Your Guide to UPUA Election Day 2024
UPUA elections are right around the corner, folks.
Polls open at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, March 27, and Penn State students can vote for their next student government leaders and representatives online throughout the day. Voting will close at 9 p.m.
For the first time in three years, the executive ticket will include two pairings of candidates for president and vice president of the assembly. The remaining candidates on the ballot are contending for spots as at-large representatives, academic college representatives, or Faculty Senate representatives.
To learn more about the 2024 UPUA elections, like information about candidates and the voting process, students can visit vote.psu.edu.
Executive Ticket
Roman Bahadursingh & Jackson Carmichael
Roman Bahadursingh and Jackson Carmichael are one of the two pairs of candidates contending for student body president and vice president this year. Bahadursingh previously served as UPUA’s Movin’ On liaison in the 18th assembly, while Carmichael has no previous experience within the UPUA.
The duo’s platform focuses on internal reform and developing a greater connection between the UPUA and Penn State students. If elected, they hope to be transparent in their leadership and open to inquiries from all students.
Zion Sykes and Rasha Elwakil are also vying for the roles of student body president and vice president. In the 18th assembly, Sykes served as the chair of the governmental affairs committee and Elwakil served as the chair of the justice and equity committee.
The pair’s platform centers on advocacy, sustainability, DEIB (diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging), and affordability. Their main goals include increasing election knowledge and working toward more sustainable infrastructure.
At-Large Candidates
To learn more about any of the at-large representative candidates, click on their names below.
Academic College Representatives
Candidates aiming to represent their academic college also provided biographies, which can be accessed by clicking their names below.
College of Agricultural Sciences
College of Arts and Architecture
Smeal College of Business
College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Eberly College of Science
College of Education
College of Engineering
College of Health and Human Development
College of Information Sciences and Technology
College of the Liberal Arts
Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing
Schreyer Honors College
Division of Undergraduate Students
The Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications does not have any registered candidates.
Faculty Senate Representatives
New to this year’s election are Faculty Senate representatives. Previously, academic college representatives were automatically given a corresponding seat in the Faculty Senate. In this election, candidates can choose if they would like to run for academic college representative, Faculty Senate senator, or both.
College of Agricultural Sciences
Smeal College of Business
Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications
College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Eberly College of Science
College of Education
College of Engineering
College of Health and Human Development
College of Information Sciences and Technology
College of the Liberal Arts
Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing
Schreyer Honors College
The College of Arts and Architecture and the Division of Undergraduate Studies do not have any registered candidates.
$15 Minimum Wage Referendum Question
All undergraduate students who vote, regardless of academic college affiliation, will be asked if they support a campus-wide minimum wage of $15. This will not immediately cause a $15 minimum wage to go into effect, but the data is valuable for the UPUA to report to the university administration.
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