Election Results

First, let me congratulate all of the candidates in this most recent election.  I know first hand that the slating process is difficult and competitive, so congrats to all whose names appeared on the ballot.

I'm excited to announce that Cory Yeffet, Vivan Nguyen, and Elliot Grasso have won their races for Student Body President, Vice President and Treasurer.  I worked extensively with Cory and Elliot during my tenure in Senate and have seen Vivan's exceptional work in her current role in cabinet.  I am confident that these leaders will have a lasting positive impact on student life here at UF.  As Joselyn, Jayce, and I finish the remainder of our terms we will be working with the newly elected officers to ensure a smooth transition.

Finally, congratulations to all of the voters in this election.  Participation in the democratic process is essential to ensure its longevity.  Thank you to all who took time to cast your vote and to make your voice heard.

Vote Today!

Me and Treasurer Jayce Victor after voting

It's hard to believe that it has been a year since Joselyn, Jayce, and I ran for office!  It always amazes me at how fast time goes by.  Nonetheless, we have made it to another election season and TODAY is the last day to vote.  Regardless of which party you support, I encourage everyone to vote.  Voting is the backbone of democracy and an active electorate is the best way to ensure effective representation.

I voted early yesterday morning, but you can vote until 8:30 tonight at the following locations.  All you need is your Gator1 Card.

• Broward Hall Basement
• Bryan Hall study area on the second floor (Near Room 212)
• CSE – Main room until 4:30, then location moves to Marston Library
• Health Science Center C2-041C
• Jennings first floor library
• Law School (Bruton –Greer)- side hallway near cafeteria
• Marston Science Library Main room
• Murphree Area Commons Conference Area Room 106
• Reitz Union Computer Lab (now located on the ground floor)
• Southwest Rec Center – Café near entrance on the left side
• Springs area office room C 202
• Veterinary Medicine Academic Bldg. Education Center, Room V1-104

Guest Post from SBVP Joselyn Rivas

For today's post I invited my running mate, Student Body Vice President Joselyn Rivas, to share everything that she has been working on.  I am honored to work with her and am impressed by everything that she has done!  Here's what she had to say:

During my term, I am honored to announce that all the platform ideas I ran on have been accomplished. I’d love to talk about a few new initiatives this year.

In order to establish accountability, the paperwork process behind Student Government Cabinet has been revolutionized in that we have successfully transferred all of our forms from a paper process to an online, eco-friendly format. Not only has this created a faster turnover in terms of event programming, but also may potentially become a flagship modernization of Gatorconnect that may be useful system to all student organizations.

A “Presidential Roundtable” is currently being developed to build and foster the lines of communication between Student Government and the student organizations we serve. Goals that will be achieved through a monthly meeting between student organization representatives and myself are transparency, collaborations and the prevention of over-programming.

Cabinet Monthly Leadership Trainings are commencing on October 3, 2013 where Cabinet members will come together once a month and perform an event that exemplifies a leadership pillar, such as community service. Our responsibility as student leaders is to actively impact our campus and community by giving back. 

Applications for Assistant Directors for various Cabinet Departments will be released in early October 2013. These may be found on https://www.sg.ufl.edu/Applications  

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me, Vice President Joselyn Rivas, at vicepresident@sg.ufl.edu or stop by my office hours!