Positions filled for student gov. job
After an extensive selection process, five students have been appointed to
work on ASUSU during the 2006-2007 school year, said Tiffany Evans, director
of the Student Involvement and Leadership Center.
The students who have been chosen are Staci Meacham as administrative
assistant; Jacob Roskelley as public relations director; Karilyn Flake as traditions director; Kyle Milne as Arts and Lectures director and Breanne Davis as activities director, Evans said.
“I look forward to working with these five individuals. They bring a wealth
of experience, talent and skill,” Evans said.
Meacham is a senior majoring in speech communications. As administrative
assistant, she will be working closely with ASUSU President-elect Noah Riley.
Meacham will also be in charge of filing legislation and keeping records of
the Executive Council’s proceedings.
She said she would like to improve communication between the Academic Senate and Executive Council. Since ASUSU’s reorganization, Meacham said she feels their interaction has not been as good as it could be.
Meacham also plans to work with Riley to move ASUSU offices from the third
floor of the Taggart Student Center.
“I support Noah in relocating offices. We will move a few key offices to get more people involved,” Meacham said.
Meacham said she has good critical and organizational skills that will be helpful to her as she works with students and other members of ASUSU.
“I feel I will be a good liaison,” Meacham said. “I will be the voice of students’ needs without bias. I will stand on neutral ground.”
Roskelley is a sophomore with a dual major in public relations and political science.
Roskelley said his main responsibility is to create and maintain a favorable image of ASUSU. He said he wants to help students become more knowledgeable of ASUSU and the opportunities it offers.
“I want to really push for an increase of awareness of what ASUSU does,” Roskelley said. “If they understood it and the real powers of ASUSU, they could make a difference.
Roskelley said he is really looking forward to working as public relations director because it is the type of career he hopes to pursue after graduating.
“Once I graduate, I want to do communications work for a legislative body. It’s exactly what I want to do,” Roskelley said. “I have the passion and the
interest.”
Flake is a junior with a dual major in elementary education and special education. The responsibilities of traditions director include overseeing
Homecoming, Traditions Week, Christmas Tree Lane and the Robins Awards.
She said she plans to revive past traditions like the Winter Carnival.
“I want to make Traditions Week more traditional and bring back old traditions. I also want to make it more informative of old Utah State traditions,” Flake said. “It will help students to have a sense of pride. It will inform everyone why Utah State is how it is today.”
Flake also said she wants to boost student involvement in Founder’s Day and other alumni events.
Milne is currently a junior attending Snow College with a major in public relations. As Arts and Lectures director, he is in charge of the Performing
Arts Series, the ASUSU Convocation Lecture Series and Poetry and a Beverage.
Milne said he looks forward to attending Utah State and putting his talents to good use.
“I have a deep love for Utah State and I am excited to hit the ground running,” Milne said.
Evans said she looks forward to working with Milne because transfer students often have original ideas because of their experiences at different schools.
“In the past, the best officers are those who have been in positions on other campuses,” Evans said. “They have new ideas and a new perspective. It’s fabulous.”
As activities director, Davis, an English education major, is in charge of directing student-oriented activities.
These include the Howl, Mardi Gras, comedy nights, Friday night movies and Freaky Friday.
During the next year, Davis would like to increase awareness and attendance to these activities by strengthening publicity. She said she plans to appoint three publicity chairs to help accomplish this.
“I would like to get the word out sooner so people can plan in their schedules to attend activities,” Davis said.
Davis said she also plans to work with Tabbi Perkins, next year’s programming vice president, to create an innovative chair. The innovative chair would work to find more opportunities to have new activities and capitalize on different events happening on campus, Davis said.
School is not all about getting an education, Davis said, since friends and activities are vital to making college fun and successful.
Davis said, “I am not afraid to get my hands dirty and do what I need to do to get the job done.”
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