WHAT'S UP UCD!!
My name is ERIC FRIEDMAN, and I’m running with STUDENT FOCUS to represent you on the ASUCD senate! I love this school and if elected, I will be committed to responsibly serving our student community!
I transferred to UC Davis in the fall of 2005, after spending a year and a half at Santa Monica College, a community college in Los Angeles. As an ASUCD senator, I will be an advocate for transfer students because I realize what an invaluable resource the community college system is for those that need a second chance to get into a top tier university like UC Davis! I am now a senior majoring in International Relations and minoring in Middle East / South Asian Studies and Jewish Studies. I have a strong work ethic, and over the past year, I have been involved in different campus organizations that have given me excellent leadership experiences.
My activities and experience:
• Commissioner, Academic Affairs Commission
• Jewish Student Union Secretary
• Alpha Epsilon Pi Brother
• Recruiter for Undergraduate Admissions and Visitor Services (UCD Tour Guide)
• Canvasser for Campaign to Save the Environment (I collected money over the summer to help support various environmental organizations.
• Event Assistant for the UC Davis School of Law.
• Photographer for Campus Recreation
• Aggies for Israel member
What I want to accomplish as a senator:
I would like to see ASUCD outreach more effectively to the student community.
• Have an ASUCD resource fair every quarter, instead of just in the spring, that would include workshops designed to educate students about ASUCD
• Reinstitute Polls to add credibility to senate resolutions
• Increase voter turnout by creating physical polling stations and incentives to vote (for instance, if you volunteer and get ten people to vote, you win a prize)
• Work more collaboratively with Aggie Pack to co-sponsor events
I believe that promoting inter-cultural awareness is vital to the welfare of all students.
• Work with the Cross Cultural Center to develop a culture fair, which would showcase all the different culturally oriented organizations on campus
• I support the creation of a One Voice chapter on campus, which is a group composed of both Israelis and Palestinians that are working together to find solutions for peace.
• Lobby the Regents to bring back the Education Abroad Option to ISRAEL!!
I would like to see some internal ASUCD reforms that promote transparency and accountability among senators.
• Develop an Attorney General position to hold senators accountable
Make more services available to you!
• Support the creation of a centralized resource building that has a 24 study room and cafe!
• Expand the amount of electrical outlets in the 24 hour room
• Just thought of this idea! Offer scholarships for the Experimental College and lobby the administration to offer units for Experimental College classes.
VOTE THE MAN!!! FREEEED MAN!!
Thanks for your support! I want this group to be a forum for everybody! Let me know your ideas and suggestions! What do you want to change? Let's use the discussion board and talk! Also, invite all your friends to this group!
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