GCCIS Senator

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I'm a second year computing security major from queens nyc. I love cooking and free diving. I'm involved on campus as a member of RIT's CPTC team, a brother of sigma chi, and a RIT ambassador. Being a member of CPTC has given me great practice meeting deadlines and working through incredibly stressful situations which I believe is an invaluable skill to have with an ambitious platform like mine. As a brother of sigma chi I have gained experience working in governmental organizations. Specifically the necessary skills in planning events that appeal to a wide audience and working with RIT faculty to make them a reality. I have always been aggressive in doing more then what my role requires and as GCCIS senator this will be no different. Finally as a RIT ambassador I have gained the HR and sales skills needed to effectively work with the relevant organizations in RIT to push my platform into reality.

GCCIS has a wealth of great academic organizations but leaves our students to fend for themselves with managing the stress that comes with the majors in this college. During my term I will organize multiple mental health and social events for the college to improve student sleep, social life, and general mental health. One event I plan to hold is a monthly no phone zone where students can take a break between their classes to hang out, grab some snacks, or play board games. The key to the success of events are people actually coming and as such I plan to ensure good student attendance for the events by table standing, working with academic organizations in the college, and flyers. Another issue I want to tackle is the rough transition between freshman and sophomore year that is found in most majors in this college. I believe the root of this problem is that the tutoring center only supports first year courses and as such students often go from relying on the tutoring center to having to rely on the much more intimidating and limited office hours offered by their professors. During my term I will create 'Sophomore Sunday' which will occur every Sunday during the fall semester to allow for students to get assistance in their difficult classes such as mops, swen 261, programing for infosec and more. This will create a much better transition as students will be incentivized to start work earlier to be able to get help in the tutoring center and they are no longer completely cut off from going to it to get assistance but instead get an additional semester to transition out of using it. Finally I want all of you to be able to go to me directly with your issues and though all senators are required to host office hours which I will be sure to keep you informed on times. I want you to be able to reach me easily and directly. So please feel free to reach out to me through email at alk1900@rit.edu or by phone at (516)-962-4133 during campaigning or when I am in office.