The Muir/Williams ticket aims to form a coalition with student groups at other Big 10 schools and create a new department in the Undergraduate Student Government to address academic concerns.

"Students are going to have a bigger input in actual happenings here at Penn State," J.P. Muir said. "What is happening now is students are complaining to their roommate or their best friend and USG isn't hearing it. Then we can't take it to the administration and or voice isn't heard."

Muir said he plans to establish more of a student voice through one-on-one chats with students and public chats in the HUB Fishbowl.

"We want to break down some of the barriers associated with student leaders," Muir said.

The Muir/Williams administration plans to address academic concerns, minority recruitment and retention, Ritenour Health Services, campus safety, and club and varsity sports.

Muir said he plans to address academic concerns by forming a committee within Academic Assembly, the Academic Concerns Team.

ACT will be charged with producing a course selector guide and dealing with academic complaints from a suggestion box on the HUB desk, he said.

"A course selector guide gives information to students," Muir said. "It is really a helpful tool when selecting classes."

Muir and Williams also want to upgrade Ritenour Health Center by pressuring University administrators for increased funding and working with the student boards within Ritenour. Muir added it is important to keep Ritenour on campus.

The Muir/Williams administration plans to create a Big 10 Student Coalition to get involved with the Big 10 Student Council and bring ideas from other universities to Penn State.

"(The Big 10) is an athletic conference but it is also an academic conference where they share common goals with other schools," Williams said."

Muir said he plans to organize lobbying efforts in Harrisburg to stabilize tuition and increase grants and aid to students.

"We'll have internship programs that will enable students to voice our concerns to Harrisburg legislators," Muir said.

Muir and Williams will try to enhance minority recruitment and retention by continuing current efforts and working with the Office of Admissions.

Muir said his administration hopes to make sure the influx of money from the Big 10 goes to the right areas and facilities. Muir said he will also work on short-term projects, such as cable in residence halls.

Muir, a resident of Kinnelon, N.J., serves on the USG Supreme Court, Interfraternity Council Executive Board and the USG Department of Safety. He is also Panhellenic Council representative. Previously, Muir served on the Organization of Town Independent Students Night Map and Pitt/Penn State Blood Drive committees.

Williams, a resident of Pittsburgh, is a member of the Association of Residence Hall Students executive council, where she is national communications coordinator and assistant director of the Residence Hall Advisory Board. She is also a member of the Key-card Access Committee and Delta Zeta sorority, 3 Hastings. Last semester she was inducted into the National Residence Hall Honorary.