Staff Senate recently conducted elections for the next academic year.
Newly elected senators are Meghan Arbegast, Shelby Barta, Jordan Bentz, Shashi Bhushan, Karen Blake, Kendall Brekken, Zachary Brist, Connor Copeland, Sarah Crary, Kylee Davis, Matt Diischer, Tara Ferkinhoff, Madison Gavle, Audra Hart, Megan Hubbard, Rose Jackson, Nicole Jurkic, Amy Knudson, Michael Landblom, Shea Mattingly, Erin McCall, Maddison Melquist, Brooke Ruebke, Sophie Rygh, Brigit Sprenger, Zach Thomas, Heidi Vanlaningham, and Lori Witt. Senators who were reelected for a new term are Nazrin Ferdousi, RoseE Hadden, Corey Landowski, Ethan Smith, Kristi Steinmann, and Shiloh Susag.
Staff Senate also elected Shiloh Susag as president, and he will serve one year as president-elect before becoming president for the following year. Also occurring at the meeting was a transition in the president role from Kay Hopkins to Joshua “Shwa” Schroetter, who will serve as president over the next 12 months.
Nancy Boyle was elected as chair for the Access and Opportunity Committee.
For the open Executive Committee roles, Jennifer Young was elected as secretary and Corey Landowski, Jeremy Kopp and Kristi Steinmann were elected as members at large.
For the open Staff Senate Joint Committee positions, Ben Bernard, Jennifer Young, and Megan Hubbard were elected to the Campus Space and Facilitates Committee; Ben Bernard was reelected as the IT Committee Member; Alicia Laferriere was reelected as the Learning Space Advisory Committee Member and Library Committee Member; Shea Mattingly and Connor Copeland were elected as University Athletics Committee Members; and Corey Landowski was elected to State Staff Senate.