Your Guide To UPUA Election Day 2022
Election Day is almost here! Starting at 7 a.m. on Thursday, March 31, Penn State students can head online to vote for their next student government leaders.
For the second year in a row, only one executive ticket for the role of student body president and vice president is on this year’s UPUA ballot. Other candidates are vying for spots as at-large representatives or delegates for their academic colleges.
To find out more information about the candidates and the voting process, check out vote.psu.edu. Keep reading to see our breakdown of the ballot ahead of tomorrow’s election.
Executive Ticket
Najee Rodriguez & Sydney Gibbard
Rodriguez and Sydney are the only executive ticket in this year’s election. Rodriguez previously served as UPUA’s vice president for the 16th assembly, while Gibbard served as speaker of the assembly.
The duo’s platform aims to address important issues at Penn State, including student poverty, sexual misconduct, and administrative transparency.
At-Large Candidates
To read about any of the at-large representative candidates’ platforms, click on their names below.
Write-In: Chase Wilson
Write-In: Ansh Matta
Write-In: Jordan Deibler
Write-In: Andrew Jackson
Write-In: Mitchell Scordo
Academic College Representatives
Academic college representative candidates also provided information about themselves, which can be accessed by clicking their respective names.
College of Education
College of Engineering
College of the Liberal Arts
Smeal College of Business
College of Agricultural Sciences
Bellisario College of Communications
College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Eberly College of Science
Division of Undergraduate Studies
Write-In: Jada Okundaye
College of Arts and Architecture
Write-in: Xander Popko
Write-in: Ky McKenna
Schreyer Honors College
Write-in: Tori Kovalchick
Write-in: Max Wittenberg
Write-in: Abby Wincott
College of Informational Sciences and Technology
Write-in: Aidan Heery
Write-in: Chris Virostek
College of Health and Human Development
Write-in: Jenna Angel
Editor’s note: Vikram Raj is an Onward State contributor. He was not, in any way, involved in the creation, development, or publication of Onward State’s elections coverage.
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