Two candidates are running for the University Affairs Committee chair position for the next academic year and conveyed their goals and accomplishments to committee members Tuesday.
Freshmen Nicole Galicia and Angelito Tenorio said they both joined University Affairs with an interest in helping the committee advocate for more language certificates.
Galicia said if given the position she wants to push for a Spanish certificate by working with administrators and faculty. She said she sees University Affairs as a “platform” for students to share ideas.
“I think I’m running for chair because I’m really, really interested in student issues, and I know there are a lot of things people are bothered by on this campus, but they don’t know how to change them,” Galicia said.
Tenorio said he would continue the language certificate campaign by getting more students from various backgrounds involved in the committee and work to maintain a high retention of members.
“As a grassroot committee, we’ll be more effective when we build and expand on membership, so that’s something I would work on,” Tenorio said. “Another idea I have is working more closely with shared governance … I want to get more ideas from campus.”
The chair will be voted on by Student Council members next week.
