Student Association elections will take place March 25-27. Here is a breakdown of the candidates for SUNY delegate.
Every year, UB undergraduates elect four SUNY delegates to act on the students' behalf in Albany. The four delegates travel to the state capital to meet with members of the New York State Assembly and Senate, raising legislators' awareness of issues that matter to UB students. It is their job to effectively communicate with the undergraduate student body so it is well represented at the state level.
Name: Sophia Peters
Year: Junior
Major: African and African American Studies
Party: Value
Sophia Peters is currently the president of the Caribbean Student Association and is a part of the Global Scholars program. She is a student representative of the Transnational Studies Department. She said she is a proud UB student and wants to do what she can to improve the university.
Peters wants to add a bus stop to the Wednesday and Saturday buses that go to Wegmans, Tops, Walmart and the Boulevard Mall. She wants to expand it to the Boulevard Consumer Square, which includes Target, Panera Bread and Chipotle. She also wants to implement gas cards for SA so students will not have to use their own money and wait for a reimbursement when getting gas for SA-approved events.
Name: Collin Olander
Year: Junior
Major: Mathematics
Party: Value
Collin Olander is part of the Honors College.He is the president of UB's rugby team and manages the club's budget of $17,000. He plans to hold a rugby tournament at UB. He is also involved in Mock Trial and other clubs.
Olander wants to spearhead an initiative to extend Alumni Arena's gym hours on the weekends and during breaks; he also wants to improve the gym equipment. Expanding on his health plans, he wants to put calorie counts on menus at on-campus eateries and increase the amount of fruit available for students.
Name: Hayley Ross
Year: Junior
Major: Political science
Party: Value
Hayley Ross is a current SUNY delegate running for re-election. She is currently the president of Alpha Gamma Delta Fraternity and vice president of judiciary for all of the social fraternities.
As SUNY delegate, Ross has involved herself with the SUNY assembly and was appointed by the president to the executive committee. She presented agendas at student conferences. She plans to continue her work as a UB representative for the SUNY system and increase student involvement in SUNY conferences.
Name: Corinne Zee
Year: Junior
Major: Exercise science
Party: Value
Corrine Zee is the current vice president of the Filipino American Student Association. She is also an active member of the Latin American Student Association, Chinese Student Association, Black Student Union and several other international clubs.
Zee wants to spearhead initiatives that would showcase student diversity at UB. She wants to better integrate international students into the UB community. She also plans to update the murals on the third floor of the Student Union. She said she wants to "bring what's on the third floor to the first floor" and express UB's diversity.
Name: Cesar Carrion
Year: Junior
Major: Communication and health and human services
Party: Impact
Cesar Carrion is the secretary for JUMP Nation, a brother of Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity and an active member of Poder Latinos Unidos. He wants to find ways to bring people to campus events, and, in the process, increase student attendance in clubs.
Carrion plans to work with Campus Living to promote campus activities. Carrion also wants to create packets with lists of campus events and distribute them to resident advisors for their residents.
Name: Farhan Hussain
Year: Junior
Major: Biomedical sciences
Party: Impact
Farhan Hussain holds the public relations position for Pakistani Student Association (PSA). Hussain wants to focus on alleviating the stress of parking for students. He plans to do this by promoting the already existing UB Parking Twitter account. He would like to spread the knowledge of this Twitter and work with Maria Wallace, director of Parking & Transportation Services, to increase the frequency of the posts.
Hussain also wants to work on fixing the outlets in libraries. He said he has already talked to the necessary people to have this done in the future.
Name: Colin Kelly
Year: Junior
Major: Architecture
Party: Impact
Colin Kelly is a member of Sigma Chi Omega Fraternity who transferred to UB from Hudson Valley Community College, where he was a student senator for two years.
Kelly wants to improve the transfer student orientation experience with more icebreaker activities and stray from limiting the experience to just a campus tour. He believes the housing website is complicated for students who have never been to UB and wants to simplify it.
Kelly also wants to work with Campus Dining & Shops to improve the system of food distribution in the Goodyear Dining Hall, specifically by installing a board that would show completed order numbers.
Name: Tony Daniel
Year: Junior
Major: Social sciences - early childhood education
Party: Impact
Tony Daniel is from Atlanta, Ga., and is a UB quarterback with a full football scholarship. He is also a member of True Blue and received the football program's Community Service Award.
Daniel is disappointed in the interaction between athletes and other students, so he is looking to bridge the gap between the two worlds. He plans to work with Student Wellness Team's Chill Out Event, which provides ways for students to relieve stress during midterms and finals, to get more students involved in the campus community.
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