My name is Sophia Bohn and I am a Concurrent Education - CMAF student. I was involved in my high school through leadership programs such as the Muskoka leadership trip, DECA (a business club), a mock trial club and student council. Outside of school, I coach competitive gymnastics and I have done volunteer work at the Windsor Cancer Centre Foundation. I believe these elements have taught me problem solving, understanding of others views and great collaboration. Through these skills I will be able to advocate and respectfully voice opinions of my fellow students. I believe student opinions matter and create the growing community at the University of Windsor. Students should feel represented through me because I am also a student and I have the same interest in making the university the best it can be. I want to make a change through listening, caring but most importantly by taking action.

There are issues that students have daily at the University. I believe these include costs, such as parking. Along with this, the parking lots can become very busy. Finding parking is an issue faced by students daily. Not having enough parking can become very stressful for students and creates issues, such as not finding a spot when the student has paid for a spot. I strongly believe this should be discussed. The next issue is class selections. I have felt the personal issue of having only one class option and trying to change my schedule for one class. This is a difficult process that can feel unnecessary. Next, I would love to help grow the social life of the university. I believe it is important to have events and social activities to bond students together and create a social environment. With this, students will be able to find their group and feel support from their peers and the university. Mental health is an important topic and my goal is to help students feel they belong. Through all these issues, my main goal and philosophy is to simply listen to the students and create plans to properly present these issues with solutions. I believe in taking action for change.

A large part of my philosophy is communication, I believe it is crucial for every situation. I would keep my fellow students informed of any issues by posting on social media. Through this I would create specific posts for each event and have my contact attached to reach out about any questions. For larger events, I would create posters and not only inform online but also in person. I would be excited to seek any feedback from my fellow students. I would show this by having my contact available on social media to inform me. I would also encourage talking to me in person, for example, seeing me on campus. I am someone who often has questions, with that I have an understanding of asking extra questions for confirmation. I would ensure decisions are ethical and fair by simply agreeing with the decision best for the student's life and success.

I am very excited to be running for the Student Senate position because my goal is to help the University of Windsor grow to be an even better school. I would love to be a part of helping the university grow and develop, not only as a school but as a community. I want to become more involved in helping the school in all aspects. My goal is for this to happen academically and socially, I believe I am able to make this happen by truly listening and understanding the students' views and ideas. In doing this, I felt the role of Student Senate would be most effective to continue the growth of the University of Windsor. I believe in leadership that not only listens but acts.