Following a blustery term and a problematic vote, four recently elected executives will assume control of Scarborough Campus Student’s Union on May 1.

The new executive’s promises included opening up equity training to regular students and generally making student government more accessible and accountable.

In a two-day election held at the start of February, only 900 Scarborough students came out to vote for the positions of President, VP External, VP Students and Equity, and VP Academics. With uncontested candidates-Jenna Hossack and Rob Wulkan, respectively-voters were asked to vote yes or no only in favour of their appointment.

Prior to the vote, at least four prospective candidates dropped out of the race. Last term SCSU suffered more than six mid-year resignations, which included several Executives and Directors.

Three students on the new exec have not previously held a position on the students union.

Rajgumar Gunaratnam, 24 and in his third year in computer science, will assume the role of SCSU President in May. His goals include solving campus transit issues and reaching out to students.

“We have to provide a strong and coherent leadership,” said Gunaratnam, adding that he believes the current leadership of the SCSU has not really connected with students and has failed to manage its resources effectively.

One of his goals is to have something similar to the SAC UTM commissions at UTSC, which gets students involved with bringing about change with specific issues they are concerned about.

For Jenna Hossack, 19, who is waiting to assume her role as SCSU VP Students and Equity, peer mediation and equity training is one of her main goals.

“I’d really encourage it for SCSU executives and directors, but I’d also like it to be open to all students,” said Hossack.

“I also want to set up an ‘extracurricular support’ fund, for students who would like to attend conferences or go on trips with their clubs and teams but need a little help paying for it.”

Both the SCSU and students reform are also a focus for Senthooran Uruthiralingam, SCSU VP External in-waiting and current Campus Liaison for the Tamil Students’ Association at UTSC.

“I’m committed to renewing and transforming the VP External position to be more inclusive,” said Uruthiralingam during the SCSU Executive Elections Forum in UTSC’s Meeting Place.

Uruthiralingam also noted a high level of student cynicism and anger that he believed exists toward his predecessors.

Rob Wulkan, the current SCSU VP External, was also elected as VP Academics for the next term.

As well as creating an “easy to read” academics rights document, Wulkan also hopes to get Departmental Student Associations (DSAs) off the ground, establishing better relationships between the administration and the SCSU along the way.

DSAs are “mini student unions, specific to academic issues, to a specific academic department,” according to Wulkan.