On Wednesday, March 31, the new leaders of the Universityâs Student Government Association, SGA, were sworn into their positions. Caroline Levine was sworn in as Student Body President, Ivanica Skalko was sworn in as Vice President and Kristian Olvera was sworn in as Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, which is the first time anyone has held that position in SGA. The ceremony took place over Zoom, but Levine, Skalko and Olveraâs friends and family were able to attend the event, which, as they all expressed, made the moment even more special for them.
âWe have a couple central goals that we want SGA to focus on in the next year,â Skalko said. âThe first is in regards to mental health advocacy and awareness, as we know this has been an incredibly trying year for students and that more support and resources are needed in this area. Specifically, we want to work on expanding the limit of counseling sessions in the Counseling Center, working to increase the number of counselors from diverse backgrounds and identities and also expanding the Universityâs counseling services to offer long-term care for students off-campus.â