Ending Remarks for the 84th Senate

At the final meeting of the 84th Senate, the following members of SGA delivered remarks:

• Former SGA President, George Alderman (‘21)
• Former President Pro Tempore, Clyde E. Tucker (‘21)
• Former Director of Finance, John-Michael Liontas (‘21)
• Former Director of Marketing and Student Outreach, Zoe Toledo (‘22)
• Former Chair of Academic Affairs, Joshua Finkelstein (‘22)
• Former Chair of Campus Life, Robert Manalo (‘21)
• Re-elected Senator At-Large, Gabriel Colon (‘23)
• Former College of Arts and Sciences Senator and Vice President Candidate, Aliya H.Cruise (‘21)

The following members all agreed that throughout the extension and amendments of their terms, SGA demonstrated perseverance, collaboration, resiliency, and dedication. Through finding solutions to obstacles and facing many uncertainties, the 84th Senate has many accomplishments under their names and has formed many friendships. Along with accomplishments regarding promotion and representation of the student body and student organizations and operations, the recurring theme among the 84th Senate was inclusivity. 

These accomplishments but are not limited to:

• Passing a Bill for Student-Athlete positions so that the Athletic Department and the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) can be represented on Oct. 16, 2019.
• Passing a Bill a Bill for Diversity and Inclusion Training for Faculty and Staff on Feb.12.
• Passing a Bill for SGA to fund for PET (Psychoeducational Testing) on Sept. 2, 2020.
• Showing support for and taking part in Effective Access to Student Education (EASE).
• Working on logistics regarding the potential changes to changing the venue for the 2020 Commencement until Apr. 22, when a date and details were set on.
• Working on campus and student operations regarding the COVID-19 and promoting university policies regarding COVID-19, including serving on different task forces and committees.

Senators For 2020-2021 Academic Year

• 551 students voted during the Sept. 9 election. For comparison, 473 students voted during the Fall 2019 elections. 

At 7:59 p.m., Lischna Castor (‘22), Chair of Elections showed a screen with the new Senators for the 2020-2021 academic year. There were 35 senators elected.

The elected senators for the 2020-2021 academic year are:

Class of ‘21 Senators:

• George Alderman
• Robert Manalo
• Clyde Tucker

Class of ‘22 Senators:

• Tyler Kick
• Sarah Munnigh
• Tristen Montalvo
• Joseph B. Schultz

Class of ‘23 Senators:

• Alexis Falance
• Camilo Lilleslatten
• Julia Moore
• Paolo Teodorescu

Class of ‘24 Senators:

• Austin D. Carpenter
• Alejandra Correa
• Jaida A. Garnes
• Ngan Le

School of Business Administration Senators:

• Timothy Heath (‘22)
• William P. Webb (‘22)

College of Arts and Sciences Senators:

• Rachel T. Harrison (‘22)
• Lana Kolchinsky (‘22)
• Christopher W. Walker (‘23)
• Jose Lois (‘24)

School of Music Senator: Jacquelyn Tawil-Brown (‘22)

Senators At-Large:

• Veronica Bautista (‘22)
• Nicole Brunson (‘23)
• Gabriel Colon (‘23)
• Mark Manglardi (‘23)
• Kristina N. Mickens (‘23)
• Ariana Motta (‘23)
• Isaac Mendez (‘23)
• Ion Sancho (‘24)

Commuter Senators:

• Grace K. James (‘23)
• Catharine Remey (‘21)
• Colin F. Snyder (‘22)
• Jennifer Weller (‘21)

Student-Athlete Senator: Arye Beck (‘21)

The SGA Executive Board will be decided on some time after the Runoff Elections on Sept. 16. There will be more information at a later time.

SGA Elections: Runoff Edition

Due to the counting of votes and SGA bylaws, the top two Presidential tickets will have a Run-off election on Sept. 16 to declare a final presidential ticket. There is a runoff election because none of the three tickets received a majority—50% plus one vote—of the votes. Students that did not vote previously may vote during the run-off election.

These tickets are:

• Hannah B. Weary (‘21) and Aliya Cruise
• Joshua Finkelstein and Daniel Hendrick (‘23)

Before the Run-off election, on Sept.15, from 8:30 to 9:45 p.m. there will be a Town Hall and Debate.

Tracking COVID-19

Test results from the Stetson community are part of Deland’s and Volusia County’s test results.

Information from the COVID-19 Tracking webpage of the Safer Stetson website

As of Sept. 13, overall, from the total number of residential students who are actively positive, there is a 0.1% positivity rate for residential students.

As of Sept. 9, there was a cumulative total of 93 cases.

• Cumulative cases from students: 90
• Cumulative cases from employees: 3

Update: As of Sept. 13, there is a cumulative total of 95 cases.

• Cumulative cases from students: 92
• Cumulative cases from employees: 3

Current Active Cases on Campus

As of Sept. 9, there were three active cases from students on campus.

Update: As of Sept. 13, there are two active cases from students on campus.

Isolated On Campus

As of Sept. 9, 16 members of the Stetson Community were in isolation.

• Students in isolation: 13
•  Employees in isolation: 3

Update: As of Sept. 13, 20 members of the Stetson Community are in isolation.

• Students in isolation: 13
• Employees in isolation: 7

Stay updated with SGA for more information.