At the Syracuse University Student Association meeting Monday night, President James Franco announced that he is continuing to work on a partnership between the organization and Uber.

Franco said he has reached out to places such as Destiny USA and Armory Square as potential sponsors for a partnership with Uber and SA. Franco said those establishments have shown some interest in sponsorship, but nothing is finalized.

Vice President Angie Pati also detailed SA’s upcoming Mental Health Awareness Week. The advocacy event starts next week. Pati hopes SA members will volunteer and be heavily involved in the event, she said.

Pati added that there will be a more “lighthearted” day to focus on mental health when it is not in a crisis mode. On Monday, there will be inflatable obstacle courses on the Quad. Tuesday will focus on intersectionality in mental health, and a dialogue about that subject will be held in the evening.

Wednesday will be “Send Silence Packing” day. About 1,100 backpacks will be arranged around the Quad to represent suicide victims. Thursday will be a day of meditation, which includes therapy dogs.

Throughout the week, there will be opportunities for people to tie lime-green ribbons around trees if mental health has ever affected their lives.

Other business:

At the meeting, the student organization also elected members to the Finance Board, Judicial Review Board, University Senate, Administrative Operations and the Ad hoc Constitutional Review Committee.

Finance Board:

• Kenny Buckner, junior finance and information management technology dual major
• Vanessa Davila, sophomore international relations and economics double major
• Amber Grant, sophomore political science major
• Ronald Harper, junior economics and information science technology double major
• Stacy Omosa, sophomore political science and public relations dual major
• Susanne Prendergast, senior communication and rhetorical studies major

Judicial Review Board:

• Michael Alves, junior political science major
• Eliza Buergenthal, senior policy studies and public relations double major

University Senate:

• Alex Rouhandeh, sophomore citizenship and civic engagement major

Administrative Operations:

• Madison Albert, junior information technology management major
• Vanessa Davila, sophomore international relations and economics double major
• Sophia Faram, sophomore international relations major
• John Jankovic, sophomore political science and psychology double major

Ad hoc Constitutional Review Committee:

• Sophia Faram, sophomore international relations major
• Emily Gallagher, senior international relations, history and citizenship and civic engagement triple major
• Ryan Golden, freshman policy studies and religion double major

Published on September 26, 2017 at 12:59 am

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