Why I'm Running
I’m running because USG needs to advocate for students now, during these challenging times, more than ever before.
This is the first time you’ll be voting for your USG representatives from off campus, scattered around the world. Not only have the last nine months been tumultuous, but the upcoming semesters are also full of uncertainty. With challenges this acute across academics, student life, community engagement, and mental health, USG needs to address short-term concerns to relieve the added stressors of the virtual-remote experience, to prepare nimbly for a hybrid semester and any other eventuality, and advocate for long-term change that will improve life at Princeton when we can all return to campus. I believe I have the experience and the dedication, with your help, to face these challenges and make USG work for all students.
I’m also running because I can leverage my experience as Academics Chair to prioritize academics on USG. Without a campus and physical space to share, academics is one of the few things that all Princeton students have in common right now. It is also a major source of stress and anxiety. While both students and faculty have worked hard to adjust to the virtual-remote setting, academics is inherently more stressful than before. Since we were all sent home last March, I’ve made it my priority as Academics Chair to influence policies that mitigate this added hardship, and stepping up as USG President would allow me to pursue this goal together with all of USG and with a focus on all aspects of university life.
Finally, I want to make USG and the Administration more accessible to the student body. By adding to initiatives like USG office hours and administrative Q&A sessions, my mission will be to add new voices to the policy conversation. Unfortunately, students can’t chat on the way to class about Princeton life, and contacting your USG representatives is less spontaneous now than before. This year, I nearly doubled the size of the Academics Committee to include more, diverse voices. If elected, I will carry that imperative through USG as a whole to ensure that no matter where students are, their voices will be heard.
This is the first time you’ll be voting for your USG representatives from off campus, scattered around the world. Not only have the last nine months been tumultuous, but the upcoming semesters are also full of uncertainty. With challenges this acute across academics, student life, community engagement, and mental health, USG needs to address short-term concerns to relieve the added stressors of the virtual-remote experience, to prepare nimbly for a hybrid semester and any other eventuality, and advocate for long-term change that will improve life at Princeton when we can all return to campus. I believe I have the experience and the dedication, with your help, to face these challenges and make USG work for all students.
I’m also running because I can leverage my experience as Academics Chair to prioritize academics on USG. Without a campus and physical space to share, academics is one of the few things that all Princeton students have in common right now. It is also a major source of stress and anxiety. While both students and faculty have worked hard to adjust to the virtual-remote setting, academics is inherently more stressful than before. Since we were all sent home last March, I’ve made it my priority as Academics Chair to influence policies that mitigate this added hardship, and stepping up as USG President would allow me to pursue this goal together with all of USG and with a focus on all aspects of university life.
Finally, I want to make USG and the Administration more accessible to the student body. By adding to initiatives like USG office hours and administrative Q&A sessions, my mission will be to add new voices to the policy conversation. Unfortunately, students can’t chat on the way to class about Princeton life, and contacting your USG representatives is less spontaneous now than before. This year, I nearly doubled the size of the Academics Committee to include more, diverse voices. If elected, I will carry that imperative through USG as a whole to ensure that no matter where students are, their voices will be heard.