Serving as Student Government President was defining for my capabilities and beliefs.
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Let me tell you a little about what I’m most proud of from this experience.
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For each of the two years, I put together a team of 8 at executive level, and a team of 22-25 at committee level.
Managing these teams was challenging, but I developed best practices and tools over time to help us to succeed.
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We dramatically increased the rate across campuses, degrees and years.
As President, I always had the longevity and continuity of Student Government in the back of mind.
The increase in voter participation represents the increase in legitimacy we were able to afford the Student Government name. It showed faith in a democratic system. What's cooler than being able to contribute to that?
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This is key.
Even if we were not always able to actually react to every concern aired or suggestion offered, we listened, spit-balled, followed up, and got topics into the right rooms.
We therefore built trust in our role, the institution as a whole, and the students themselves!
Simply making people feel heard can go a long way in addressing discontent.
Some noteworthy initiatives I guided our team through.
Attending our first International Sports Competition.
Issues related to elevators, temperature regulation, and campus utilities that appear minor but significantly affect student experience.
Redrafting policies related to Academic Ethics Committees, Class Representative Regulations, Student Government By-Laws
Creating a DEI-focussed committee to strengthen existing policies and support the development of new ones.
Launching an SG Website, LinkedIn Page. Collaborating with Student Newspapers. Elevating the communication quality across all channels.
Going from hosting 1-2 events per semester to 1-2 per month.
I am incredibly proud to have ideated and executed the first pan-European Student Government Conference.
