USG 2025-2026 End of Year Recap | United Students Government (USG)

Championed many important student causes throughout the year

Advocated to keep academic buildings open throughout the day
Day Against Racial Injustice, 9/18/25
Suicide Prevention Tabling, 9/23/25
Pushed to fast-track snow removal on campus during January winter storm
Got the Add/Drop deadline extended to account for lost days due to cancelled classes
President Smith and Senator Martin spoke at the 3/10/26 UUP Rally
Passed a resolution calling for the suspension of classes during Bengal Pause
Working with campus administrators in the hopes of supporting future transportation programs for students
President Smith and Vice President Sanchez attended SUNY SA for USG’s first time since 2024

Broke the mold of traditional USG events with many new innovative and collaborative events

6 events to celebrate heritage months/national days
- Silent Ritmo with SLE & NALFO, 9/25/25
- World Teachers Appreciation Day Tabling with BPE, 10/7/25
- Black History Showcase with AASO, BAM, NAACP, and others, 2/19/26
- Mardi Gras Parade, 2/27/26
- Iftar Night with ISO and PASO, 3/12/26
- Queen’s Court with PULSE and Pom Dance, 3/13/26
Record-breaking events
- Boo Bash, 10/30/25: 167 attendees – 2nd most ever
- Winter Fest, 12/5/25: 301 attendees – Previous record: 291
- Bingo, 3/10/26: 170 attendees – Previous record: 130
- Casino Night, 4/29/26: 621 attendees – Previous record: 144
1 award-winning event
- Black History Showcase, 2/19/26
  - Collaboration of the Year at the USG Award Show
  - Most Impactful Event at the Greek Awards
15 Events with more than 100 attendees and 6 events with more than 200
- More than 5,000 attendees over the course of the year

The previous legislature struggled with membership and USG began 25-26 with just 1 member

Grew to a team of 12 members before the beginning of the academic year
Swore in a total of 33 new members during the year
- Finished the year with a team of 14 Senators and 9 Executive Board members
Appointed two new advisors, Thomas Trzepkowski and Alexandra Green
Recognized two new organizations: Queer Students United, Bangladeshi Students Association

Took deliberate steps to improve USG’s many weakened campus relations

Collaborated with 19 different organizations (12 USG, 7 Non-USG)
Participated in 10 different Collaboratory events
Mended relationships with campus administrators
- Executive board invited to dinner at President’s Residence for first time
Collaborated with 8 different campus programs
- ACE, The Anthropology Department, EOP, Honors Program, Milligan's Food Pantry, SLE, WADE, Weigel Health Center
President Smith attended 20 organization events hosted by 15 different organizations

Previous Spring Fests were highly costly with incredibly low attendance; made fiscally and logically sensible decisions to improve the event

Replaced the annual Spring Fest Concert with a Casino Night
- Reduced costs for event by 75% from 2025 -- (40k to 10k)
- Increased attendance 431% from 2025 -- (144 to 621)
Biggest Carnival ever by doubling number of rides, games, and food options
- Lost the first two hours to a rain delay and still managed 1,000 attendees

Modernized the USG constitution to increase USG’s campus-wide accountability

The 49th purposefully put themselves out there to interact with more of the broader campus community

Prez Sayz Series, 8/28/25, 9/2/26, 9/11/26
Creation of individual Instagram accounts for President Smith and Vice President Sanchez
- usg.president -- 398 followers, 60 posts
- usg.vicepresident -- 250 followers, 21 posts
First-ever Instagram takeover of the Buffalo State Instagram
- President Smith – 4/16/26
- Vice President Sanchez – 5/8/26