Forman resigns as Student Union secretary
Scott BresslerCiting “personal circumstances,” Rebecca Forman stepped down as Student Union secretary on Monday afternoon. She resigned via an e-mail to the Student Union (SU) executive board.
“I have decided that it is in the best interest of the Student Union for me to step down as this organization’s secretary,” she wrote in the e-mail. “Due to personal circumstances, I have been unable to complete many of my duties to the extent that this organization deserves.”
Forman says that she enjoyed her time at SU and that the decision did not stem from dissatisfactions she had with the organization or its members.
“It was a personal and internal decision,” said Forman, a sophomore. “It had nothing to do with the people in Student Union. I have a lot of respect for them. I think they’re amazing people. It has nothing to do with Student Union being a bad organization.”
Although she will no longer be involved with SU in an official capacity, Forman says that she looks forward to helping out with projects in the future.
“I will continue to do a lot of work for Student Union,” she said. “I plan to attend a lot of meetings that I’ve always attended. I’m going to still help out with [public relations] for SU.”
SU President Neil Patel hopes to see Forman stay active in SU and says that though he is sad to see her leave, he understands her decision.
“It’s something she wanted to do and she did it for personal reasons,” he said. “She knows what she’s doing so I support her in what she’s doing.”
Forman and Patel met prior to the official resignation, which-according to Forman-was hard to send due to her passion for her job and for the organization as a whole.
“I cried a lot,” she said. “This was really one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever had to make but I think I’m doing the right thing. I feel really good about my decision.”
In the meantime, Patel is not sure what will happen to the now vacant space. The traditional procedure in such cases is for the president to appoint a candidate who must then be approved by the SU Senate and Treasury, though Patel says he may want a committee to replace Forman until the end of the term.
“We need someone or a group of people to pick up the tasks and finish the year strong,” he said. “People are already com-
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