Every student body president runs on a laundry list of campaign promises, sometimes realistic, sometimes less than plausible. As a candidate for student body president I can assure you that each and every campaign promise in my platform is extremely practical. As a student senator I have already seen how the process of accomplishing programs such as dining takeout goes from idea to reality. The very reason for my desire to be elected this spring is to continue advocating for students with issues that already affect them each and every day. I will not be a president who simply sits behind a desk and answers e-mails from Witherspoon Student Center. I will be as engaged with the student body as possible. A weekly meet-and-greet in the Brickyard with Student Government giving out coffee to students on their way to class and discussing concerns they have will simply be the beginning. Being a student first and standing with students in the student section during home football games instead of sitting with the chancellor in his suite is just another prime example of how I will be a true representative of the student body.

My primary goal is to change academic advising for students across the University. Every student has had advisers that don’t really advise. Instead, they simply insist we complete two semesters of a plan of study and then release our hold for next semester’s classes. Students need advisers that want to see them succeed. I have already begun fixing advising by developing a plan of action within Senate to determine where students see the biggest need for changes. If elected I will then take this direct input from students and work with each college and the administration-at-large to bring about a shift in the quality of advising. I will make sure it is not what college you are in that determines the quality of advising, but more importantly that you are an N.C. State student and deserve equitable treatment regardless of your major.

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