Anderson, Cafourek look ahead
The pair will start appointing people to various MSA positions.
Nov. 28, 2006
Though not inspected by the Columbia/Boone County Health Department like local restaurants, MU inspects its dining facilities on its own through a sanitarian and a student assistant.
After weeks of campaigning for and recent controversy over the election, the student body voted Rachel Anderson and Andrew Cafourek as the newly elected president and vice president to the Missouri Students Association.
"It was nerve-wracking but also very exciting," Anderson said. "I'm still kind of in shock."
Kate Millington, Anderson and Cafourek's campaign manager, said that communication between the slate and students, along with their concern to make sure they were supporting what students wanted, was a major part of their campaign and platform.
"I'm very proud of the way they ran the campaign and handled themselves," Millington said. "I really think they'll do a great job."
Anderson and Cafourek will begin their roles at the start of winter semester and will be officially sworn into office in January at the semester's first Senate meeting.
Now that the election is over, Anderson and Cafourek's first major task is to appoint students to various positions, such as the directors of the Department of Student Services, Department of Student Communication and Department of Student Activities. Anderson can also appoint a chief of staff. The MSA Senate must approve these appointments.
Applications are now available for those interested in any of the various leadership positions in MSA. The applications are in A022 Brady and are due by Dec. 6. Interviews will start Dec. 8, and the appointments must be made before Anderson and Cafourek take office.
"We'll ask a lot of people for advice and then make our decision based on that," Anderson said. "There will be a lot of communication with a lot of different people to make sure we get the best people for the jobs."
Anderson said that once she and Cafourek take office, they will begin working on their platform, which includes improving communication on campus, making the tuition process more transparent to students, clarifying the university and various majors' graduation requirements and increasing campus and Greek Town safety. But any "hot issues" on campus will take first priority.
"The way I see it, our ultimate goal and vision is to best serve the students at MU," Anderson said.
Despite focusing first on current issues on campus, Anderson and Cafourek will also be presenting ideas to fix the problems they addressed in their platform. For instance, the two are suggesting the creation of a podcast to serve as an outlet for students to make announcements, and students will be able to listen to the podcast for free. Cafourek said that they want to make a tuition task force, which would be a group to advise the chancellor on tuition issues and would be a permanent committee.
"They will also publish their minutes to the student body," Cafourek said.
But until January they will continue to prepare for their new roles. From Nov. 16 to Nov. 18 Anderson attended the Big 12 Leadership Conference at Oklahoma State University. Cafourek said that they will be meeting with the current MSA administration to make the transition smoother.
"We want to be able to pick up right where they will leave off and start in with some of Andrew and my goals" Anderson said.
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