| 1. What are your goals if elected Student Government Association
vice president? |
I have one overwhelming goal for the House, and that is to strengthen
its committees. With nine standing committees that cover a broad array
of areas, the possibilities are unlimited for what these committees can
do. As vice president, it would be my goal to make sure that the committees
get their goals accomplished. I want to make House an efficient and responsive
body of dedicated students, and this will be achieved by reorganization
and motivation. |
| 2. What are your qualifications to serve as Student Government
Association vice president? |
I was a member of the House for two semesters and an Ad-Hoc committee
chair within House for one semester. This taught me necessary internal
knowledge needed for the position. Currently, I am chairman of the TCU
Leadership Council and a Chancellor Leadership Program facilitator. Through
these positions, I have learned mountains of skills ranging from delegation
to interpersonal communication to organization. My outstanding qualification
is that I have leadership experience in and out of House. |
| 3. What is the No. 1 issue you think the House should take up
next year, and what is your suggestion for what the House should do? |
Students not directly involved with Student Government do not feel
they can go to House with a problem or concern. I believe this is caused
by the House not adequately letting students know that the House exists
for this very reason. One way this could be changed is having a set committee
meeting time when all nine committees would meet, thus allowing students
to know exactly when and where to go to have their voice heard. |
| 4. What is the one unique thing you have done as a student at
TCU that sets you apart from other students? |
Working for New Student Orientation as an OSA for the past two summers
has given me an immeasurable amount of love, dedication and loyalty for
TCU. I cannot begin to explain what a great feeling it is to see the freshman
the first weeks of school all knowing that they made the right choice,
and that I, in some way, helped them realize that they had made the right
choice. |
| 5. What do you see as the job/role of SGA? |
SGA is designed to help students have a full college experience.
Programming Council does a great job of providing us with those fun and
memorable experiences of college. Another vital part of the college experience
is developing one's own views and opinions. Currently, I don't see House
fulfilling that purpose. I will begin to change that by making House more
accessible and inviting for all students. |
| 6. How do you define your leadership style? |
I am, without a doubt, an abstract thinker with concrete objectives.
I think big, and take it one step at a time to get there. Because of this,
I've been told that I'm very "task-oriented." I understand the
concept of a team, and I make sure that my team feels a sense of ownership
of a task. I work until the work is done, and then sit back and have a
little fun. |
| 7. With the passage of the referendum and the restructuring of
House, how will the role of vice president be affected, and what do you
plan to do to ease the transition? |
The new role of the vice president as the chief administrator of
House naturally fits with the design of SGA. The vice president of the
House should be the person responsible for the House just as the vice president
for programming is for PC. I believe that this change will strengthen all
top-level positions, making all three positions more efficient. I don't
see this transition is that big of a concern, and I look forward to working
under the new design. |
