THE COLLEGE OF Arts and Sciences (CAS) Student Council (SC), together with the Office of the Prefect of Student Affairs (OPSA), appointed Department of Legal Management senior Iane Tabor as the new Fourth-Year Level Representative on February 27, resolving a two-month-long vacancy in the Executive Board position.
Tabor will serve as the representative of CAS seniors for the remainder of Academic Year (A.Y.) 2024-2025 as outlined in the Council’s Resolution No. 01-2425.
This came after the February 5 Student Assembly convened in favor of addressing the vacancy of the Fourth Year Level Representative position by “means of appointment.”
Subsequently, the SC opened applications for the position to all fourth-year students of the CAS, with Tabor being the lone applicant interviewed by SC President Mari Okol, Asst. Prof. Sybil Agreda, Assistant Prefect of Student Activities, and Prof. Marvin Reyes, the Prefect of Student Activities.
Prior to his appointment, he previously served as the SC’s First-Year Level Representative during A.Y. 2021-2022 and more recently, as the Vice President for Internal Affairs (IVP) of the Junior Bedan Law Circle (JBLC).
“Right now, the motivation is more of what can I do one last time for the batch. I believe [that] my platforms are more focused on preparing our batch to be ready, to be integrated into the workforce,” Tabor told The Bedan in an interview.
To enliven his remaining term, Tabor aims to prepare the graduating Class of 2025 by “assisting with the processing of clearances, organizing job fairs and workshops, and ensuring the success of the seniors’ graduation ball.”
Moreover, he plans to “leave a legacy” by sharing tips from CAS Departments and providing an avenue to recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of the batch.
All of these projects, he says, can be done while minimizing costs and focusing on collaboration instead.
“Ang nakakatuwa dito is karamihan ng mga projects na ‘to—aside from the grad ball—would take minimum to no budget at all, so it’s something [na] trabaho lang talaga ‘yung kailangan; kasi I have most of the things planned out, kailangan talaga ng execution,” Tabor explained.