ABout me
My name is Solomon Ni and I am a junior at Jones College studying Social Policy Analysis. I am originally from the small city of Jonesboro, Arkansas where I live a few miles away from rice and soybean fields.
I currently have the pleasure of serving as the Student Association Treasurer where I manage the Student Association finances as well as oversee the Blanket Tax and its subsidiary organizations including the Thresher, ktru, and University Court, alongside the Blanket Tax Committee. Last year I served as Jones’ New Student Representative where I had the opportunity to author legislation pertaining to Rice’s General Education Requirements, Removal of the EarthCam from the Academic Quad, and making Election Day a non-instructional holiday.
Accomplishments & Projects
Passed through a resolution through Faculty Senate designating Election Day 2024 a non-instructional civic engagement day.
Secured shuttles to transport students to the Texas Medical Center Early Voting Location in 2022
Saw a doubling of Initiative Fund Applications, breaking records twice for both the amount of applications received and total amount requested
Making Blanket Tax more transparent by making the Student Association Budget, Initiative Fund, and Blanket Tax Organizations’ Budgets public information
Authored the SA Resolution regarding General Education requirements and the recommendations provided by Faculty Senate
Holding Blanket Tax Organizations accountable authoring a bylaws amendment to codify Mid-Year Audits and make BTO’s expenses more transparent and accountable.