2009-2010 Vice President Becomes 2010-2011 President
At the close of last week’s Student Government Association elections, the results are in and this year’s vice president will be next year’s SGA president.
Matt Vekakis, CCSU ’11, narrowly defeated Alex Rodriguez, also CCSU ’11, by an 11-vote margin. Vekakis pulled in 400 votes and Rodriguez came in at 389.
Vekakis, a junior English major, succeeds current president Andrew Froning in his new leadership role. Before the election Vekakis told The Recorder that he was looking forward to giving back to the CCSU community as president.
He also said that he will carry on with the usual duties of the SGA president, that is, oversee the usual support and funding for student clubs and see that the Senate stays on track.
“The SGA is so focused on pleasing the upper administration. Student’s concerns come first and foremost. That’s my only gripe,” Vekakis said. “I want to make the senate aware that they’re not voting for the individual, but for their constituency. The senate can be very ‘tunnel vision’ within. I also want to make senate legislation effective and purposeful.”
The senate is responsibly for allocating hundreds of thousands of dollars – approximately $429,000 – to around 100 SA/LD-recognized student clubs.
This year’s election was the first conducted online through SGA’s and SA/LD’s recently purchased network Collegiate Link, but not without issue. Despite an early Monday voting glitch, turnout reached into the 700s, depending on the commuter and resident voting numbers.
The senate will ratify and adopt election results at the next meeting scheduled for Wednesday, May 5.
2010-2011 Senate
President: Matt Vekakis with 400 votes
Opponent: Alex Rodriguez, 389 votes
Vice President: Chris Kyle with 434 votes
Opponent: Lawrence Wooten, 295 votes
Treasurer: Asia Smith with 380 votes
Opponent: Javier Fernandez, 327 votes
At-Large Senators:
Ryan Sheehan
Joanna McCarthy
Chelsea Reagan
Brian McKeown
Rosalee Daley
Jamie Canny
Board of Trustees Representative: R. Sheehan
Connecticut Foundation Representative: Lawrence Wooten
Resident Senators:
Drew Blythe
Daniel Vega
J. Rodriguez
Omar Morgan
Lindsay Jean-Philippe
Evan Robbins
Nick Alaimo
Ryan Baldassario
Commuter Senators:
Kerrie Rowe
Zackary Keegan
Tyler Zajac
Ivonne Lopez
K. McKeown
Eric Bergenn
Shelby Datillo
Erika Dawson Head
S. Savage
Easton Lawson Jr.
Ashley Foy
Enid Largaespada
Ben Hasse
J. Blain
O. Nguyen
Albi Sako
