1400 WASHINGTON AVENUE SEN. RAYMOND J. WEBB, JR. ALBANY, NY 12222 CAMPUS CENTER 116 (CC116) CHAIR SEN. JARRETT R. ALTILIO www.albany.edu/sasenate sasenate@albany.edu VICE CHAIR S.1516-091R DATE INTRODUCED: January 27, 2016 SPONSORED BY: Sen. Webb, Sen. Abreu, Sen. Agnes, Sen. Alford, Sen. Altilio, Sen. Asiedu, Sen. Bradley, Sen. Burgos, Sen. Byam, Sen. Cadesca, Sen. Carrasco, Sen. Chowdhury, Sen. Daniels, Sen. Dunleavy, Sen. Durma, Sen. Edwards, Sen. Evanson, Sen. Fowler, Sen. Frempong, Sen. Garcia, Sen. Gareau, Sen. Gonzalez, Sen. Guerra, Sen. Hershenson, Sen. Heslop, Sen, Hoyt, Sen. Hyppolite, Sen. Kelly, Sen. Levit, Sen. Luke, Sen. Martinez, Sen. Mosby, Sen. Navarro, Sen. Ogarro, Sen. Oretga of State, Sen. Ortega of Freedom, Sen. Ostro, Sen. Petrak, Sen. Powell, Sen. Poy, Sen. Santos, Sen. StHubert, Sen. Tasnim, Sen. Voss COMMITTEE: N/A SUBJECT: Elect Her: UAlbany Women Win Resolution COMMITTEE VOTE: N/A SENATE VOTE: Unanimous Consent LEGISLATIVE RESULT: PASS Be it hereby proposed that the following be enacted: WHEREAS, UAlbany has been chosen as one of fifty college and university campuses to host Elect Her sessions during the 2015-2016 academic year in partnership with the American Association of University Women and Running Start, and WHEREAS, Women hold only a small fraction of elected offices in the United States, so by engaging women in politics and electing them to office earlier in life, we can strengthen and increases women’s participation and representation in government, and WHEREAS, Fifty-six percent of current U.S. Congresswomen were involved with student government, and WHEREAS, Elect Her will prepare students of all majors for positions of leadership in student government, student organizations, elected office, and the workforce, and WHEREAS, In 2015, seventy-six percent of national Elect Her participants reported running and winning their student office election, and _January 27, 2016_ Passed by the Senate I, Raymond J. Webb, Jr., attest this is a true and valid record of action taken by the Student Association Senate on the date provided. ___________________________ Sen. Raymond J. Webb, Jr., Chair THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, That this Senate recognizes the importance of the Elect Her conference for UAlbany women & men looking to help elect more women representation to student government and elevate women into campus leadership, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution be sent to the Vice President for Student Affairs, the Office of Student Involvement, & the Albany Student Press. Jarius I. Jemmott, President _January 27, 2016_ Passed by the Senate I, Raymond J. Webb, Jr., attest this is a true and valid record of action taken by the Student Association Senate on the date provided. ___________________________ Sen. Raymond J. Webb, Jr., Chair