Student Senate 3/31: Election Results and Admissions Update
Alfredo Roman Jordan ’26 has been elected Student Senate President for the 2025-26 academic year. (Grace Jurchak/The Gettysburgian)
By John Towey, Staff Writer
Officer Reports
President Michael Woods ’25 kicked off Monday’s Senate meeting with the presentation of the Dr. Ralph Cavalier Endowed Teaching Award to economics professor Brendan Cushing-Daniels.
Vice President Abby Rugerio ’26 announced the results of the presidential and vice presidential elections. Senator Alfredo Román Jordan ’26 was elected president for the 2025-26 school year and Senator Jocelyn Duquette ’27 was elected vice president.
Treasurer Jack Thompson ’27 reported that the Senate has $22,522.12 on hand.
Guest Speaker
Senior Assistant Director of Admissions Luke Frigon updated the Senate on the status of admissions to the class of 2029 in advance of Get Acquainted Day, on Saturday, April 5.
He shared that the College currently has 300 deposits and is on target for its merit and need-based aid goals. Their additional goals are to have a class of 530 to 570 first-years, and for 20% of those students to be domestic students of color.
Frigon also noted how the College is nationally ranked for the over $100 million it typically grants in aid.
Club Reports
“What’s It Called Sketch Comedy Night” will be held this Friday, April 4.
Alpha Omicron Pi (AOII) will be having a barbecue outside the CUB on Saturday, April 5.
Student Concerns
President Woods reported that the Servo dishwasher has been repaired, so the silverware should now be clean.
New concerns included that large sections of Servo are roped off on weekends, declining food quality at Servo and the poor condition of the surface of the running track.
Budget Requests
The Latin American Student Association requested $4,700 for an event to celebrate Hispanic culture. The Budget Management Committee recommended $2,700 instead (5.1% of the budget). This revised amount was approved in full.
SANGAM requested $1,505 which was approved in full.
“What’s It Called” requested $575, which was also approved in full.
New Business
The Senate voted on the Franklin Moore Award, which is given to a senior who “during their undergraduate years, has shown the highest degree of good citizenship, and by character, industry, enterprise, initiative, and activities, has contributed the most toward campus morale and the prestige of the College.” The results of the vote will be announced at the Spring Honors Day ceremony later this semester.
A motion was passed to recommend placing a plaque on the new stair masters, accrediting them to the Student Senate, as they previously voted to fund them.
Two issues were remanded to the Rules and Administration Committee. These were the constitutional hole with budget requests and the removal of the Inclusion Officer position.
Senators also discussed restructuring the affinity groups before deciding to table the issue and adjourn.
