Candidates for the 2024 Elections

Driven by a vision based on empathy, empowerment and enhancement, our administration will work to address student needs through protecting & strengthening vital campus mental health & inclusion programming, utilizing our many campus connections to foster a thriving and safe campus where Broncos can realize their full potential, and starting up brand new campus events/associations to create a more exciting and united student experience. Cayden’s work advocating for student interests at the State Legislature combined with Maggie’s experiences as a former student-athlete uniquely position us to navigate the challenges and opportunities ahead! We’ll lead from the heart, driven for your success!

If elected, our goal is to enhance student life at Boise State by focusing on affordability, accessibility, and meaningfulness. We will advocate for affordable experiences by connecting students with scholarships, opposing parking price hikes and additional fees, and simplifying the process for club grants. Enhancing accessibility will involve increasing awareness and improving resources like mental health/counseling, the Campus Food Pantry, student involvement opportunities, parking ticket waivers, and public safety. Lastly, we aim to enrich student life by collaborating with Athletics, organizing a Boise State-wide music festival, partnering with Greek Life and Get Involved, and creating more community-focused projects and events.

If elected, I pledge to be a student fiduciary at all times. I will foster an environment of academic excellence by always putting students first. I will advocate for student voices during university decision making at every opportunity. I want to improve advising and will collaborate with students and university leaders to strive for effective growth in each program. I will work tirelessly to combat financial insecurity and additional fees imposed on students. I will provide resources for students to fulfill their academic and professional goals by supporting student initiatives, organizations, and ideas. Prioritizing transparency, I will fight for students.

Every Bronco has a voice. As Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs, I aim to bridge the divide between students and faculty. I will push for a more present Academic Senate, ensuring students are familiar with those who represent, and advocate on behalf of them and their colleagues. I plan to ensure students feel empowered to succeed through creating a centralized avenue to resources around campus. Serving as the student representative on the faculty senate, I will strengthen the relationship between students at large, the senate, myself, and faculty; ensuring that the needs of students (big or small) are heard!

If elected, I’ll be dedicated to making it more affordable, accessible, and meaningful to be a student by enhancing university funding, increasing campus involvement, reducing parking costs, and improving dining options. Building strong relationships with the state government and BSU administration is crucial for achieving these goals. Affordability means addressing housing, parking, and fees, requiring smart solutions and a dedicated team. Accessibility involves assisting first-gen students, providing resources like the career closet, and improving learning accommodations. Making student life more meaningful includes increasing campus involvement, improving advising without extra charges, and fostering a welcoming and rigorous culture at Boise State.

As AVPEA, I will continue to uphold and practice a strong ethical standard which has sadly been lacking in ASBSU recently. We have seen flagrant disregard for decorum and good faith participation, and a weaponization of rules and procedure which has badly eroded confidence and engagement in ASBSU. My solid record as AVPEA of adhering to our governing documents and promotion of consensus-building will extend into the next year if I am elected. We in student government need to stop squabbling over internal matters, which has characterized the current year, and instead focus on working to benefit students. Go Broncos!

If elected, I am committed to enhancing financial accessibility for students and promoting student involvement. This involves improving financial aid, exploring funding opportunities, and ensuring clubs and organizations have a simpler grant process. Making it more affordable means implementing strategies to eliminate financial barriers, increasing access, providing more scholarships/grants, and minimizing expenses like parking. Making it more accessible involves investing in support services like tutoring, ensuring access to technology, promoting financial literacy, and expanding scholarships for underrepresented students. Making it more meaningful means enhancing the student experience through club funding, hands-on learning experiences like internships, and improving campus facilities.

After only a year in office, I’ve learned that our student government is on track for a complete financial collapse. While students struggle with their housing, mental health, and finances, nearly half a million dollars of student fees are being used by the hostile and self-serving politics that have seeped into ASBSU. As AVPFA, I hope to use my experience as AVP of Student Relations, as an ASBSU Funding Board Officer, and as an engineer to elevate our student organizations, invest in mental health resources, and avert budgetary disaster. Let’s give students our support, not our politics.

Hi l’m Ethan and I am a sophomore at Boise State studying finance and accounting. I currently am serving as the IFC president and am excited to get into the ASBSU space. If I were to be elected I would empower student clubs to succeed around campus. I would strive for more students to get involved. I would be the active voice of the student body here at Boise State.

