Alexander Pallan, a junior in cybersecurity engineering, was confirmed as Director of Information Technology during a virtual meeting Wednesday following a nomination from President Martin Hursh.

Other Senate members praise his dedication, calling him an excellent candidate for the position after working “countless hours” with Pallan on the PR Committee. Supporters include Senior Director of Communications Erik Braun, Director of Outreach Eric Gerdes and Director of Marketing Chase Anderson.

Pallan will also be taking the role of one of three vice chairs of the PR Committee.

The Senate did not support a proposal to seat Will Vlasek as a United Residents Off-Campus (UROC) Senator. 

Despite the Rules Committee’s recommendation, the bill failed to gain majority support in the roll call vote, preventing Vlasek from assuming the position and its associated responsibilities. Vlasek is a candidate for vice president, and his seating was tabled at an earlier meeting.

Additional Points

$363.33 was approved for the Disc Golf Club. This will fund the registration of a third team for the Collegiate Disc Golf National Championship.

Additionally, the Senate agreed to fund $552 to assist the Muslim Student Association in hosting a Ramadan Social Event, which is scheduled to take place March 14.

Lastly, the Asian Student Union received $2,216 to support an organization event on March 29.