Estevan Mesa

Biography

Hi! I’m Estevan. I’m from El Paso, Texas, and I’m studying MechE. I’ve been on ESC since my first year and I currently serve as Student Body President. I’ve worked hard to establish initiatives like the P/D/F option, the SEAS resource fund, and establishing accessible exam and attendance policies during the pandemic. We are excited to make Senior Year one to remember. This is our Comeback SEASon!

Platform

With many of us scattered around the globe this past year, we know how challenging it has been to stay connected. Next year, we’ll work to reconnect our class and restore a sense of community. We’ll host bonding events that bring our SEAS community back together, engage 3-2 students with the rest of the student body, and hold mixers to connect among majors and within the undergraduate schools.

We’ll restore senior traditions that are signature to the Columbia experience to make our last year together the best one yet, all the way from winter gala, to senior boat cruise and senior scramble. We’ll continue offering Lerner pub and seek to expand it to include wine and cocktail nights and themed pubs. We’ll ensure you have plenty of SEAS merch as tokens to remember all the great times you had during senior year. We’ll focus on bringing our Columbia experience full circle with these traditions, as well as with new traditions such as a Women in SEAS Luncheon (just like Days On Campus).

We’ll continue the social aspect of college life post-graduation with ideas such as sending out annual booklets of class updates to stay connected as alumni. This could also supply professional opportunities and will assist in arranging reunions with our graduating class.

We will advocate for policies such as expanding the existing SEAS P/F option to include the ability to uncover grades and increase the course types it can be applied to, as well as promoting the continuation of the SEAS Resource Fund from this year forward.

We’ll start planning for major events such as Class Day during the Summer so we secure a notable and memorable speaker, and overall ensure an unforgettable senior year with an abundance of amazing memories.

Together, we’ll make this our Comeback SEASon!