional, Commuter, & Transfer Students Special Committee
- Chair Senator: Jon Sutker
- Sgt at Arms Senator: Paige Rivera
- President Pro-Tempore: Senator Elizabeth Oldfield
- Executive Budgetary Committee Senators: Matthew Webber, Gabe Santaniello, Hailey Inman, and Ezekiel Delorme
- Student Organizations Committee Senators: Casper Cowan, Skye Van Beek, Marisa Schultz and Gabe Santaniello
- Student Entertainment Committee elected Senator: Ryan St. Lawrence
