Stephen Hirst (left), associate vice president for Student Affairs, speaks to the newly elected Student Government Association executive team during the 2024-25 SGA Inauguration ceremony Wednesday in Salón Cassia. “Be open to new perspectives and develop a strong work ethic,” Hirst said. Also shown is Odalys Anahi Saenz (second from left), president-elect; Juana Elena Jimenez L., vice president-elect; and Gregorio J. Zuniga, vice president-elect. Sofía Cantú Sauceda/ THE RIDER PHOTOS
Chief Justice Rotceh Magdaleno (left) administers the oath of office to Odalys Anahi Saenz, president-elect; Juana Elena Jimenez L., vice president-elect; and Gregorio J. Zuniga, vice president-elect, to take the oath of office during the 2024-25 Student Government Association Inauguration ceremony Wednesday in Salón Cassia on the Brownsville campus. Sofía Cantú Sauceda/THE RIDER PHOTOS
Odalys Anahi Saenz, a psychology major and president-elect, speaks during the 2024-25 Student Government Association Inauguration ceremony Wednesday in Salón Cassia on the Brownsville campus. “I’m looking forward to the new chapter full of future opportunities and the potential for continuous positive change,” Saenz said. Sofía Cantú Sauceda/THE RIDER PHOTOS
“For those of us reelected, we should continue working together as advocates,” said Juana Elena Jimenez L., a biomedical science senior and vice president-elect, during her speech at the Student Government Association Inauguration ceremony for the 2024-2025 executive officers and senators Wednesday in Salón Cassia on the Brownsville campus. Sofía Cantú Sauceda/THE RIDER PHOTOS
Gregorio J. Zuniga, a music education junior and vice president-elect thanks his parents “who have been a great support of me through my journey,” during his speech at the Student Government Association Inauguration ceremony for the 2024-2025 executive officers and senators Wednesday in Salón Cassia on the Brownsville campus. Sofía Cantú Sauceda/THE RIDER PHOTOS
Chief Justice Rotceh Magdaleno (right) administers the oath of office to newly elected Student Government Association senators during the 2024-2025 inauguration ceremony, held Wednesday in Salón Cassia on the Brownsville campus. Shown (front row, from left) are Samsunnahar Bipasha, graduate senator; Laura Reyes, senator for the Robert C. Vackar College of Business & Entrepreneurship; Christian Alvarado, senator-at-large for Brownsville; Andrea Gaytan, senator-at-large for Edinburg. Back row: Dante Solano, senator for the College of Engineering & Computer Science; Juan Pablo Hernandez, senator for the College of Sciences; Hannah Martinez, senator-at-large for Brownsville; Ingridy Foltran, senator for the College of Engineering & Computer Science; Jose Luis Tabarez Jr., senator for the College of Engineering & Computer Science; and Otweduampong-ba Ewuradwoa Nketiah, senator for the Robert C. Vackar College of Business & Entrepreneurship. Sofía Cantú Sauceda/THE RIDER PHOTOS
Ihssan Al-Qudah, a biology senior and Student Government Association vice president for internal affairs, congratulates the new elected senators. “Remember that your role is not just one of representation, but advocacy,” Al-Qudah said. “Your voices will be instrumental in shaping the future of our university as the incoming executive team. Your leadership will set the tone for the year.” Sofía Cantú Sauceda/THE RIDER PHOTOS
Family, faculty, staff and students attend the Student Government Association Inauguration ceremony for the 2024-2025 executive officers and senators Wednesday in Salón Cassia on the Brownsville campus. Sofía Cantú Sauceda/THE RIDER PHOTOS
Jose Tabarez, a civil engineering senior and senator-elect for the College of Engineering and Computer Science, writes a message for the new executive officers after the Student Government Association Inauguration ceremony for the 2024-2025 executive officers and senators Wednesday in Salón Cassia on the Brownsville campus. Sofía Cantú Sauceda/THE RIDER PHOTOS
