Your Guide To UPUA Election Day 2023
UPUA elections are almost here.
Starting at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, March 29, Penn State students can go online to vote for their next student government leaders and representatives. Voting will close at 9 p.m.
For the third consecutive year, the executive ticket is uncontested. All other candidates on the ballot will be vying for places as at-large representatives or as representatives of their individual colleges.
Students can visit vote.psu.edu to learn more about this year’s UPUA elections, including information on the voting process and the candidates. Keep reading for a brief breakdown of the ballot ahead of tomorrow’s election.
Executive Ticket
Nora O’Toole & Giselle Concepcion
The O’Toole and Concepcion ticket is the sole executive ticket in this year’s election. In the 17th assembly, O’Toole served as speaker of the assembly and Concepcion served as the chair of the governmental affairs committee.
Should they be elected, UPUA would have its first simultaneous pair of women serving as president and vice president. Additionally, Concepcion would be the first woman of color to hold such a leadership position.
Topics highlighted in the pair’s platform include issues that face countless Penn Staters, including sustainability, supporting mental health, and sexual violence prevention and awareness.
At-Large Candidates
Click on any of the names listed below to learn more about individual at-large representative candidates.
Academic College Representatives
Candidates vying to represent their academic college also provided biographies, which can be read through the links below.
Bellisario College of Communications
Eberly College of Science
College of Education
College of Engineering
College of Arts and Architecture
College of the Liberal Arts
College of Agricultural Sciences
Smeal College of Business
College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Schreyer Honors College
Division of Undergraduate Studies
The College of Informational Sciences and Technology, College of Nursing, and College of Health and Human Development do not have any registered candidates.
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