Despite running unopposed, the new Undergraduate Student Government President and Vice President Andrew Pierce and Shayanna Hinkle-Moore chose to campaign and spread their message prior to elections and hear from students. Pierce said the goal of their campaign is to show students will work on their concerns while ensuring they still have fun.
Students are advocating for the university to allow excused absences during religious holidays.
As concerns of safety, COVID-19 and mental health continue to spread across campus, Jacob Chang, president of the undergraduate student government, said the organization is collaborating with university departments to discuss the needs of students and influence change.
Ohio State’s Undergraduate Student Government president and vice president said they will prioritize student safety throughout their tenure.
Ohio State student leaders from the Undergraduate Student Government, Council of Graduate Students and Inter-Professional Council expressed their support for the university’s COVID-19 vaccine requirement in a joint statement Tuesday.
Ohio State renewed its five-year contract with Wendy’s June 1, despite ongoing student protests.
University President Kristina M. Johnson announced the formation of a new task force to help improve mental health and well-being on campus in an email Thursday.
All of Ohio State’s deans released a statement affirming their commitment to improving public safety and policing in the campus community Tuesday.
As a student from Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, Jacob Chang said he didn’t think he could make a difference at Ohio State — he was unfamiliar with American customs, spoke English as a second language and faced anti-Asian sentiments. Now, he’s the first international student to be Undergraduate Student Government president.
At its last meeting, the Undergraduate Student Government’s 53rd General Assembly passed resolutions to stand in solidarity with the Asian American and Pacific Islander community, advocate for updated university sustainability goals, rename the Diversity and Inclusion Committee the Justice and Equity Committee and recognize March as Women’s History Month.