ENGAGE Slate

Read our statement below supporting UChicago Without Borders's recent campaign. We're ready to help them push admin to protect and uplift community members of all immigration statuses.

ENGAGE Statement on ICE Decisions ENGAGE STATEMENT ON ICE DECISIONS We forcefully condemn the recent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) decisions that seek to forbid international students from studying in the U.S, They are only the newest in an ever-lengthening chain of xenophobic actions. Prior to the July 14 par...

When we announced our candidacy for Executive Slate, we wanted you to elect the most experienced and qualified advocates on the ballot so you could have a seat at the table. We believe we were that choice.

Today, we’re excited to begin this journey with you. We were determined to finish this race, and we are proud to have finished strong.

Our slate is made up of more than just us three. We want to extend our thanks to some specific individuals, without whom ENGAGE would not have been possible.

To Itzel Velázquez, thank you for managing our campaign and guiding us every step of the way. A big thanks to Yena Kim for going above and beyond on your outstanding graphic design work. And to Vaughan Collins, Kimika Padilla, and Ridgley Knapp, thank you for your powerful endorsements. Your faith in us means everything.

Thank you to our mentors for pushing us to run, and thank you to each of our supporters for believing in our mission.

A special thank you to everyone else who gave us a chance, those who we brainstormed with, and the ones who encouraged us to keep going.

Lastly, thank you to the other slates that ran. You had a vision for a better UChicago that resonated with voters. We know how much courage it takes to put your ideas and characters out there, and it definitely pushed us to work our hardest.

We know that the last week has been intense, distressing, and overwhelming for the UChicago community, especially survivors. Our community has a lot of healing to do. We want to be part of that process. Going forward, we’ll be in conversation with PSA and SAAP to figure out how we can best support survivors. If anyone needs access to resources on mental health or sexual misconduct, you can find them at the bottom of this post.

We stayed in this race for the same reason that we ran. As a team, we believed we had the necessary resolve and experience to lead our campus. We stand by that. In the coming year, we hope you will look to our accomplishments as proof of our commitment to all students. This starts with helping administrators develop a robust COVID-19 plan for the fall. This means holding RSOs—and ourselves—accountable through mandatory, in-person, sexual misconduct prevention training. This means giving marginalized students institutional power through the Committee on Marginalized Student Affairs. And this means progress bars on our website, so you can keep track of these platform planks and more.

We’re ready to work towards our plan for a better UChicago. We hope you’ll engage with us and get involved in Student Government. We’re prepared to engage with administrators and put you on their doorsteps. And we’re excited to engage with you at every stop along the way. Thank you for voting ENGAGE.

Signed,
Raven Rainey, President-elect of the Student Association
Myles Hudson, Vice President-elect of Student Affairs
Alex Levi, Vice President-elect of Administration
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Mental Health Resources: https://lean0n.me/uchicago
Sexual Misconduct Prevention and Support: https://tinyurl.com/saapresources

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