BROOKS: Need experience, contacts and commitment to be SGA president
There are four things that make a great student body president: Experience, knowledge of your organization, real working contacts within multiple levels of CMU administration and a proven track record of commitment to the student body.
I have all of those qualities and feel I am the best candidate for the Student Government Association president.
I have unrivaled experience in and knowledge of SGA, having served at every level of government. I have served one year in the House of Representatives, one year in the Senate and one year as member of the Student Budget Allocation Committee, of which I am the chairman.
I am also a member of the SGA Executive Council and I have served on the Campus Programming Fund Committee, which is entrusted with $825,000 to fund programs such as University Recreation, Program Board and Minority Student Services. Additionally, I am currently president of two registered student organizations.
Also, I have strong contacts within Central Michigan University's administration. I work closely with Tony Voisin, director of Student Life, Student Activities Coordinator Damon Brown and Tom Idema, assistant director of Student Life. I also have worked with President George Ross and Dean of Students Bruce Roscoe.
In working with these people, I have created working relationships and have the resources to help move both my ideas for SGA and the students needs on campus forward.
I also have a proven track record of commitment to the CMU student body. I have worked with many RSOs in the past year as chairman of the SBAC and am working toward moving the SBAC application process online so more RSOs have access to the funding the need.
I have also worked on both on-campus and off-campus recycling this year. I have shown that the student body and this campus are my first priorities.
I have experience and knowledge of SGA, real working contacts with CMU administration, a proven track record of commitment to the student body and I believe those qualities make me the best choice for the SGA president.
Thank you, and remember to vote Brooks/McNeely by noon on April 7.
