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Student body election endorsement: Knowledge and experience

Dear UNH Students,

I am writing this letter asking you to vote for Carley
Rotenberg and Alex Burroughs for Student Body President and Vice President. Carley is currently the Student Body Vice President and together we have worked on and overseen our team which worked to ensure students were being well represented. Below is a list of some of things that have been worked on and overseen by our office this year:

1. Spoke at Freshman Orientations in the summer to ensure students knew who was representing them

2. Spoke to all freshman students on Wildcat Days

3. Worked with Faculty Senate on ensuring Faculty express clearly how students will be graded on their syllabus

4. Fought for Fall Break to be reinstated

5. Standing up for the funding of Trash2Treasure

6. Served on Student 150 Homecoming Celebration Committee helping the Campus Activity Board (CAB) with homecoming activities

7. Worked with The New Hampshire to start a Student Senate column so that students would be informed on what happens at Student Senate meetings

8. Addressed indoor bike storage on campus by working with the Department of Housing

9. Fought for Homecoming Weekend and Family Weekend to be separated

10. Served on the Student Committee on Popular Entertainment (SCOPE) Advisory Committee to aid SCOPE in bringing great concerts for students

11. Served on the Discovery Committee to ensure student opinion was being given on the Discovery Program

12. Visited many in-town businesses to help build community relations

13. Attended Town Council Meetings so that student voice would be heard in Durham

14. Worked with the Hamel Recreation Center to increase hours on weekends

15. Provided student feedback on the new Hamel Recreation Center project

16. Worked with Administration to set up a Spring Safety Walk to address lighting concerns on campus

17. Served on the Title IX Policy and Education Committees to help prevent Sexual Assault on Campus

18. Serving on the committee to appoint the new Director for the Counseling Center

19. Providing student opinion on the new Director of Residential Life

20. Worked with the Office of Community Standards in implementing the process of students being a part of the hearing boards for student conduct issues

21. Working on UNH Student Legal Services

22. Implementing new Student Senate Financial Affairs Committee procedures so that students have an effective voice on the mandatory fee approval process

23. Fighting for students when the immigration ban was put into effect

24. Providing input on capital improvement projects (yes, we asked about the PCAC every meeting)

25. Worked to ensure students would have a yearbook available

26. Addressed accessibility issues on campus

27. Spoke at UNH Alumni events

28. Supported students’ rights to vote in New Hampshire

29. Ensured Student voice was heard on how the Student Activity Fee would be spent

30. Currently addressing TA and Advisor issues

31. Met monthly with the president of the university, Mark Huddleston

32. Fighting for more university funding from the state

33. Increasing recycling bins on campus

34. Pushing for all fraternities and sororities to be involved in any GPEP changes

35. Moving Common Exam time away from Friday afternoons

Actions speak louder than campaign promises. Vote Carley Rotenberg and Alex Burroughs for SBP and SBVP because they have the proven track record, knowledge and experience.

Jonathan Dean

Student Body President

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