By Sarah Huffman
This past Thursday, United Student Government (USG) held special elections for the positions of Senator GSB 2019, Senator FCRH 2020, Senator FCRH 2021 and Vice President of Finance. There were nine candidates in total that ran for the various slots, including two for 2019, two for 2020, three for 2021 and two for VP of Finance.
Kaylee Wong, GSB ’20, was elected Vice President of Finance. Wong served as a member of the finance committee this past semester. She said that in her new role she hopes to create a way for clubs to find other sources of funding outside of USG budget allocation.
Wong said she plans to work with club leaders through the budget process.
“I’m really excited to work with all the club leaders and try and make this somewhat confusing process more clear to them and to help them through and make sure that we can continue doing great programming at Fordham,” she said.
Wong filled the seat of previous VP of Finance, Elizabeth Crennan, FCRH ’18. Crennan served on the budget committee since her freshman year before leaving the position this year. She said she will help facilitate the transition.
Morgan Menzzasalma, GSB ’19, was elected to the GSB 2019 position. Menzzasalma said she hopes to ues her experience on other activities on campus to bring various perspectives to USG.
“After winning I felt really excited for the new connections I will be able to create this semester. The United Student Government is filled with such passionate, kind people, and I cannot wait to work beside them to better the Fordham community,” said Menzzasalma.
During her time on USG, Menzzasalma said she plans to support current leadership retreats and create more outlets to support leadership development, as well as increase visibility of the Senate and collect students concerns.
Matt Schumacher, FCRH ’20, was elected Senator for FCRH 2020. Schumacher said that he ran because he has always wanted to be a part of a body that governs and makes a difference at Fordham.
Schumacher said he has four very distinct goals he would like to focus on during his time on the Senate. They include increasing vegetarian dining options, increasing internship opportunities for History/Education majors, shortening waiting times at the post office and reserving space for studying and activities.
The position of Senator FCRH 2021 was filled by Carsyn Fisher, FCRH ’21. Fisher said she plans to focus on making activities more accessible to commuters and building an altogether more cohesive student body, as well as working on diversity at Fordham.
