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Winters/Ramos win special election •April 8, 2013•
After the invalidated election Winters/Ramos come out on top (again) By STEFAN LINGE The VanCougar
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Becoming elected ASWSUV president and vice president isn’t easy, but becoming elected twice? Well that’s rare for WSU Vancouver. With the election controversy at an end, ASWSUV president and vice-president elect, Shavey Winters and Pauline Ramos, gave an exclusive interview with The VanCougar to share their plans for next year and how they will prepare for the challenges ahead. Now that the special election is over, what’s next? “First of all we’ve released the applications for our executive staff. Applications are due April 17 and you can find them online at aswsuv.com or pick one up from the Office of Student Involvement. Job descriptions can also be found at aswsuv.com. We’ve also met with the current ASWSUV president and vicepresident to discuss our goals and aspirations. We want a smooth transition and we want to build on what’s already been started here.” What has top priority on your agenda for next year?
Students choose teacher of the year Ron Pimentel wins award for excellence in and outside of the classroom
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By AUDREY MILLER The VanCougar Ron Pimentel, assistant professor of marketing and associate director of professional
sales, is named Teacher of the Year. The award is presented at commencement. A committee of students selects the Teacher of the Year recipient. This year six students served on the ASWSUV committee. “The committee of students reviewed about 50 nominations that were submitted to ASWSUV, and unanimously selected Pimentel as the recipient of this year’s award,” Monica Santos, a senior and member of the selection committee, said. The award is presented to instructors at Washington State University Vancouver who have displayed excellence in and out the classroom.
“Pimentel was selected based on several criteria; impact on student success and impact on campus. Students nominated him for his impact on their academic lives, their careers and his encouraging students to seek professional careers in marketing. Through his involvement with DECA as well as the professional sales competition and program, several student nominated him and quoted his impact on their professional development,” said Santos. More information about Pimentel and the Teacher of the Year award will be reported once released. n
“We want to increase the visibility of ASWSUV so that everyone can have a productive campus experience. We want ASWSUV to be out in the open and not just tucked away in the office. Second of all, we want to have trainings for clubs and increase their visibility. We want to get incoming freshman and transfer students hooked up with the appropriate RSO that fits their needs and interests. Lastly, we want to build off successful events that are already in place. We want to continue events that were huge successes like the Senate Health Week and Family Weekend. We also want to release newsletters so we can stay actively engaged with the student body.”
Do you have anything to say to people who maybe didn’t vote for your candidacy and do you have any idea of how to reach out to them? “We welcome everyone no matter whom they supported because at the end of the day every candidate that ran, just wanted to support and improve the student body. We want to connect with them because we’re stronger together. At the end of the day we just want to serve you and help address your needs and concerns." Do you have any plans to amend the by-laws after the challenges that occurred this election season? “We want to put an active check on the power of the judicial board. We want to revise the bylaws so that one branch doesn’t have too much power. What we would like to see is that if the Judicial Board invalidates an election, there would also have to be a majority vote by the Senate. This will give people better representation so that we never have a repeat of what happened this year. " Any closing words you want to give to the student body? “We’re really excited about being elected and reelected. We just want to let the students know that their voices have been heard and we’re excited to get started. Our doors are always open so feel free to come talk to us." n