The University Judiciary Committee elected third-year College student Alexis Gregorian to serve as the committee's next chair in deliberations last night. The three other voting members of the new executive committee also were elected.
"I am really excited about the upcoming year," Gregorian said. "Every member of the executive committee has UJC experience and is extremely qualified for their job."
The executive committee is rounded out by third-year College student Tom Duda, who will serve as vice-chair for first years, third-year College student Liz Gould, as vice-chair for trials and fourth-year graduate student Gavin Reddick, as vice-chair for sanctions.
"I am so privileged to work with such brilliant, dedicated and devoted people," Duda said.
Reddick emphasized the significance of his role as a graduate student on the executive committee, explaining few graduate students are aware of the Judiciary Committee.
"I think it's important to bring that perspective as a graduate student to the whole proceedings," Reddick said.
Following the elections, the new executive committee outlined their goals for the upcoming year.
"We need to increase education efforts to reach all 10 schools of this University," Gregorian said.
Duda singled out the hazing statute as an important aspect of the education effort.
"We need to make the broader University community aware of the specifics of the hazing statute," he said. "That should be a big issue for the University in the upcoming year."
Reddick added his belief that it is important to streamline and organize information related to the Judiciary Committee.
"I'd like to be able to compile a list of statistics to have an idea of what's going on at the macro level," he said.
The executive committee candidates came from a pool of Judiciary Committee judges who were elected by students in the University-wide elections last month. The judges elected the executive committee by secret ballot.
Three judges -- one from the Engineering School, one from the Architecture School and one from the Medical School -- were not in attendance last night.
Three quarters of the judges must be present in order to hold elections. The executive committee is elected by a simple majority.
Five non-voting members will join the executive committee for next year. In the coming week, the four voting members will interview support officers for the positions of senior counselor, senior investigator and senior educator. Next fall, two first-year judges will be elected first-year chair and vice-chair to complete the Judiciary executive committee.
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