By Blessy Rivera | August 08, 2024
Miyuki Watanabe, the Escritoire of Holy Angel University’s Psychology Society (PsychSoc), was appointed as the Commission on Student Organization (CSO) Commissioner for the School of Arts and Sciences (SAS) on July 11, 2024.
As stated in Article X, Section 1 of the University Student Government (USG) Constitution, there shall be a commissioner for student organizations and a non-voting adviser, which will be headed by a chairperson. The position is described by the Governor of the College Student Council of the School of Arts and Sciences (CSC-SAS) as having the duty to oversee the coordination as well as the functioning of student organizations; facilitate effective communication among them; and advocate their interests to external bodies.
The election process for the CSO Commissioner for SAS commenced on July 3, 2024, and was headed by Delfin. Accordingly, the student organizations from the two (2) college programs in SAS were required to select one of their members for the position. With that, the Communicators' League (CL) nominated Adley Gonzales as their candidate, while the PsychSoc nominated Miyuki Watanabe.
On July 8, 2024, the CSC-SAS Governor, the Vice Governor, Krishane Santiago, and the Finance Councilor, Shae Lyn Ibe, conducted interviews via Zoom with each nominee under the supervision of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Commissioner, Arnold Nunag.
After careful deliberation from the CSC-SAS, CL and PsychSoc Heads, and COMELEC, Miyuki Watanabe received 5 votes out of 7, securing the position of CSO Commissioner for SAS.
In an interview with the newly elected Commissioner, she revealed her plans after assuming office. Wantanabe has stated that she aims to create a closer bond between CL and PsychSoc while striving to be a role model and pillar of counsel for her successor in the long run.
“Wala talaga magtuturo sa akin sa kahit anong bagay. So for the long term, I want to be the one who will guide the one who will come after me. Second year pa lang naman ako. So hindi pa ako mag g-graduate niyan. Matutulungan ko pa siya kung may tanong man.” Watanabe explained.
Moreover, the Commissioner expressed how she felt nervous yet relieved after the announcement of the results.
“It felt fulfilling because everything I prepared for up until this point was not wasted. Though there are times that I feel the weight of the title. I want to emphasize that I did not take this just for myself, but also for my organization and the department I will represent. Bawat galaw ko, dala-dala ko rin pangalan ng department. So, I have little to no room for mistakes.” Wantanabe explained.
Finally, the new SAS CSO Commissioner also shared the preparations she and the PsychSoc took before the election, emphasizing the struggle of having no predecessor to ask for guidance.
“Personally, I made sure to review the constitution. I asked my Chancellor, Ate Jiel, if she knew anything but she also did not know how to “properly” prepare. Parang nangangapa lang kami. But that did not mean we were to go through the interview in the dark. We made sure to go home early, to be on time, and to prepare both our questions and possible answers.” Watanabe further clarified.
Photo courtesy of CSC-SAS
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