2020 Candidates for International Student Representative
2020 Candidates for International Student Representative
CLARK UNIVERSITY
Clark Undergraduate Student Council
2021 Fall General Elections
Voting will take place on ClarkENGAGE on Wednesday, September 16th until Midnight.
All Undergraduate students are eligible to cast their vote using your clarku.edu account on Engage.
Please check your Clark email for more information.
FALL 2021 CANDIDATES
Ruqayah Al-Ashabi, '23
Candidate for Junior Year Representative
Hi! my name is Ruqayah al-Ashabi and I’m running for junior yr rep! I am a political science major with a spanish minor, and have been on student council since a first yr! Vote for me to have your own voice amplified!
Grace Williams '23
Candidate for E&I Representative
My name is Grace Williams and I am running to be one of your Equity and Inclusion Cabinet Members. I believe that through facilitating a Clark environment that is united, empathetic, willing, open, loving, and accepting, we will be able to create accessibility, equity, and equality. Along with creating spaces for understanding and inclusion, I want to make sure the E&I cabinet is addressing your specific concerns. My goal is for the cabinet to be not only an effective force for change, but a place of support for those who feel silenced and ignored. Last year, as a E&I cabinet member, I was on the Campus Security task force and pushed for UP to be disarmed and moved off campus. I was also apart of the collective “RISE” that put together two weeks of Black and Diversity programming. I fully believe “the people United will never be defeated.
Glory Phipps '23
Candidate for E&I Representative
I am running for E&I Representative because I have always had a passion for creating spaces for those within marginalized communities and advocating for them when issues arise.
For Clark, I want to bring more spaces as well as provide more support within these spaces for students of color in all areas of their college experience whether that be through internships, student life, housing, and more.
Meher Kovoor '23
Candidate for International Students Representative
Hi, I’m Meher, a Junior from India majoring in Geography and minoring in Economics! I am running for International Student Representative in the hopes of promoting better intercultural understanding and strengthening administrative support available to us. My intention is to invest in the crucial transitional period for International living in the US and improving access to mental health resources. I am hoping my experiences living in Bangkok, Shanghai, and New York will enable me to represent you in the best way possible!
Isabella Herrera '25
Candidate for First Year Representative
Isabella Herrera (any pronouns), candidate for CUSC First Year Representative, is currently undecided major. Isabella is from Vermont! Over the summer, Isabella ran (and continues to run) @/clarku_2025 on Instagram to communicate important information regarding deadlines, employment/engagement opportunities, and other helpful updates to her fellow classmates. Isabella looks forward to representing the First Year Class at Clark!
Najia Lloyd '25
Candidate for Bullock Hall Representative
Najia Lloyd (she/her), candidate for Bullock Hall Representative, is a first-year hoping to major in Political Science. Najia resides in Concord, Massachusetts! Najia is grateful for the opportunity to represent her fellow Bullock Hall residents!
Alex Nazaire '22
Candidate for E&I Representative
Hello all, my name is Alex Nazaire (he/him/his) and I am a Haitian-American senior majoring in Combined Languages. I grew up overseas in Cameroon and Rwanda and took part in ACE in the summer of my first year. I am currently serving as the secretary of Black Student Union as well as the president of the Latin American Student Organization. As an Afro-LatinX with a multicultural background, I am determined to serve BIPOC, LGBTQ+, international students and other students of marginalized identities by working towards the goal of the institution providing not just equality but equity for the underrepresented. Furthermore, it is indispensable that we have more faculty and staff of marginalized communities/backgrounds as this will play a robust role in ensuring equity for all students.
Kuanda, Kadijha '22
Candidate for International Student
Representative
As an international student, I have firsthand witnessed the challenges that come with navigating in this country, classrooms, and day-to-day interactions. One of the hardest challenges, however, was learning and experiencing what it means to be a BIPOC in the US. This last year specifically I have been working within the International Student Rights Coalition (ISRC), an organization I co-founded, to address international students' concerns and form a community. Some of our main objectives right now are: creating a physical space for international students to find support and bond in, establish an affinity space to heal and feel understood in, increase the number of events/workshops post-orientation to foster community and support, and lastly, finding an international student advisor who can assist students on a day-to-day basis. Most importantly, I want to connect more to the overall international student community (on and off-campus, in and outside of the US) so I can more effectively support you in addressing and voicing your concerns as well as work with you to create an environment in which we can unapologetically be ourselves and thrive!