Declan Dirk

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Student Senate: Seat 12 Arts & Science Undergrad 2 (2-Year)
Academic Area
Biology Major
Business & Chemistry Minors
My Hometown
Portland, Oregon
My Pronouns
He, Him, His
Campaign or Slate you are associated with
OurUO

Tell us about yourself.

I use He/Him pronouns. I grew up and graduated highschool in Portland, Oregon before moving to Bend, Oregon with my family. I am currently a sophomore scheduled to graduate in 2026. My declared minors are Business and Chemistry with a major in Biology.

What are the three key issues that you've noticed on campus that you hope to improve for students as an elected official? Please list each issue and briefly explain how you hope to improve it.

1. I see issues that stem from funding and use with of Incidental fee fund. I would like to improve it by making the discussions of budgeting more transparent and allowing students to have more insight into how the money is being diversified and why. 2. I want to see current Science major clubs have more funding and for there to be more of an opportunity for new clubs to come on to campus with our funding by setting extra money to the side. 3. A way for students to have insight into the senates vote. I would do by reaching out to those under my umbrella of majors and see what they want to happen with the funding.

Why are you running?

I am running for ASUO because I currently have a background in business and am working towards a degree within the field of STEM. I think it's a great opportunity to work on my skills with financial management and practice being a representative for a population. I also think there is a great opportunity for me to network from ASUO.