Special Business
Tuesday, April 17, the College of William and Mary’s Student Assembly Senate swore in newly elected senators.
SA Senate officers were then elected by members. Sens. Riya Budhrani ’29, Quinn Clancey ’27 and Mackenna Wyckoff ’28 won their candidacies and became SA senate secretary, SA senate historian and chair of senate, respectively.
The senate then confirmed executive cabinet members.
Meagan Kenney ’27 was approved as chair of the independent elections commission, a position she held last session. In her statement, she described her main goals as ensuring fairness and integrity through the election process.
Sen. Jason Zheng ’26 asked Kenney about her plan to increase voter turnout among students. Kenney outlined potentially holding a raffle for each class of voters while also strengthening outreach.
Georgia Horgan ’27 was approved as secretary of university policy and student rights. Horgan, who held the same position last session, highlighted her past experience and hopes of continuing many of the same initiatives.
Sabina Mohanty ’27 was approved as secretary of outreach. She cited her goals of increasing broader understanding of senate processes and outreach among students.
Colin Lowe ’27 was approved as secretary of finance. In his statement, he highlighted the work he completed in the past year as deputy secretary of finance.
Erin Reiley ’27 was confirmed as secretary of health and safety. Reiley has served on the executive board of Someone You Know. She said her goal was to lead with compassion to shape campus culture.
Peerawut Ruangsawasdi ’26 MPP ’27 was approved as secretary of academic affairs. Ruangsawasdi served in the same position last session.
Langston Spencer-Hamm ’27 was approved as secretary of data and analytics. In his statement, he expressed his goal of obtaining more student data to help SA make better-informed decisions.
New Business
Sen. Neha Baskar ’29 introduced the Deflock William and Mary Resolution, which addresses privacy concerns regarding the College’s use of Flock safety cameras. Baskar explained that her bill aims to push for greater transparency, privacy and accessibility of the software’s data. She said that it will also encourage the senate to reassess the campus Flock system with administrators and to find other public safety alternatives.
Senators discussed uncertainty regarding who can view campus Flock data, how the information is used and the importance of incorporating student opinions into senate decision-making.
Sen. Jenny Wang ’29 introduced the Wren Bell Ready Act, which aims to improve student awareness of campus professional resources. Wang’s bill funds a launch event targeted toward first-year students that would feature resume assistance, professional headshots and informational programming in partnership with the Cohen Career Center.
Executive Updates
SA President Nico Giro-Martin ’27 announced that applications for undersecretary cabinet positions would remain open until Tuesday, April 21. He also reminded the senate about an upcoming tour of the new West Woods Dining Hall.