If elected, I am committed to fostering a culture of inclusivity, advocating for Greek Life, helping bridge the gap between Greek Life and the university as well as Athletics. I am passionate about contributing to a culture of collaboration and open communication across all areas on campus, promoting personal and professional growth. Making student life more affordable involves accommodating all students’ financial needs and minimizing financial burdens. Ensuring accessibility means providing support and necessary accommodations for all individuals seeking a college degree. Making student life more meaningful involves instilling pride and purpose in our academic journey.

If elected, I’ll aim to preserve community for minority students, advocate for their representation, and enhance access and success. I’ll advocate for student representation in Boise State’s Student Enrollment and Retention Plan, set to support students from First-generation, Pell-grant eligible, Hispanic/Latinx, and Rural Idaho backgrounds. Making student life more affordable by advocating for reduced fees and promoting campus resources. Ensuring accessibility through investing in equitable systems with campus partners and the reintroduction of the Inclusive Excellence Student Council. Creating a more meaningful student experience by establishing incentives and empowering students.

If elected, I am committed to increasing student involvement in sports, Greek life, and addressing the parking problem at Boise State, while also tackling the issue of student debt. Making it more affordable means ensuring no student faces financial barriers like I did. Accessibility involves providing easy access to study rooms, books, supplies, and food. Making student life more meaningful means ensuring every activity, whether a class, club, or event, is engaging and impactful.

If elected, I am committed to enhancing mental health services, parking options, campus culture, on-campus living , and affordability at Boise State. To make it more affordable, I will reduce unnecessary fees and lower parking pass costs. Accessibility will involve educating students about available resources, aiding new students in their college transition, and providing scholarships for wider access to education. Additionally, I will support students with unique challenges to succeed at Boise State. Making student life more meaningful means fostering a unified campus community where students take pride in their university and actively engage in campus life.

I am interested in becoming an ABSU Academic Senator to help ensure that all students have representation at Boise State University. I believe that it is necessary to have representation with consideration for all students by giving a voice to our student community. By being involved in student government I can help to address the needs, concerns, and ideas of fellow students by participating in decision making and shaping school policy. I would be able to work with other leaders, hear new ideas, and interact with faculty, administration, and students which gives me an opportunity to be involved in my passion of contributing to my community in a positive and meaningful way.

If elected, I am committed to restoring integrity to student government and making sure ASBSU focuses on student needs. I will work closely with University Administration to support involvement on campus. I also would take on the fees and expenses that make it hard to be a student, like parking costs and the new $100 student advising fee. As a Senator, I’ll advocate for resources like technology, tutoring, and advising to help students in their academic journeys. BSU should be a place where you create meaningful relationships and lasting memories–I’ll work to achieve that goal and help students find community.

If elected, I would work to make student life more affordable, accessible, and meaningful at Boise State University. By helping students find community, advocating for support of organizations, and ensuring that students feel heard, I will promote accessible experiences. By spreading awareness of location and access to resources such as mental health/counseling services, scholarship opportunities, and other academic resources on and around campus, I will ensure that support and community for students is more available. Finally, I will work with students to create more cooperative projects and events that foster a sense of community to increase the significance of student life.

As a senator for COBE, my focus is on fostering inclusive community engagement, enhancing educational opportunities, and promoting sustainable development. I aim to reach out to students many times a year to get feedback from them to ensure a representative government. I will advocate for environmentally responsible policies, such as investing my time and energy into alternative ways BSU can be a greener campus. With transparency and accountability being my top priority, together we can build a vibrant, equitable, and sustainable future for our campus, where every voice is heard and valued.

If elected, I am fully invested in rebuilding our campus clubs and organizations to pre-pandemic levels. Many students miss out on this vital part of college due to lack of awareness and funding. Making it more affordable involves reasonable, transparent fees in addition to tuition. Accessibility is key for student success; awareness of resources improves academic and personal performance. School should offer more than just a degree. We should all explore opportunities to learn and grow, becoming more meaningful students.

