Friday, April 3, 2009
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A LISTSERV e-mail will be sent out to students the week Each position has a restricted amount of seats, so use
of April 12th directing Behrend students to a site where the platforms provided by candidates to make your deci
they will choose representatives from the student body sion when it comes time to vote.
to serve on the Student Government Association (SGA) Voting "booths" will also be set up outside of Bruno's
for the 2009-2010 school year. Below is a list of the can- Cafe on the April 15 and 16. Voting will remain open
didates running in this year's elections. until 12:00 a.m. on April 17.
Hello everyone, my name is
Amy Wagner! I am a fourth
semester sophomore majoring in Psychology, and I currently sit
on Student Government Association as University Faculty
Senator. On campus, I am also involved in organizations such as
Theta Phi Alpha, THON, Homecoming, Lion Entertainment
Board, and Orientation Leaders. I am running for a 2009-2010
upperclassman seat. I hope to work with the Student Activities
Fee and be very active in THON!
Association. Currently I am a
second semester freshman, who occupies one of the freshman
senator seats on SGA. I was elected to SGA last semester
through in-house nominations and eagerly anticipate this sem
ster's election process. I am also involved with the Lion
Entertainment Board and have recently become a brother of
Kappa Delta Rho. With the volume of SGA senators graduating
this year, I hope that you agree that senators with experience in
the position will be more than needed this following semester.
My name is Lauren Beggs and
I am running for Student
Government Senator. I am a
very organized, focused, and quick learner. I want to run for
Senator so that I can be the advocate for better changes for our
campus and the Penn State community. In addition, I think I can
provide more ideas to help our campus run more efficiently.
I am running for the position
of Senator on SGA because I
feel I can bring a positive change. I have seen SGA do great
things for this school and wish to be a part of that. I believe that
I can bring a constructive attitude and fresh outlook to the stu
dent government. As a member of the Matchbox Players of
Penn State Behrend, I have seen how SGA works with clubs and
organizations. I want to help SGA further promote and support
student organizations. My goal will be constantly improving
campus life for all of our students
SGA Elections for Fall of 2009 will take place on
Wednesday, April 15 and
Thursday, April 16.
Ten positions: Responsible for proposing resolutions, attending committe
dent population. Senators represent the large voting portion of the S
Association and have a direct impact on SGA polic
Amy
Wagner
4th semester
Psychology
Jeff
Tseng
2nd semester
Biology
Hello, my name is Jeff Tseng
and I am running for an
upperclassman Senator seat
for Student Government
Lauren
Beggs
2nd semester
Marketing
Joe
Goetz
2nd semester
Marketing
SGA ELECTIONS
Senator(lo)
Ryan Snyder
4th semester - Political Science
As a Senator, it would be my duty to represent your interests
and opinions. The most important part of being an elected offi
cial is honesty, so Fm going to give you promises, not lists of
ideas. The best promise I can make is to stay close to it's pulse
of our evolving college com
munity and listen to the voices
of my fellow students. I'll try
to ensure all voices, bold or
shy, are heard and considered.
Even when in the minority, I
will continue to defend the
best solution and continue to
promote the voice of my fel
low students.
Erik Holman
4th semester - Communication
I will say that this is my first time ever considering being in
such a position in my college. In fact, throughout my entire
school eras, I was never in the student government league. I can
already be considered inexperienced by peers, but the peers can
also say that I relate to them
and am willing to listen to ai
of their needs and fulfill thet
as much as possible. As a sei
ator, I wouldn't place myself
on a higher level or look at
myself as bigger than any
body else. In fact, one would
n't even have to call me "sen,
tor," they'll just know and
trust that I have a lot in corn
mon with the entire student
body on this campus. I am
you, just like you are me.
Brian Barker
2nd Semester - Engineering
In my first two semesters at Penn State Behrend. I've found
myself fascinated by the way the campus is administrated.
While I didn't expect to be eager to make an impression on the
administrative situation on
campus, I feel that I'm pre
pared and capable of making
a positive impression on the
campus and providing the stu
dents of Behrend with an
attentive and understanding
ear. Students should have a
greater say in the way that
their money is spent, and as a
senator I will take care to
keep their interests at heart to
make positive changes.
Jason Golbieski
2nd semester - Accounting
As a freshman senator I was able to see first-hand how the
Behrend student government functioned. I served on the
Student Affairs committee with which we developed ideas that
could greatly aid student life here at Behrend. I also served on
the Academic Affairs committee in which we discussed methods
to improve the quality of our academia. However, all the work
committed by all of the SGA
members and myself goes
unnoticed by the student
body, except for a select few.
My platform is simple. I want
to improve the quality of our
student government as well
make the student body aware
of our actions. Also, I wish to
continue the work that my fel
low committee members and
have done over the past year
in order to improve the stu
dent body as a whole.
• s, representing the stu
udent Government
Angelina
Caputo
4th semester
Psychology
I want to be a senator because
I care about issues on campus
such as concerns of where money is spent, events on campus
and volunteering opportunities. I make fair decisions, and I am
a creative problem solver. I would make a good senator
because I take my responsibilities seriously and I am efficient
in doing things the right way. I am good listener and I am the
kind of person to always listen to others opinions. I like having
a voice and I will be open to anyone who wants to speak
through me.
Lauren
Restich
2nd semester
Business
I am running for SGA Senator
because I have enjoyed work
ing with everyone on school
issues this year, and I believe
that I have made an impact. We accomplished many things dur
ing the first semester that directly affect everyone in the stu
dent body, and 1 liked having a say in these changes. You
should re-elect me because I am productive, outspoken, and
familiar with all of SGA's policies and responsibilities. During
my first tenure. I was on the Elections. Student Affairs, and
Homecoming committees. I am also an active member of the
Lion Ambassadors, THON, and participate in intramurals.
Stephen
Burger
4th semester
Finance
I am running for Senator on
Student Government
Association because I truly care about this campus and my fel
low students. I am currently on Student Government as a
Senator; I was elected at the end of the fall semester 2008. I am
currently on the elections committee, student affairs committee
and academic affairs committee. My goal as senator for next
year if I am elected is to get more students involved on cam
pus. If more students are involved we can accomplish more
goals and get more done as a campus.
Mike
Fultz
4th semester
History
I am Michael Fultz, a sopho
more in the history program
here at Penn State Behrend.
am running for the position of
senator. During my time here I have seen some distance devel
op between the people that make decisions on how student
money is spent, and the people whom those decisions affect. I
want to make sure that your voice is heard. If you have a prob
lem with how your money is spent, then I want to hear from
you. I want to make sure that you're happy hove vin• money
is spent. I think the main thing that I want you to know is that
you will have a voice if you vote for me.
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