Assemblies Elections

Elections are administered by the Office of the Assemblies on behalf of the Student Assembly Elections Committee.

Information for voters

Candidate Profiles

Election results

Student Assembly President

• Juliana Batista (jrb473) [2250]
• Matthew Stefanko (mas758) [1328]
• Jeff Breuer (jmb573) [355]

Student Assembly Executive Vice President

• Emma Johnston (elj49) [2551]
• Peter Biedenwig (pfb46) [706]

Student Assembly Undesignated At Large

• Matthew Stefanko (mas758)
• Diana Li (dl792)
• Maha Ghandour (mtg65)
• Gabe Kaufman (gdk36)
• Jeff Breuer (jmb573)
• Cole Finke (cjf82)
• Peter Biedenweg (pfb46)

Tabulation for President, Executive Vice President, and Undesignated At Large Races

Student Assembly Agriculture & Life Sciences

• Katie Zhu (khz6) [483]
• Chris Li (cl582) [323]
• Omer Syed (oas22) [310]

Student Assembly Architecture, Art & Planning

• Sagar Karnavat (ssk223) [71]

Student Assembly Arts and Sciences

• Mitch McBride (mlm428) [509]
• David Vakili (dv227) [385]
• Luke Bushner (lnb46) [324]
• Robert Dunbar (rjd276) [297]
• Demitri Dawson (dmd287) [295]

Student Assembly Engineering

• Justin Selig (jss459) [387]
• Erinn Liu (zl375) [338]
• Rhiana Gademsky (rsg248) [299]

Student Assembly Hotel Administration

• Rishika Uttamchandani (rsu9) [228]

Student Assembly Human Ecology

• Verlandy Michel (vm266) [327]

Student Assembly Industrial & Labor Relations

• Ben Bacharach (bsb87) [359]

Student Assembly International at-Large

• Shivang Tayal (st673) [3049]

Student Assembly LGBTQ+

• Philip Titcomb (pjt78) [3030]

Student Assembly Minority at-Large

• Saim Chaudhary (sec274) [1611]
• Maria Chak (mc3278) [1597]
• Samari Gilbert (slg272) [1475]

Student Assembly Women’s Issues at-Large

• Radhika Gupta (rg675) [2931]

University Assembly Undergraduate at-Large

• Matthew Battaglia (mab622) [1598]
• Matt Indimine (mi235) [960]
• Justin Cray (jgc232) [931]
• Eddy Medina (eam364) [912]

Candidate Eligibility

All full-time, matriculated undergraduate student enrolled in a degree-granting unit of the Ithaca campus of the University that will be enrolled during the 2015–2016 Academic Year as an undergraduate student are eligible to run in the election.

Certain positions on the Student Assembly represent a college-specific constituency. In order to run for these positions, you must be a member of the respective constituency.

Positions Available

The following positions are elected during the spring elections:

At-Large Positions

• President (1 position)
• Executive Vice President (1 position)
• Undesignated At-Large (4 positions)
• Minority Liaison At-Large (2 positions)
• International Students Liaison At-Large (1 position)
• Women’s Issues Liaison At-Large (1 position)
• LGBTQ Students Liaison At-Large (1 position)

School/College Specific Positions

• College of Arts and Sciences (3 positions)
• College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (2 positions)
• College of Engineering (2 positions)
• College of Human Ecology (1 position)
• College of Art, Architecture, and Planning (1 position)
• School of Hotel Administration (1 position)
• School of Industrial and Labor Relations (1 position)

University Assembly Positions

There are two popularly-elected positions for undergraduates on the University Assembly that are elected during this cycle. Candidates in this race will follow the same procedures as those in Student Assembly races.

Election results

Student Assembly President

• Juliana Batista (jrb473) [2250]
• Matthew Stefanko (mas758) [1328]
• Jeff Breuer (jmb573) [355]

Student Assembly Executive Vice President

• Emma Johnston (elj49) [2551]
• Peter Biedenwig (pfb46) [706]

Student Assembly Undesignated At Large

• Matthew Stefanko (mas758)
• Diana Li (dl792)
• Maha Ghandour (mtg65)
• Gabe Kaufman (gdk36)
• Jeff Breuer (jmb573)
• Cole Finke (cjf82)
• Peter Biedenweg (pfb46)

Tabulation for President, Executive Vice President, and Undesignated At Large Races

Student Assembly Agriculture & Life Sciences

• Katie Zhu (khz6) [483]
• Chris Li (cl582) [323]
• Omer Syed (oas22) [310]

Student Assembly Architecture, Art & Planning

• Sagar Karnavat (ssk223) [71]

Student Assembly Arts and Sciences

• Mitch McBride (mlm428) [509]
• David Vakili (dv227) [385]
• Luke Bushner (lnb46) [324]
• Robert Dunbar (rjd276) [297]
• Demitri Dawson (dmd287) [295]

Student Assembly Engineering

• Justin Selig (jss459) [387]
• Erinn Liu (zl375) [338]
• Rhiana Gademsky (rsg248) [299]

Student Assembly Hotel Administration

• Rishika Uttamchandani (rsu9) [228]

Student Assembly Human Ecology

• Verlandy Michel (vm266) [327]

Student Assembly Industrial & Labor Relations

• Ben Bacharach (bsb87) [359]

Student Assembly International at-Large

• Shivang Tayal (st673) [3049]

Student Assembly LGBTQ+

• Philip Titcomb (pjt78) [3030]

Student Assembly Minority at-Large

• Saim Chaudhary (sec274) [1611]
• Maria Chak (mc3278) [1597]
• Samari Gilbert (slg272) [1475]

Student Assembly Women’s Issues at-Large

• Radhika Gupta (rg675) [2931]

University Assembly Undergraduate at-Large

• Matthew Battaglia (mab622) [1598]
• Matt Indimine (mi235) [960]
• Justin Cray (jgc232) [931]
• Eddy Medina (eam364) [912]

Candidate Registration

The process for becoming a candidate in the election is outlined below:

1. Read the Student Assembly Election Rules (available below).
2. Complete the online registration form. https://cornell.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_8x1Uwg3deAi3ZEp
3. Gather the appropriate number of signatures using the petition form. Submit your petition forms to the Office of the Assemblies by the registration deadline (New later deadline; Monday, March 2, 2015 at 12:00 noon).
   • 300 for President and Executive Vice President
   • 150 for all other At-Large seats
   • 100 for Arts and Sciences seats
   • 75 for all other seats
4. Attend the mandatory Campaigning Meeting.
5. Attend at least one Student Assembly general body meeting.
6. Apply to serve on at least one Student Assembly Committee.
7. Submit the candidate Expense Report to the Office of the Assemblies before the end of the voting period.

Forms and Documents

Please note: most of these documents can be filled out electronically using Adobe Reader or Acrobat. Please do not submit handwritten documents when electronic ones are possible.

• Spring 2015 SA Election Rules
  • Postering policy
  • Rules for Campaigning in Dormitories
• Spring 2015 SA Election Calendar
• Spring 2015 SA Petition Form
• Spring 2015 SA Challenge Form
• Spring 2015 SA Expense Report
• Example Promotional Quarter Card
• Example Promotional Poster

Contact Us

Please feel free to send any questions to the Office of the Assemblies. Visit our office at 109 Day Hall, call us at (607) 255–3715, or email us at assembly@cornell.edu.