SYC vice president Galen Green has previously served as co-chair of the First Year Council and SYC outreach committees.
The Second Year Council confirmed Galen Green as vice president at its general body meeting Sunday.
“She has the institutional knowledge, she’s confident, she has the respect of people on SYC and people in our class as a whole,” said SYC president Floyd Black, who assumed the presidency of the Class of 2019 following the recent announcement that former SYC President Ahmad Shawwal would be taking the fall semester off from the University.
Shawwal cited personal circumstances for taking time off from the University.
Green, a second-year College student, has previously served as co-chair of the First Year Council and SYC outreach committees. She also ran for SYC president in one of the most contested students elections in the spring, although Shawwal ultimately won the election.
Green received a majority of votes from the general body of the council to become vice president.
She said one of her goals is provide more support for transfer students and students seeking a greater sense of community at the University.
Black also shares this goal.
The Second Year Council has worked to attract and serve diverse membership.
In a previous interview with The Cavalier Daily, Shawwal noted that the nearly 60-member council has members from a variety of backgrounds.
Black said he would like SYC to organize events that bring people together and noted the upcoming Welcome Back Bash on the evening of Aug. 26, an event he said is expected to draw hundreds of students.
Black also said he would like to see more outreach to African-American and other minority students.
Green said a main difference between first and second year is that students live in various on-Grounds and off-Grounds locations, which can present a challenge can be bringing people together.