We hope y’all had a fantastic Independence Day! Our delegates at CONA celebrated early by cheering on Anastasia Sotiropoulos (Dallas), Sharif Long (Dallas), and Aayush Dave (Houston) during Tuesday’s Third Committees and enjoying a holiday dance that night. On July 4th, our Texas delegates impressed during General Assemblies. The authors of 18 of the top 30 proposals present during the Heaton and Washburn General Assemblies the Wednesday of CONA. Jordan Clements, Anastasia Sotiropoulos, Evan Vollbrecht, and Diomarvellous Nsofor gave Pro/Con Intent Speeches during Washburn, and Dylan Cousins spoke up in Heaton. Outside these planned speeches, other Texas delegates raised their voices including Christina van Waasbergen, Kate Schulle, and Madison Dillon. Our students calculated that Texas delegates took a whopping 22% of the General Assembly Pro/Con speaking opportunities!
Our delegates had some free time Wednesday afternoon. Some chose to swim while others went on a hike in the mountains surrounding Blue Ridge or went on a tour of the historic Biltmore Estate. Even those delegates who did not participate in the hike have gotten a true taste of nature at CONA this year. We are keeping a safe distance, but we have had many bear sightings! Check out the picture below.
Today, all CONA attendees are in Plenary Session. The top 12 proposals overall, including Sharif Long’s proposal “To increase campus-wide approaches to address the college mental health crisis in America,” advance to this final proposal presentation event. Michael Brown and Rajpal Bal had a chance to offer Pro/Con comments during Plenary earlier today. Sharif is expected to present around 3:15 p.m. CST and has the honor of closing the conference. To tune in, visit the CONA live stream page. YG supporters can also watch tonight’s closing award ceremony starting at 6:00 p.m. CST.
We’re proud of all our CONA delegates!
