On April 16, the new ASUI president and vice president elects were announced, with Seyi Argoundade and Bryant Sitts winning the respective positions. Sitts spoke with The Argonaut to discuss his plans and hopes for the upcoming 2025-26 school year.
After experiencing the high of the election, Sitts was asked how he felt about his and Arogundade’s win. “Obviously excited, it’s a super big role to fill and I feel like we have a very strong idea about where we are going to take the ASUI,” he said.
Sitts went on to discuss the work ethic of Arogundade and how the two of them want to continue the growing trajectory of last year’s ASUI. “There’s a lot of meetings and onboarding to know about our finances and who to contact about any other projects,” he said. “Especially ones that weren’t finished last year. We want to make sure the last team’s plans are finished while we are there.”
With unfinished business to attend to and personal goals for themselves, Arogundade and Sitts have a stacked upcoming year. The Argonaut asked what he first wanted to tackle during his time with ASUI.
“We ran [the election] on three pillars: united, uplifted and understood. I want to get the ASUI senate effective and my goal with that being we are a united formal body. Really going back to the books in order, being in the know, and guaranteeing that every single week we discuss the various legislation and establish training that ensures all of the legislatures are on the same page about writing bills and keeping ASUI’s good name. Finally, uplifting ourselves and ensuring that we remain the voices of the students,” Sitts replied.
Sitts closed with a final statement to the entire student body. “Seyi and I are really excited to start this new role in leading and advocating for student voices. We want to make sure that voices from all universities across this state are heard and we are doing the absolute most we can to establish funding and a welcoming environment to all.”
Austin Kieckhefer can be reached at [email protected].