{"id":13,"date":"2021-07-16T19:07:27","date_gmt":"2021-07-16T19:07:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/student-gov\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2026-05-04T15:34:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T15:34:08","slug":"welcome-from-the-president","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/student-gov\/overview\/welcome-from-the-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome from the President"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/student-gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2026\/05\/Alex-Walkon-web.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot image of Alex Walkon\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1951\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/student-gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2026\/05\/Alex-Walkon-web.jpg 150w, https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/student-gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2026\/05\/Alex-Walkon-web-41x55.jpg 41w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Hello Geisel community! My name is <b>Alex Walkon<\/b>, and I will be serving as your student body president for the 2026-2027 academic year. I\u2019m thrilled for this opportunity to support our amazing executive board as we work on making lasting improvements to the Geisel experience.<\/p>\n<p>There are several exciting changes coming to Geisel, including further integrating the learning collaboratives and welcoming Dr. Jennifer Hunt as our new Dean! We will continue to focus our efforts on student wellness, including sustaining community and camaraderie as students transition to clinical rotations around the country. We will also build on our robust student leadership and growing research opportunities to ensure that students have the best opportunity to pursue the career of their dreams. Serving the Upper Valley community is central to the Geisel experience, and we will continue our work in making service accessible and rooted in relationships and students\u2019 passions.<\/p>\n<p>As a reminder, student government is always here for you! Whether it is an interest you want to share with others, advice, or just a friendly face, please always feel free to reach out. Every member of the executive board shares a love for helping fellow students, and we are ready and willing to advocate for what you need. I can\u2019t wait to see what we accomplish this year!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-829 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/student-gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2021\/07\/Kristina-Ali-Headshot-2023-Kristina-Ali-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/student-gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2021\/07\/Kristina-Ali-Headshot-2023-Kristina-Ali-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/student-gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2021\/07\/Kristina-Ali-Headshot-2023-Kristina-Ali-731x1024.jpg 731w, https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/student-gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2021\/07\/Kristina-Ali-Headshot-2023-Kristina-Ali-768x1075.jpg 768w, https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/student-gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2021\/07\/Kristina-Ali-Headshot-2023-Kristina-Ali-39x55.jpg 39w, https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/student-gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2021\/07\/Kristina-Ali-Headshot-2023-Kristina-Ali-1097x1536.jpg 1097w, https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/student-gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2021\/07\/Kristina-Ali-Headshot-2023-Kristina-Ali-1463x2048.jpg 1463w, https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/student-gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2021\/07\/Kristina-Ali-Headshot-2023-Kristina-Ali-1600x2240.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/student-gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2021\/07\/Kristina-Ali-Headshot-2023-Kristina-Ali-800x1120.jpg 800w, https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/student-gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2021\/07\/Kristina-Ali-Headshot-2023-Kristina-Ali-580x812.jpg 580w, https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/student-gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2021\/07\/Kristina-Ali-Headshot-2023-Kristina-Ali-scaled.jpg 1828w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/> Welcome Geisel Student Body!\u00a0 I am Kristina Ali, and I am honored to serve as the 2023-2024 Student Body President. I have been continuously inspired by the strong community at Geisel and seeing how we work together to positively impact our learning experience, professional development, and personal growth. Our aim on Student Government is to amplify student voices, serve as liaisons between students and administration, and build an inclusive and supportive community.<\/p>\n<p>Our primary goal this year will be to enhance student engagement so that our voices are integrated into all issues impacting the student body, including changes to grading policies and curriculum, improvements in diversity, equity, and inclusion in our education, professional development opportunities, and wellness initiatives. By including our student voice, we can create a stronger experience for us all.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/PdeLbv-d\" class=\"button\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":11,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","author-2"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/PdeLbv-d","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/student-gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/student-gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/student-gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/student-gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/student-gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13"}],"version-history":[{"count":51,"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/student-gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1952,"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/student-gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13\/revisions\/1952"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/student-gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/student-gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}