Student Government Passes Resolution Approving Executive Advisory Committee – Old Gold & Black

The student government passed a resolution Senate Resolution SR 5 September 3 to approve the composition and membership of the Executive Advisory Committee for the 2024 Elections.

The resolution was passed to approve the commission’s membership slate and objectives consistent with the commission’s mission. The resolution cites voter engagement as a key principle of Wake Forest pro humanitarian efforts. The committee will be responsible for promoting voter engagement on campus and working with various campus organizations to promote civic engagement.

“The 2024 election is a really important time for our campus to be civically active and live up to the driving spirit of Wake Forest, “pro-humanitarianism” Student Government President Hannah Elluru “We look forward to working with university offices and departments to expand resources available to students so they can engage in conversations about the election and exercise their right to vote.”

The resolution was introduced by former student government president Jackson Buttler and was supported by: Elluru. Student council resolutions are not binding: once adopted, administrators must follow the recommendations in order for the resolutions to have the intended effect.

The commission’s primary goals are to promote impartiality, support voter registration efforts on campus and work with other organizations on campus to share election information, according to committee co-chairs Gray Lowder and Ava Jochim.

In addition to Lowder and Jochim, the committee will consist of 17 members, including Molly Linker, Ethan Rummage, Victoria Burnette, Yan Luo, Zali Lawrence, Lucy Loflin, Caroline Moritz, Piper Genkin, Jaden Morrison, Jessica Barry, Maddox Braue, Quincie Loy, Malcolm Brown, Lauren Schmidt, Grace Clark, Abby Kee, and Kaitlyn Bernas. Applications for the committee were open to all students, and members were elected in and out of student government.

Lowder said he hopes the committee will help unify the campus in the face of an overwhelming election season.

“A big part of our platform is inclusivity and making sure every student has a voice, and that includes elections,” Lowder said.

Jochim explained that her experience growing up in London gave her perspective on the importance of having discussions to be better informed about the candidates. Living through the divisive election in the UK showed her the importance of unity in times of change.

“We want to focus on having respectful conversations and looking at the facts, rather than hiding behind party lines,” Jochim said. “It’s important to be informed about who we’re voting for and why we’re not voting for other candidates, and to have discussions about those issues.”

Jochim said the committee wants to support students, many of whom will be voting for the first time in such an important election.

“We want to instill the habit of voting and ensure that we have active and interested voters for the future,” Jochim said, “because it’s our future that we are shaping, and those habits start now. We want to emphasize the importance of voting and the importance of voting for what you want, not what everyone else wants.”