Executive Election 2022-2023

Pronouns: she/her

Year in School: Third Year

Major(s) & Minor(s): Environmental Studies and Theatre double major. Minor in Hispanic Studies.

Qualifications:

On-campus

• Two years of ASPLU experience
  • One semester as a senator
  • Three semesters as the environmental justice director
• Co-founder and co-chair of the Student Sustainability Committee
• GREAN club officer starting as a first year and current member
• Served on the Budget Advisory Committee
• Representative on the DJS club coalition
• Earth and Diversity planning committee member
• Prism club member

Off-campus

• Two and a half years volunteering for the Sunrise Movement Tacoma Chapter

Policy Proposals:

Our policy proposal includes both broad culture-changing goals as well as specific policy proposals.

Intersectional Justice

• Uplift the existing efforts towards improving PLU’s environmental impact and legacy.

1. 1. 1. Reinstate efforts increase our waste diversion rate.
      2. Increase education and training around the origins and responses to the environmental crisis.
      3. Lift the charge for water in the commons.

• Uplifting the existing anti-racist and social justice efforts that student affinity groups, staff, and faculty are currently undertaking.

1. 1. 1. Instating mandatory and intentional Land Acknowledgements campus-wide.
      2. Support affinity clubs with celebrating heritage months.
      3. Expanding access to gender neutral bathrooms.
      4. Expand on efforts to make campus more accessible and ADA compliant.

• Masking and COVID regulation consistency and justice.
• 1. Eliminate graded attendance to in-person classes.
• Carry on the current Senate’s Mental health support efforts.
  1. Continuing the My Academics Deserve care campaign.
  2. Collaboration with RHA to affirm the work of RAs to not be of professional mental health specialist responsibilities.

Intentional Community Building

• Carry on the current administration’s efforts to support and connect First Year and Incoming Students.

• PLU and Parkland-wide Block Parties in collaboration with RHA and the Community Engagement Center.

1. 1. • Club and affinity group fundraisers
      • Feature students artists
      • All with the intention of breaking down the negative connotations associated with our Parkland neighbors.

• Continue the institution of annual Homecoming/ Prom in collaboration with RHA.

• Faculty Support.

• • Carry on the current administration’s efforts to build a culture and messaging around supporting our hardworking staff and faculty. 
  • Potential fundraising to support Wang Center programming. 

• Culture change towards advocacy.

1. • Work with the civic engagement director to continue building towards a campus culture of proactivity via campus and community engagement.

Goals for ASPLU:

• Training

• • Offer comprehensive training on legislation understanding and construction to empower senators to create policy to execute their personal campaign goals.
  • Collaborate with DJS director/ leadership and Center for Diversity, Justice, and Sustainability staff to hold Anti-racist training/ race caucuses/ power walks/ individual reflection.
  • Collaborate with DJS directors/ leadership and environmentally-aligned staff to hold environmental crisis training, response, and resources on campus.

• Structure

• • Renew our collaborator positions to expand participation and leadership opportunities.
  • Amend our assignment of paid hours to be equal at least amongst the environmental justice and social justice directors.
  • Invite all directors to the Board of Regents meetings.

• Cross-Collaboration and Support 

1. • Continue and expand upon the tradition of senate retreats.
   • Instate the 1:1 check ins between each member of the senate and executive team.
   • Increase cross-campus communication and collaboration by connecting with RHA leadership.