If elected, I aim to create more accessibility, affordability, and meaningfulness within the College of Education. I will advocate for services to be put in place to help prepare for praxis exams, how to apply for them, and the process for applying for Teacher Ed and Professional year. I also want to advocate and collaborate with different services on campus to help College of Education students in need, for example, connecting through the campus food pantry, mental health services, the EAC, and Trio Teacher Prep. I will dedicate myself to this role to focus on students’ equitable needs!

Hi, my name is Corbin Lilya, and I am running for the Senate for the College of Engineering. I’m from Blackfoot, Idaho, and transferred from the College of Eastern Idaho, where I got my Associates of Science degree in high school. I’m currently majoring in Computer Science, where I spend lots of my days programming, but I’m also passionate about graphic design, my fraternity, and on-campus involvement. I hope to serve and represent students in the best way I can.

As your potential Senator I am dedicated to amplifying the voices of fellow engineers, ensuring that every idea, concern, and suggestion is heard, especially in the areas of funding, engagement and space. With a blend of determination and dedication, I am ready to build a brighter future for COEN. So, let’s engineer a better tomorrow with empathy, empowerment and advancement.

​As your potential Senator I am dedicated to amplifying the voices of fellow engineers, ensuring that every idea, concern, and suggestion is heard, especially in the areas of funding, engagement and space. With a blend of determination and dedication, I am ready to build a brighter future for COEN. So, let’s engineer a better tomorrow with empathy, empowerment and advancement.

If elected, I will continue to advocate for transparency between the student body and faculty regarding matters such as advising fees, housing, and tuition. I will also strive to ensure that there is widespread knowledge of the resources available at Boise State, such as the Campus Food Pantry and on-campus counseling resources. Additionally, I will prioritize providing spaces that foster collaboration and student involvement in events such as Bronco Giving Day.

Boise State University is a campus enriched with an abundance of students with different perspectives, stories, and future pathways. A campus with an immense amount of potential that is awaiting to be unlocked. If elected, I wish to do just that. Through my role, I will strive to increase scholarship accessibility and resources, push for an expansion of free and cost effective individual mental health counseling sessions, ensure that student perspectives are being upheld in University decisions, fight increasing tuition and fee charges, and address the concern for WUE students to keep their scholarships in selective programs.

If elected, I am committed to growing the GIMM program and ensuring affordability, accessibility, and meaningfulness for all Boise State students. “Make it more affordable to be a student”: This means making college financially accessible to everyone by reducing costs and increasing financial aid options. “Make it more accessible to be a successful student”: This involves removing barriers to success, such as improving access to resources and support services. “Make it more meaningful to be a student”: This means creating an environment where every student’s voice is heard and their input is valued, fostering a sense of belonging and purpose.

Hi, my name is K’Lee Burbank. I am a Criminal Justice Major with a passion for Business, Law, and Cybersecurity. In the future, I hope to attend law school with an emphasis in corporate law. I have a passion for getting involved in school, mental health awareness, and leadership. I am involved with Pre-law Society, LAE, Mock Trial, New Student Programs, and the Associated Students of Boise State University. Throughout my time here, I plan to help with mental health awareness across campus, making mental health help accessible to all students, and to make it a normal topic across campus.

As a senator, I hope to represent the Honors College and uphold their ideals. I hope to provide a connection between ASBSU and the Honors College in a way that allows students to feel that their voices are being heard. I hope to be an example of the strong community that is the Honors College, and bring that foot forward into ASBSU. Community is very important to me, and I want to help foster that within the university, and allow students to feel like they can help make a difference. If we work together, we can make big things happen.

If given the opportunity to represent the Honors College in the ASBSU Senate, I will improve career services and networking opportunities. Already leading the university in academics, I know that the biggest obstacles for many honors students are beyond the classroom. Developing professional connections that turn into internships and careers is increasingly difficult, especially in competitive job markets. I will increase the number of quality networking events across all majors, both with local employers and national figures, to ensure that every honors student graduates with a decisive edge in securing their dream job.

If elected, I am committed to fostering greater unity among clubs and organizations on campus and improving relations between campus administration and student groups. I am also passionate about advocating for Greek Life. This involves reducing the cost of living and education for students to make attending Boise State more affordable. Additionally, I aim to create more opportunities for students in career services, tutoring, and counseling to enhance accessibility. Ultimately, my goal is to create meaningful connections that not only support students’ career paths but also enrich their lives with value and happiness.