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Current Senate Initiatives:

Kelly Schwartz, Vice-President for Finance

* Work on campus wide policy changes/reviews through my involvement with the Student Affairs Committee (i.e. Sexual Misconduct Policy, student privacy issues, alcohol policy, etc.)
* Make the ASPC budget process more transparent and the college budget information more assessable to students
* Help establish a college subsidized u-lock rental program
* Reevaluate the ASPC Spring budget hearing process
* Use my access and connections with trustees, college administration, and other senators to represent student interests in campus wide decisions

Calvin Kagan ‘10, Senior Class President

* I organize the Junior/Senior Social as well as other Senior Class events such as Take Back Frank, Class Laser Tag, Senior SYR, Vegas Turnaround, Senior Service Day, etc.
* I am responsible for the Senior Class Gift Campaign and have organized a 5C Senior Class Gift competition.
* I am responsible for the Class Banner and the Class T-Shirt.
* I work with administration in selecting our Commencement and Class Day speakers.
* I represent seniors in all matters physical, spiritual, and metaphysical.

Rylan Stewart '10, Commissioner of Sports and Clubs

* Put together an online forum or mailing list for clubs to interact with each other in planning events. The idea here is that clubs should have a better way to network and share materials to maximize the effectiveness of events. When the budget begins to run low and funds are less available for events, I will help clubs explore other options to succeed.
* Begin to alter the environment on campus surrounding the sports teams by promoting big games and setting up special events for them. Examples include barbeques, giveaways and themes.
* Support our sports teams with the media, by increasing advertising and information available about the teams. Work with the coaches and players through media outlets like TSL and the Pomona College Website. Make sure that everybody knows what and when the big games are. You don’t have to like the sport, but you damn well better know when you should be attending the games.
* Set up more “one-time” intramural events on campus. Examples include events like a 3 v. 3 basketball tournament.
* Work with the Athletics Department to keep campus athletics equipment functional.
* Communicate student concerns about athletics facilities to the Athletics Department, especially amidst the budget cuts.

Kayleigh Kaneshiro '10, Vice President for Campus Activities

* Program a diversity of events for the school year: Pomona, 5-C, and off-campus
* Increase awareness of the role of CCLA through the advertisement of events
* Update CCLA website with current information
* Maintain the Claremont Events website
* Send out weekly party emails
* Restructure CCLA to better fit the needs of the student body

Stephanie Almeida '11, North Campus Representative:

* Create a viable "Walker Wall Paint System" so that students can have access to paint funded by the ASPC
* Co-Chair the Residence Hall Committee and address any and all North Campus concerns (particularly regarding construction noise), give input on the new residence halls being built, ensure adequate advertising is done for the room draw process, attempt to create a "room reviews" website
* Co-Chair the Food Committee and address any and all Frary concerns, continue maintaining and advertising the email account started last year (pomonafood@gmail.com) to encourage more student input
* Create a guide to the organizational structure of ASPC to be made available to all students
* Explore gender neutral housing options

Scott Levy '10, Commissioner of Academic Affairs

* Forum on Neuroscience
* Advising Fair
* Raffle for people who submit course evaluations

Kim Hartung '10, Commissioner of Community Relations

Organize weekly Diversity Coalition meetings to bring together student leaders, activists, and organization representatives, with the goal of facilitating collaboration and mutual support

* Increase accessibility of institutions and resources on campus by helping to produce, publicize, and distribute related information
* Hold open weekly meetings of the Senate Committee on Campus Climate and Diversity, to organize projects to improve campus climate, particularly with regard to diversity-related issues
* Engage and communicate student views regarding campus climate and diversity through the annual Community Action Summit and a comprehensive revision of "A Call to Action"
* Provide updated contact information for identity-based student support organizations and social/environmental justice-related organizations on campus, to facilitate greater student involvement, through the Campus Community Relations Contact List
* Serve on the President’s Advisory Committee on Diversity at Pomona College, Student Affairs Committee, and Senate
* Increase awareness and dialogue related to student support, involvement on campus, social/environmental justice, and underrepresentation/marginalization

