Yve Williams won the seat of student vice president for student affairs Wednesday, receiving 317 of the 683 student votes cast for the position.

Williams, a junior speech communication major from Hazel Crest, said between tears at the Student Senate meeting, “I am just glad that the students have chosen me and I will do my best to represent them.”

Williams has spent two years on the Student Senate and is currently the chair of the diversity affairs committee. In the upcoming year, Williams would like to fulfill the promises she made during her campaign, such as the “Match-Me” program and the RSO incentive program.

The “Match-Me” program would connect incoming students with recognized student organizations to match their interests, and the RSO incentive program would help find funding to keep RSOs viable.

“I think these are some of the key programs that got me elected,” Williams said.

To the students who voted for her, Williams said, “Thank you so much. This means so much to me. I love (the students) so much right now.”

Williams will take on her new position on April 25.

Falling closely behind Williams in the number of votes, Student Pride candidate Alison Mormino, president of the Residence Hall Association, received 283 votes. Mormino said that she still plans to be a part of Student Government.

Next fall, Mormino said that she will try to seek an appointment on the Student Senate and be involved in some committee work.

Alpha Party candidate Megan Flickinger received 83 votes and was unavailable for comment.