The Associated Students of the University of California, Riverside meeting on Jan. 27, 2026 began at 7:00 p.m. and concluded at 9:09 pm.
Special elections for the Vice President of Finance position were held in response to a needed appointment to resolve increasing confusion revolving around campus finances following the position’s vacancy.
Five candidates including Uma Akundi, Pauline Le, Swaraj Dash, Sofia Jimenez and Sanjana Kalidindi delivered campaign speeches to the Senate which were followed by 5-minute questionings.
After this, the Senators proceed into a 38-minute closed session to deliberate, ultimately announcing their election of Swaraj Dash.
The Senate then approved a special request by Executive Director Asha Nettles which called for the allocation of funds and three grants to over 17 campus organizations whose requests risked not being processed by the Financial Committee. The request was approved 13-0-1.