Hsuanwei Fan '12, Commissioner of Off-Campus Relations

* Improve relations between students and local business in order to help them while helping us (through the Village Marketing Group, etc.)
* Create more enduring channels through which Pomona students can become active in community service work
* Create more venues and events in the surrounding communities for student artists or music groups to exhibit their work or perform
* Establish opportunities for Pomona students to directly mentor younger students in local, especially lower income, communities
* Improve relations and communication between Pomona and the Claremont City Council
* Establish framework through which students can be matched up with families in the local communities to offer their skills either voluntarily or for pay (tutoring, musicianship, etc.)
* Chair the College-Town Committee, which will work on planning events to bring students off-campus more, as well as create guides or other forms of advertisement for students to find a more vibrant life outside the Pomona College bubble
* Spearhead a partnership program with local communities that will allow international students who cannot or do not want to go home over winter recess to receive homestay in exchange for large-scale volunteer projects that will utilize their expertise

Jeff Levere '12, South Campus Representative

* Co-Chair the Food Committee and work with it to improve the dining experience at Frank (wider variety of cereal, bringing back ice cream, 16” pizza take out option, better surveying methods, etc.)
* Co-Chair the Residence Hall Committee and work with it to advance residential life on South Campus (fixing televisions, creating an “Improve Your Room” committee, etc.)
* Work to keep Pendleton Pool open through the winter months
* Keep students informed on budget decisions and the reasoning behind them

Joanna Ladd '10, Commissioner of Environmental Affairs

* Bring in Majora Carter to speak to student/faculty/staff concerns about environmental justice on campus and in the surrounding community (coming January 21st)
* Continue the program of Organic Lunch forums in Frank Blue Room
* Start the discussion about how we can hold ASPC-funded organizations/events to certain standards of social and environmental awareness
* Find local alternatives for students who don't want to purchase their textbooks at the Huntley Bookstore or via the internet

Wintaye Gebru '11, Junior Class President

* Chair Junior Class Committee, which concerns itself with social and informational events both on and off campus
* Chair Student-Faculty Interaction Committee, focused on creating and maintaining nonacademic relationships between all students and members of faculty
* Update juniors abroad and maintain correspondence
* Program events focused on post-graduate opportunities, including offices of the College such as the CDO and Graduate Fellowships
* Facilitate interactions amongst the junior class
* Graduation considerations - possible speakers

Corey Jacinto '13, First-year Class President

* Compose and serve on the freshman class committee that organizes social events hosted by the freshman class.
* Design and create a class banner that will represent us for the next four years and be on display at class reunions.
* Improve the dorms on South Campus. We deserve televisions that actually work and pool sticks that are whole.
* Promote interaction with freshmen from the other Claremont Colleges by collaboratively working with the other first year presidents of the 5Cs.
* Serve as a springboard to help the brainchildren of our class become realities.
* Urge the freshman class to volunteer not only in the Pomona College community but in the surrounding community as well.
* Lay a solid social foundation for the rest of our time at Pomona.

Tina Zhang '12, Sophomore Class President

* Form and serve on the Sophomore Class Committee
* Have weekly meetings with the Sophomore Class Committee to discuss and organize functions that address the needs of the Sophomore class
* Find the needs of the Sophomore Class through creating an email account that allows them to voice their concerns and recommendations
* Send out regular updates on the progress of the Sophomore Class Committee and inform the class of upcoming events
* Plan exciting events and activities for the Sophomore Class that allow for greater class cohesion such as a class Casino night, sports/playground games, class T-shirts, and weekend snack events
* Organize "Where in the World is Cecil?"
* Design the class banner
* Judge for the Inspirational Young Alumni Award

Than Volk '10, Commissioner of Communications

* Oversee the redesign of ASPC's website with the goal of making it accessible, relevant and easy to update.
* Evaluate ASPC's posting policy and identify ways in which it should be updated.
* Begin a discussion concerning Metate and it's long-term viability as a text stuck in print.
* Identify and work to correct/clarify weaknesses in the Student Code, particularly with respect to alcohol policy, privacy, and enforcement.
* Return prestige to Harwood Halloween