You recently gave a speech at convocation. How did you decide the most important things to tell the incoming class?
In preparation for convocation, I reflected on what my experiences have been over the last 3 years of my life. I looked at things that worked well and others that didn’t go precisely as planned, but every experience is a learning opportunity and I thought to share a collection of those experiences would be of value to our new students.
Will the SGA involve itself in the politics of the upcoming election? If so, in what ways?
Yes! SGA is encouraging all students to be engaged member of the community by exercising their right to vote. We will be supporting an ongoing partnership between the university and Turbo-Vote, an organization that advocates participation in the electoral process amongst college students. I invite any and all students to come speak at any of our weekly senate meetings and express their opinions on how they would like to see SGA be advocates for them throughout the election season.
Are there any definite goals the SGA will aim to accomplish this semester?
One goal that we have already set for ourselves, and I am excited to announce that has been accomplished is we wanted to encourage enough first year students to run for SGA position that there would not be a need to appoint individuals to the senate. I am pleased that we have 30 first year students running for positions. Also we are in the process of transitioning to an electronic voting system. This will greatly modernize the Senate as well as dramatically increase that ease and accessibility of records in SGA.
How will you define your last semester with the SGA?
I want to define my last semester on SGA as one of fervent and diligent service to my fellow students. I hope that when the end of my term comes, I can have helped as many students as possible make the most out of their Elon experiences.