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'''Aki Terasaki''' [[Columbia College|CC]] [[2012|'12]] was the president of the [[Columbia College Student Council]] from [[2011]] - [[2012]].  He was elected in [[2010]] along with his [[CUCharge]] party in the first three-party race for the Exec board in several years. Although he did not win the most first-choice votes for President—Barry Weinberg did—his large number of middle-preference votes combined with the instant-runoff prioritization system won him the CCSC presidency that oversaw the resignation of Michelle Moody-Adams and general upheaval of the College.
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'''Aki Terasaki''' [[Columbia College|CC]] [[2012|'12]] was the president of the [[Columbia College Student Council]] from [[2011]] - [[2012]].  He was elected in [[2010]] along with his [[CUCharge]] party in the [[CCSC Elections, 2011|2011 CCSC elections]].  Similar to [[Learned Foote]] from the previous year, his party did not win a majority of the vote in the first round, triggering an instant-runoff, wherein his party emerged successful after obtaining 51.5% of the vote in the second round.
  
 
He also served as president of the [[Columbia Japan Society]] his junior year.
 
He also served as president of the [[Columbia Japan Society]] his junior year.
  
During his tenure as president, he successfully led the council in implementing some programs that had previously been only pilots, such as [[Open Housing]].  His council was also responsible for the first holistic review of financial aid, as well as a wait list system for classes, among other things.
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During his tenure as president, he successfully led the council in implementing some programs that had previously been only pilots, such as [[Open Housing]].  His council was also responsible for the first holistic review of financial aid, as well as a wait list system for classes, simplification of the student group co-sponsorship process, and return of the "CCSC project grants" begun under [[Sue Yang]].  His term was perhaps overshadowed by the sudden resignation of Columbia College Dean [[Michelle Moody-Adams]], but his council managed to coordinate with Interim Dean [[James Valentini]] to finish out the year.
  
 
Aki majored in [[economics]] with a special concentration in [[linguistics]].
 
Aki majored in [[economics]] with a special concentration in [[linguistics]].

Revision as of 17:08, 11 January 2013

Aki Terasaki '12

Aki Terasaki CC '12 was the president of the Columbia College Student Council from 2011 - 2012. He was elected in 2010 along with his CUCharge party in the 2011 CCSC elections. Similar to Learned Foote from the previous year, his party did not win a majority of the vote in the first round, triggering an instant-runoff, wherein his party emerged successful after obtaining 51.5% of the vote in the second round.

He also served as president of the Columbia Japan Society his junior year.

During his tenure as president, he successfully led the council in implementing some programs that had previously been only pilots, such as Open Housing. His council was also responsible for the first holistic review of financial aid, as well as a wait list system for classes, simplification of the student group co-sponsorship process, and return of the "CCSC project grants" begun under Sue Yang. His term was perhaps overshadowed by the sudden resignation of Columbia College Dean Michelle Moody-Adams, but his council managed to coordinate with Interim Dean James Valentini to finish out the year.

Aki majored in economics with a special concentration in linguistics.

Preceded by
Learned Foote
President of the CCSC 
2011-2012
Succeeded by
Karishma Habbu