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The UNMC Student Senate officers for 2003 are, from left to right: Brian Farrell, secretary; Tracie Shea, treasurer; Casey Johnston, president; and Kristin Sonderegger, vice president. All are students in the College of Medicine. |
The UNMC Student Senate recently welcomed a new slate of officers and senators.
On Jan. 20, David Crouse, Ph.D., interim vice chancellor for academic affairs, administered the oath of office to Casey Johnston, student senate president and student regent; Kristin Sonderegger, student senate vice president; and new student senators.
Outgoing student senate president and student regent Brock Wentz praised senators for their work during the past year. He especially thanked them for their work in raising money for the Auxiliary Club, finding a new location for the senate’s annual luau, updating the senate Web page, planning a successful Chancellor’s forum and organizing a student letter-writing campaign to state lawmakers regarding budget and tuition issues.
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Incoming president Casey Johnston, right, thanks outgoing president Brock Wentz as David Carver, Ph.D., looks on. Dr. Carver is student senate advisor and director of the UNMC Counseling and Student Development Center. |
“The administration has done a fantastic job working with us,” said incoming president Johnston. “Brock truly did a fantastic job last year. He’s really set a high standard for us to follow and I hope we can live up to the bar he’s set for us.”
Johnston, who served as senate vice president last year, pledged to boost student involvement during his tenure. “It’s critical we have student input in the political and social issues,” he said. “We have a tremendous challenge and we’ll tackle it head on to maintain UNMC as a quality educational institution at an affordable price.”