Student Body President
Norman, Oklahoma, Us
Represented 30,000 students • Spoke at several major university events across the South to crowds of over 2,000 students & alumni • Led the allocation of $3.2 million in student fees toward several university projects & departments including the counseling center & the university newspaper; reviewed proposals & interviewed proposal sponsors Recruited, appointed, & managed over 100 students • Fifty-eight cabinet members, three UOSA Superior Court Judges, thirty advocates that represented students on twenty university boards, UOSA Fall Election Chair and Board, UOSA General Council, ten Parking Appeals Board Members • Supervised eight departments with weekly meetings with the directors & bi-weekly meetings with the full staff of fifty- eight students & over thirty projects; for example: o Organized Higher Education Day at the state legislature; recruited 100 students to lobby for higher education funding in cooperation with other major state universities; organized meetings matching students with their local representatives; created talking points & held trainings for selected students o Researched best practices for academic advising at large universities & developed proposal to synchronize the current system across all colleges o Launched the first UOSA Tailgate, partnering with the University of Oklahoma Housing and Food Administration, the Athletics Department, the Programming Branch of UOSA, & the Office of the University President; increased participation from 100 to over 800 attending students by end of season o Generated a university environmental report, consolidating & ranking established initiatives & offering suggestions for growth to University President, David Boren