The deadline for submitting applications for Student Senate executive positions is 4 p.m. Tuesday, May 6. Students who are interested in applying to be a campus leader are encouraged to submit applications.

There are 10 positions available. Of them, only President and Treasurer require previous experience. All candidates for president must have served on Senate for at least three terms, while treasurer candidates must have gone through the budgeting process at least once before. Otherwise, anyone who will be on campus for the entirety of the 2014-2015 academic year is eligible.

Candidates will participate in a public debate on May 9 in the Gizmo. Voting will begin the day after and conclude on May 12.

The application can be found here.

Matt Barry

Matt Barry is a senior majoring in international relations and double minoring in economics and German. This is his third year working for TKS, having served previously as discourse editor. He has worked for such organizations as the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Premier Tourism Marketing and the Council on American Islamic Relations-Chicago, where his work appeared in such publications as Leisure Group Travel, Ski & Ride Club Guide and The Chicago Monitor. Matt has written his political opinion column, "The Voice of Reason," weekly for three years, which finished in first place at the 2012 Illinois College Press Association conference and was also recognized at the 2013 conference.