UPUA Election Season Begins, Three Presidential Tickets Announced
It’s mid-March, which for Penn State can only mean one thing — it’s UPUA election season.
Campaigning kicked off today at 7 a.m., and you have no doubt already received a barrage of Facebook invitations from various campaigns. With current UPUA President T.J. Bard announcing his intention to not seek re-election, three executive tickets qualified for the ballot and have their sights set on replacing him.
- Courtney Lennartz (V.P. – Katelyn Mullen): Junior majoring in Health Policy and Administration, Current UPUA Vice-President
- Evan Ponter (V.P. – Ryan Kristobak): Junior majoring in Journalism, Current Onward State staff writer
- Maggie Quinn (V.P. – Gina Feghali): Junior majoring in Public Relations with a minor in Business, Current UPUA Press Secretary
Here are several important dates to keep in mind over the busy next two weeks as students select UPUA’s 7th Assembly.
March 19 – 8 p.m. – First Presidential Debate – Alumni Hall
March 21 – 10 a.m. – First Meet the Candidates Session – First Floor HUB
March 26 – 3 p.m. – Second Meet the Candidates Session – First Floor HUB
March 27 – 8 p.m. – Second Presidential Debate – Alumni Hall
March 28 – Election Day
We’ll have more information on the candidates soon. Be sure to check back with Onward State over the next couple weeks as we guide you through the UPUA election process. Remember, if you don’t vote your heart, your heart never wins.
Other candidates running include:
At-Large Representative (6 seats)
Anand Ganjam
Katie Quinn
Gwangseok Lee
Trey Werley
Jonathan Paul
Justin Laskowski
Steven Lynch
Spencer Malloy
Elias Warren
Ryan Brown
Off-Campus Representative (12 seats)
Anthony Christina
Ryan Stephens
Daniel Heitlinger
Hannah Kendig
Ryan Naylor
Curtis Houck
David Harrington
Del Markward
Kerven Moon
Benjamin Forrest
Michael Kramer
Ryan Gerst
Andrew Austin Turner
Sika Abbey
On-Campus Representative (7 seats)
Dray Krishnan
Tom George
Alex Angstadt
Taj Magruder
Victoria Woods
Academic Colleges (1 seat each)
College of Agricultural Sciences
Jillian Gordon
College of Arts and Architecture
Jeffrey Holzer
Smeal College of Business
Rishi Mittal
College of Communications
Katie Ritchie
Division of Undergraduate Studies
Tyler Wentz
College of Education
Alyssa Bloom
Bradley Middleton
Stephen Payne
College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Dan Tauriello
College of Engineering
Richard Pooler
College of Health and Human Development
no candidate
College of Information Sciences and Technology
no candidate
College of Liberal Arts
John Zang
Melissa McCleery
School of Nursing
no candidate
Schreyer Honors College
no candidate
Eberly College of Science
no candidate
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