Meet the Candidates: Executive Vice President

 JJ Watts

My name is JJ Watts. I’m a finance student here at Utah State, and I’m running for executive vice president, and I’m a junior. 

As Chair of the Academic Senate, how do you plan to manage the needs of each respective College?  

As Chair of the Academic Senate, I plan to take care of the needs for each college by meeting with each senator regularly and discussing how their councils are doing with the colleges. Some of the college’s councils are combining, and so we want to make sure that each voice is represented equally, and so it’s important that we consider each of their situations and what they’re dealing with. So I hope to make sure that as these college councils combine, we make sure that each voice is represented equally, and then we take care of their needs. 

What is the biggest challenge facing USU colleges right now? 

The biggest challenge facing USU colleges right now is students wanting to know that their leaders are looking out for them. It’s important to know that our leadership here at the University is looking out for us and that they care for each of our needs. And so, it’s important, as important for us as Student Government members, to convey that information to our students. So, as the executive vice president, I hope to convey the information from our higher-up leadership to our respective students, so they know that they’re fighting for us with all the things that are going on right now. 

What is the most underrated part of going to USU? 

The most underrated part of USU is the amount of fun opportunities that are just in Cache Valley. I think about Main Street and how we have so many fun things, like the Utah theater, lots of food options and lots of opportunities just to have a fun time with friends. We also have a beautiful lake that we can travel to whenever we want. And as well, we have so many opportunities to become friends with people here, and that’s what makes us different here.