Jessica Cunnington will serve as vice president of Student Association’s 55th session, pending approval from the Assembly in January.

‘I was actually kind of surprised,’ said Cunnington, a junior broadcast journalism major, of her appointment by President-elect Neal Casey.

Cunnington has served on Casey’s current committee, student life, for the past year and has worked as Casey’s right hand on many initiatives. She did not apply for the position, but accepted the opportunity immediately when Casey offered it to her, she said.

Cunnington is a transfer student and member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, and she is involved in a student philanthropy group and CitrusTV, among other things. Her diverse involvements across campus made her a good choice for vice president, Casey said. She can bring the voices of students all across campus to SA, he said. 

Although it’s one more thing to add to a full plate, Cunnington said her involvement in many other campus groups will benefit SA. 

‘I have hundreds of voices behind me from all of the other groups that I’m a part of,’ she said.

Cunnington has been the leading assemblywoman on SA’s smoke-free campus initiative, Casey said. She will continue to focus on that initiative and take on some other specific projects as vice president, he said. The vice president also helps manage SA internally, he said. Cunnington will also remain Casey’s right hand on all important issues.

‘She represents SA very well, and she will assist in being that figurehead,’ he said.

The Assembly will vote to approve Cunnington and all of Casey’s other appointments for cabinet at the 55th session’s first meeting in January.

kronayne@syr.edu

Published on November 30, 2010 at 12:00 pm