A new Student Government Association (SGA) President and Vice President of Operations (VPO) have been elected. Paulina Georgoutsos, who will be serving as President, and Alex Stanczak, who will be serving as VPO, have stepped up to the podium of facilitating the SGA throughout the next year.
Georgoutsos and Stanczak felt that their campaign “went swimmingly.” Both candidates publicized their campaign through the Instagram account @paulinaandalexsga2023, where they acquainted themselves with the student body. The account conveyed important information about nominations, voting, and the duo’s goals for the SGA. Georgoutsos and Stanczak also held a town hall where they answered questions about their upcoming plans for the year and received valuable feedback regarding the SGA from students and current SGA members alike.
The SGA has four overarching goals for the year: “community outreach, sustainability, mental health, and Stevens’ pride.” Their goals are further explained by Georgoutsos below.
Community Outreach: “In the past year, we have successfully co-hosted events with many organizations around campus. We plan to expand this effort by continuing to collaborate with these organizations but also take it a step further by integrating ourselves into the Hoboken community. By getting more involved with the overall Hoboken community, we can start to create a stronger network and a more unified campus-city relationship.”
Sustainability: “In terms of sustainability, as the world shifts to a more sustainable lifestyle through EVs, carbon emission reduction, clean up campaigns, and more, it is important that Stevens follows suit. Over the next year, we plan to heavily promote sustainability from an educational and demonstrative standpoint with the hopes of creating a more aware, and sustainable student body and campus.”
Mental Health: “Continuing the trend from this past year, we plan to promote mental health initiatives through events, campaigns and resources available on campus. It is critical that students know they are not alone in what can sometimes be a stressful environment. In our term, we want to ensure that students have easy access to resources as well as a support system for student mental-well-being.”
Stevens Pride: “Finally, our last goal, Steven’s Pride, aims to promote a stronger campus community to allow for students to have the opportunity to feel part of a larger group. As advocates for the student body, it is important to us that all Stevens students are able to thoroughly enjoy their time here.”
Georgoutsos and Stanczak also have various internal goals such as filling all of the senate seats and hosting a New Jersey Student Government Conference.
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