Experience. Dedication. Passion.
Alex Soltany
SGA Leadership:
President, Class of 2018 (February 2016 - present)
Senator, Class of 2018 (September 2014 - February 2015)
Campus-Wide Leadership:
SGA Leadership:
President, Class of 2018 (February 2016 - present)
- Liaison to the Buildings, Campus Strategy, and Planning Committee:
- Collaborated with Physical Plant to implement the plan to install laundry machines in dorms across campus
- pushed for the construction of the new Baker North lot, increasing the number of student parking spaces by more than 100
- Working to increase student access to the Davidson Farm
- Activities Tax Council Member (January 2015 - present)
- Allocated Student Activities funds to all student clubs and organizations at Davidson College
- Advocated to increase the affordability of the Odyssey program via enhanced financial aid for participants
- Committee for Campus and Religious Life Member (September 2016 - present)
- Leveraged student opinion during review of the proposed Alcohol Policy
Senator, Class of 2018 (September 2014 - February 2015)
- Auxiliary Services Committee member: worked to cut the size of the College's meal plan requirement by almost $550 a year, or 30%
- Mental Health and Wellness Initiative: collaborated with Health Advisors to form a joint proposal for an on-campus Wellness Center to be presented to the Trustees
Campus-Wide Leadership:
- Co-President, Middle Eastern and North African Students Association (2015 - present)
- Began the annual campus Nowruz (Persian New Year) celebration
- Partners with Arab Studies Department and various student organizations to promote traditions and customs from the Middle East and North Africa
- Operations & Logistics Vice-Chair, Dinner at Davidson 2016
- Treasurer, Davidson Refugee Support (2016 - present)
- Treasurer, Alpha Epsilon Delta Pre-Health Honors Society (2016 - present)
Malia Dickson
While serving as First-Year and Sophomore Class President during my first two years at Davidson, I am proud to say that I was able to work collaboratively with various groups of students, faculty, and staff across campus to better our community. Listed here are the ways I have served our campus throughout the past two and a half years:
SGA Leadership:
President, Class of 2018 (September 2014 - February 2016)
While serving as First-Year and Sophomore Class President during my first two years at Davidson, I am proud to say that I was able to work collaboratively with various groups of students, faculty, and staff across campus to better our community. Listed here are the ways I have served our campus throughout the past two and a half years:
SGA Leadership:
President, Class of 2018 (September 2014 - February 2016)
- Student Conduct Council Member:
- Helped revise the Sexual Misconduct Policy to make information regarding procedures and immediate assistance resources more accessible
- Participated in a working group to refine language regarding consent and to strategize ways to better enforce sanctions in social settings
- Advocated for continued bystander education training for students, faculty, and staff, in particular those faculty members serving on the Sexual Misconduct Board
- Liaison to the Buildings, Campus Strategy, and Planning Committee:
- Helped with coordination and implementation of dormitory laundry machines
- Offered student insight on the construction and use of the "Green Space" on campus
- Mental Health and Wellness Initiative Member:
- Worked with Student Health Advisors and administrators to advocate for and present our proposal for a student Wellness Center on campus
- Body-Warn Cameras Subcommittee Member:
- Worked with Campus Police and provided student input on the implementation of body-warn cameras to make policies as transparent as possible
- Union Board, Member-At-Large (2015-2016)
- Co-Chair, Winterfest Committee
- Planned and provided weekend programming activities for the student body
- Co-Vice President, Rusk Eating House (2015-2016)
- Campus Engagement Committee Member, Dinner at Davidson (2015)