The teams hope to get on the ballot Wednesday for the position, which is responsible for organizing social and fundraising events.
The senior class president and vice president help run the class gift program and organize events for the graduating class.
The team is also responsible for selecting the group of students who will serve as senior marshals for the senior class.
Students can cast their votes online on Feb. 10 using their Onyen.
Brent McKnight and Ying Lin
Brent McKnight and Ying Lin plan to work under their motto “work hard, play hard, serve hard” by increasing senior participation in events like UNC Dance Marathon and organizations like Tar Heel TABLE and Habitat for Humanity.
The team would also like to bring Joy Prom, a prom for special needs children, to UNC.
“The idea is that the members of the senior class would be the prom date for a student with special needs,” McKnight said.
“We want to put on an event that is just as great or better than any other prom to give these special needs students that opportunity.”
McKnight said through service and social events, the senior class will be like a community rather than a network. The team plans to arrange events exclusive for seniors, such as a senior day at Hooker Fields with games and food trucks.
“We want senior year to be our biggest year yet,” Lin said. “We want people to think back ten years from now and remember the events they went to.”
Cat Leipold and ?Max Williams
Cat Leipold and Max Williams want to bring the senior class together with their Senior Storytime program. At different themed social events, seniors would have the chance to stand up and share their stories with others.
“There are so many different seniors, so I think Senior Storytime is a great way bring groups together and encourage attendance at senior events,” Williams said.
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In terms of service, the team plans to support the Boys and Girls Club. Seniors would be able to interact with children by tutoring or playing sports.
“As we leave, new people are coming in, so we should help create the future generation of Tar Heels,” he said. “We only have so much time on campus, and I think there is so much more that we could be doing.”
Randolph Mckinnie and Ajene Robinson-Burris
Randolph Mckinnie and Ajene Robinson-Burris hope to mobilize the senior class by hosting senior impact weekends each month, each a different theme of the class’ choosing. Mckinnie hopes one of these themes will be sexual assault.
“Ajene and I are personally passionate about the issue of sexual assault,” he said. “It’s relevant not only to the University, but to the country as a whole.”
They hope to use University Career Services to help students enter the workforce, and they want to bring local restaurant owners and cooks to help seniors learn how to cook for themselves.
“I want to make my final heel print by helping connect the senior class and helping us grow,” Robinson-Burris said. “This is a great opportunity to work with Randolph and change lives, because that’s what it’s all about.”
