Senator Sonny Cobinah introduced resolution S26-R09, to expand student peer mentor services and access to student success resources through ASUI and other campus programs, during the final ASUI meeting of the year on May 6, 2026.
Due to S26-R09 being passed during the final meeting of the year, it will not be fully implemented until next semester. Director of Finance, Zac Knapp sponsored the bill, working in close proximity to Cobinah.
“We both felt very strongly about advocating for deeper integration between ASUI and first-year student organizations. Him [Cobinah] and I have both discussed our hope that more facetime can be provided between student government and first year students going forward,” said Knapp during debate on the resolution.
This resolution was passed unanimously by the full senate in attendance.
President Seyi Arogundade spoke about how proud she was of the senate, and how she was able to achieve her goals this year. She stated that her campaign promises to improve the club funding process and create connection between Idaho institutions were fulfilled.
“You have inspired me, motivated me to be better, and have truly embodied that it means to be an advocate for every single student here on this campus,” said Arogundade during presidential communications. “In this role, I hope that I have inspired both people who look like me, and people who don’t that they can do crazy and scary things, and that they belong here.”
Vice President Bryant Sitts overseeing his last meeting with the senate, also thanked the senate.
“I won’t talk too much or I will start crying, but I do appreciate all of your hard work, and we have truly fostered a really cool community within ASUI and getting to watch each of you grow in your role as a senator, or which role those may be, outside of ASUI is truly amazing,” Sitts said during vice presidential communications.
New senators were also sworn into the ASUI Senate during the meeting, and will start functioning in their positions next semester, including Isaias Vera-Ramirez, Shirlyn Ngure, Miguel Albor, Rainey Roecker and KJ Parsons.
The incumbent ASUI Vice President, Alma Azocar Agurto, was also sworn in, and towards the end of the meeting held a small round of senate.
“After various last meetings and goodbyes, I hope that today we can send our minds into the future, and what we will do tomorrow,” said Azocar-Agurto.
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