On Thursday, Aug. 31, the Fordham Rose Hill United Student Government (USG) met to discuss the new school year and special elections.
Executive Vice President Ava Coogan, FCRH ’25, began the meeting by explaining the expectations for every USG meeting and the standards that every member of the USG has to meet. She also announced that the USG retreat will be Sept. 23 and it will consist of activities and proposal writing workshops that will aim to prepare the new senators for their future proposals.
Jillian Choy, GSB ’24, and Emily Kennedy, GSB ’24, both presented their campaigns for the GSB class of ’24 special elections where two seats remained open on the senate. Choy stated that, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the class of 2024 was forced to miss out on many events that would have been held their freshman year so she hopes to be able to plan events that the class of 2024 did not have a chance to experience. Kennedy explained that, during her previous years as a member of the USG, she worked on many mental health proposals and she hopes to be able to continue working to better the student experience at Fordham. Both Choy and Kennedy were elected as GSB 2024 senators.
Executive President Briana Al-Omoush, FCRH ’24, stated that she will be running USG information sessions for the class of 2027, and she plans to have a full senate by Thursday, Sept. 21.
Vice President of Operations Lauren Walczyk, FCRH ’25, said that the club fair last Wednesday went extremely well with some clubs getting hundreds of new students to sign up and new club applications opened on Wednesday.
Vice President of Finance and Budgets Eron Maltzman, GSB ’25, stated that the applications for the budget committee closed on Monday, and he also explained that any senators looking to join the budget committee will still need to submit an application and be interviewed before they can join.
Vice President of Fordham College at Rose Hill Emma Balint, FCRH ’24, said that the FCRH Dean’s Council members nearly doubled in size from last year, and they have created two new subcommittees, an undergraduate research subcommittee and a study abroad subcommittee.
Vice President of Facilities and Dining Jamie Serruto, FCRH ’24, said that he is very excited to make an impact on the Fordham community this year. He stated that the Marketplace Cafeteria in McShane Campus Center will be officially closing on Columbus Day weekend and the food truck will be revealed on Sept. 28. With the Marketplace closing soon, he said that they are working on many new plans to make dining as successful and enjoyable as possible.
Lastly, the Ram Fit operating hours have changed since last year because they are supposedly following their summer schedule due to scheduling issues. Vice President of Student Life Brian Iguanti, FCRH ’24, and Serruto said that they will explore how the Ram Fit schedule can go back to normal.
