ASUU Elections: The Rose Ticket

 

After the recent ASUU primary election results were confirmed, three tickets remain in the race for the 2025-26 student body presidency. The Rose ticket came in third, receiving 1,124 votes.

The Rose ticket consists of Alex Rose as the presidential candidate, Maddie Dahl as the vice president of university relations and Auzja Morse as the vice president of student relations.

Rose is a third-year student at the University of Utah studying pre-med and business. He also serves in the ASUU Senate, is a member on the MUSS Board and involved in the Institute of Religion.

Dahl is a second-year, pre-med biology major and on the Utah Spirit Team. Morse is also a second-year student studying strategic communications and is an executive board member for Alpha Phi sorority. 

“We love this university, and we’re ready to give it our all,” Rose said. “Win or lose, we’re committed to making a difference. This is about the students, and we’re here to serve them.”

Vision for Campus Life 

The trio’s platform centers on three pillars: belonging, protecting and trailblazing. Their primary goal is to reinvent the university’s MobileU app to create a hub for campus resources, events and services.

“We want to centralize everything so students know where to find things without having to search through multiple apps,” Dahl said. 

The proposed app would include features like a campus-wide event calendar, interactive campus maps, food ordering options and real-time parking availability to reduce congestion and carbon emissions.

Real-time parking availability would be tracked using sensors in each lot, providing commuters with live updates on available spaces and reducing the need to circle full parking areas.

“If you’ve been to a big concert, you’ve seen scanners track cars entering a lot,” Morse said. “We want to integrate a similar system into the university’s app, showing real-time parking availability.”

Rose also emphasized the importance of financial transparency, ensuring students understand where their tuition and activity fees are allocated.

“We want students to maximize what they’re putting into this university by giving them access to every resource available,” Rose said. “It’s about helping every student feel connected and empowered.”

Safety and Accessibility

Safety is another key focus for the ticket. The team plans to improve the SafeRide program by extending its hours to include weekends and integrating it into the app. 

“Students shouldn’t have to walk alone at night on campus,” Dahl said. “We want to make sure they know how to access SafeRide and feel secure. It’s something we already have, but it’s underutilized because students don’t know about it.”

The app’s redevelopment will involve collaboration with engineering and computer science students, giving them with hands-on experience while keeping costs low. 

“We’re already working on this app, whether we win or not,” Dahl said. “We’re committed to making it happen because we know it will make a difference.”

The candidates also aim to foster a stronger sense of community by redesigning campus events. They plan to scale up Homecoming Week and Greek Week to them more inclusive and engaging for all students, not just those involved in Greek life.

“We want to create events that make people say, ‘Did you see how cool Utah is?’” Morse said. “We want every student to feel like they’re part of something bigger.”

Additionally, the team plans to host larger, more impactful events during cultural history months, such as Black History Month and MLK Day, to celebrate diversity and promote inclusivity on campus. 

“We want to reinvent these events to make them more meaningful and engaging for everyone,” Rose said. “It’s about creating a sense of belonging for all students.”

Navigating Funding and Administration

In regards to funding, Rose proposed reallocating resources from smaller, less-attended events to larger, more impactful ones. 

“We want to focus on events that bring students together and create lasting memories,” Rose said. “Instead of weekly donut events, let’s invest in bigger, more exciting activities that students will actually want to attend.”

The team also plans to work closely with the university’s administration and Board of Trustees to advocate for student needs.

 “We’re confident in our ability to communicate effectively with administration and make sure student voices are heard,” Rose said. “It’s about building relationships and showing them that we’re here to represent the entire student body.”