Dearmin prepares to select Cabinet

Student officials are on the lookout for dedicated and passionate students who display a desire to create change at the University.

With student body elections now complete, students soon will get a chance to apply for various positions in student government or the honor system.

Student Body President-elect Seth Dearmin said he hopes to have applications available by the end of this week for students interested in applying for Cabinet positions in student government.

A key item on Dearmin’s platform included expanding and improving student government. He now is working to create new positions for freshman, sophomore and junior class officers.

“I am looking to restructure student government,” Dearmin said. “I want to be proactive and go to different student groups in order to encourage students to apply.”

Applications will be available to students on the student government Web Site and at its office. Dearmin also said he plans to send out e-mails to encourage students to participate in student government.

“We are really looking for passionate and excited students to fill these positions,” Dearmin said. “There is really no exact mold.”

Anyone who will be a full-time student during the 2005-06 academic school year can apply, Dearmin added.

Applications now are available in the office of the Honor Court for students interested in becoming members.

Erin Scharling, vice chairwoman of Honor Court, said the application process is a monthlong procedure. Students first must submit an application along with a resume and go through several rounds of interviews before they are picked to serve on the Honor Court.

Students applying for membership are not required to have a certain grade point average or a specific major.

“A lot of students have such a misconception of Honor Court members,” Scharling said.

“This year, we want to cross-section the entire campus and have a broader array of student representation.”

Scharling also said that officials in Honor Court are trying to encourage more minority groups to apply for membership.

Although members of Student Congress already have been elected, representatives will have a chance to run for leadership positions. Representatives can be nominated for positions such as Congress speaker and speaker pro tem and committee chairmanships, including finance committee chairman.

Speaker Charlie Anderson encourages students to put ideas on paper and submit them to representatives in order to create good leadership among the members.

“It puts pressure on the elected officials,” Anderson said, “But it’s a good kind of pressure.”

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