John Constantinide
Speaker of the Senate

Contact Information
SGSpeaker@miami.edu

For more information, visit
http://umsis.miami.edu/~jconsta1/.

Projects & Goals

  • Further expand recycling on campus
  • Complete a fundraising initiative to augment student representation and advocacy resources
  • Increase student advocacy to the local, state, and federal government levels
  • Help establish a call-in radio show on WVUM to discuss student issues with SG members, administrators, and students calling in

Accomplishments

  • Extended dining hall hours for breakfast by 15 minutes and addressed health concerns at the dining halls
  • Increased election and Student Government awareness at Hecht through a Meet the Executive Candidates Forum and involvement with the Hecht College Council
  • Expanded and promoted the campus-wide recycling program in residential colleges and University courtyards and patios
  • Successfully brought CaneExchange, an online item exchange, to the University of Miami for student, faculty, staff, and alumni use
  • Helped coordinate the creation of a tutoring program for the Alpha Epsilon Delta Pre-Med Honor Society
  • Successfully lobbied to increase the Florida Resident Access Grant
  • Aided in an overpass petition efforts to Miami-Dade County
  • Helped implement the wireless printing program
  • Addressed evaluating and improving University policies of graduate students teaching undergraduate courses
  • Addressed improvement of services, resources, and staffing of Pre-Medical Advising Office
  • Addressed incorporation of writing credit into organic chemistry labs
  • Expanded intercollegiate relations among private colleges and universities

Positions Held

  • Secretary, Cabinet Academic Affairs Committee (August 2003-March 2004)
  • Webmaster (January 2004-May 2005)
  • Hecht Residential College Senator (October 2005-September 2006)
  • Founder & Chair, Information Technology Advisory Board (October 2004-April 2005 & January 2006-April 2006)
  • Chair, Senate Statutes Ad-Hoc Committee (March 2005)
  • Member, Dining Services Advisory Board (April 2005-March 2006)
  • Member, Facilities Advisory Board (April 2005-March 2006)
  • Speaker Pro Tempore of the Senate (April 2005-March 2006)
  • Vice Chair Delegate, Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida Student Alliance (August 2005-April 2006)
  • Founder & Chair, Technology Commission (September 2005-April 2006)
  • College of Arts and Sciences Senator (October 2005-March 2006)

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