UNMC students will be casting their ballot this week for Student Senate president, vice president and senators from the various colleges.
Elections will be Tuesday, Nov. 9 and Wednesday, Nov. 10 from 9 a.m to 5 p.m. in Wittson Hall Lobby, near the 42nd Street entrance. The Faculty Women’s Club will staff the election booth again this year. Funds earned by the group go toward UNMC student scholarships.
Students will be electing a Student Senate president, who also serves as a non-voting member of the University of Nebraska Board of Regents; a vice president, and senators from the various colleges. A student ID or driver’s license is required to vote.
Students in contention for president and vice president:
- Nicholas Behrendt, M3, for president
- Michael Chapman, M3, for vice president
Students in contention for a senator position in the College of Pharmacy — students will vote for one:
- Nelle Balsiger (P3)
- Andrew Beckman (P1)
- Benjamin Gueck (P1)
Students in contention for senator positions from the School of Allied Health Professions — students will vote for two:
- Renee Dominy, physical therapy student
- Jacqueline McBride-Rayno, physical therapy student
Students in contention for senator positions from College of Medicine — students will vote for six:
- Sandra Antoniak (M2)
- Aaron Barksdale (M3)
- Marc Boggy (M3)
- Casey Bowen (M1)
- Matt Carlson (M2)
- Michael Furasek (M2)
- Jay Hawkins (M3)
- Joshua Priluck (M2)
- Shikhar Saxena (M2)
- Sabrina Seib (M2)
Students in contention for senator positions from Graduate Studies — students will vote for 10 (although only nine are running):
- Robert Arpke
- Jennifer Bailey
- Jeffrey Boyle
- Crystal Cordes
- Brian Farrell
- Mario Fernandez
- Sarah Keim
- David Scanlan
- Pankaj Kumar Singh
The College of Nursing has its senate seats represented through class presidents.