By Noah Neeley —
Regional Student Government elections are right around the corner, and here’s what you should know.
On April 24, 2025, Regional Student Government (RSG) held a “Meet the Candidates” forum in Mosler Hall, an event in which students could meet the candidates for the upcoming election. The election is being held from May 5-7 and will feature five positions on the ballot. Each position has one corresponding candidate, who is running uncontested. Each of the candidates gave a brief introduction about him or herself and information about the prospective position in the student government, and then opened the field to questions from the audience.
Antonio Sanders is the current president of RSG, and is running again for his position. He has had a lifelong passion for politics and comes from a family of political activists. As the current president, he seeks to spread awareness about student government and encourage students to participate in events on campus.
Working alongside Sanders is Vice President Amaunie Wilson, who is also once again running for this same position. She specializes in student correspondence and event coordination. Wilson fills the role of vice president by being a point of contact for students seeking guidance about finding their place on campus or creating organizations.
Another current member of RSG, Diana Conner, is running for the position of Executive Secretary. Her role right now, she says, “is to do a lot of behind the scenes work: event planning, note taking, conducting meetings,” etc. Conner continues to run for student government because she likes working with its other members and enjoys making change.
Not every candidate is already a part of the organization, as candidates Bradley Garrett and Christian Dunn are running for the positions of Treasurer and Chief of Staff respectively. Garrett has already started working with RSG as a representative of RA@M (Regional Activities at Miami) to streamline communications regarding budgeting for organizations. Dunn is a Sales Management major who wants to get involved as a leader on campus. He has been looking for ways to get students involved with more activities and utilities, and is advocating for a pool table to be installed.
The lack of competition for positions in Regional Student Government is clear; for example, the position of Secretary of Parliamentary Procedure lacks a candidate. The other five positions only have one candidate, several of whom are the incumbent for those positions. So few individuals running for positions in RSG is an indicator of their top issue going into next semester: a lack of student involvement.
When discussing their policies, all candidates indicated that one of their main focuses was on getting students involved on campus. RSG is prioritizing student participation, not only in the organization but also in general campus activities. Students leaving campus between classes is one of President Sanders’ main issues, and he wants to “use his position on that [Planning and Space] committee to put things on campus that will entice students to stay.”
So what do these enticements look like? Along with social events to get students involved, RSG wants students to have the tools to do more spontaneous activities. The aforementioned pool table has been advocated by Dunn and is endorsed by Sanders, who is looking into how that would fit into the campus’ space. Sanders is also pushing for renovations to the old basketball courts, looking to restore one of the courts and make the others into pickleball and tennis courts.
Though the lack of competition does indicate a lack of student engagement, the current candidates for student government positions are highly unified. Each of the candidates for RSG is undeniably passionate about the Regional campuses. Expect to see members of RSG around campus, speaking about the organization and their policies in the coming weeks as we approach the election, which will begin on May 5, 2025 on The Hub.