Southern Utah University Student Association

When I graduated High School, I was going to go to Law School. I was going to be a prosecutor. I was going to fight for the constitution. It took me approximately 3 weeks at SUU to realize that wasn't really what I wanted at all. I lived in Juniper and took full advantage of that. My RA was on StAB (Student Activities Board) and suggested I get involved in one of their committees. Due to the bitter taste Student Government in high school left in my mouth I had no desire. I took my generals and just went along living; figuring that one day I would decide a major. My second year I really felt that Communications was the route to take but I didn't know why. Then the spring semester of my Sophomore year I decided to take an Event Management class because I'd heard good things about the teacher. I interned for the teacher that following semester thinking I would leave on a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints that December. My Father in Heaven had other plans for me and I stayed in Cedar.


At that the end of my third year I decided the idea of doing events for a living sounded enticing as I truly loved it. More experience couldn't hurt so I applied to be on StAB and was blessed enough to be appointed to a position. I had the most amazing people to work with and LOVED the experience. The people in the picture to the right became some of my best friends. I learned from Amy Shupe, the then Vice President of Activities, to never give up on someone. From Jeni Jones I learned you can find common ground with anyone if you just put in the effort. From Laurel I learned what really matters in life and how to not care about what doesn't. From Sam I learned how to breathe when I talk. :) Sara Shupe taught me to always have a smile and Tarl, well that for a whole other post. The point is I knew that was where Heavenly Father wanted me and while I still wanted to be on a mission I was truly blessed to be a part of that board. I love being able to create the atmosphere for other students that I grew from here at SUU. And that was what got me to start thinking about running to be the SUUSA activities VP.

The whole idea scared me. I knew I had a lot to offer but the thought of running for office made me want to crawl back into bed. Being a human being and a female one at that I've struggled my whole life with learning to not care what people thought of me. But to run for office you had to put your whole self out there and ask for people to like you, to vote for you.

However, I was blessed to run with three of the most amazing men I have ever met and seven fabulous senators. We decided in the very beginning that we wanted to worry about what we would do if we got elected, not on how to get elected, and work back from there. It was important to all of us that at the end of the day whether we won or lost that we felt good about ourselves and the kind of campaign we were running. I learned that politics can bring out the worst in people, and it shocked me how come people I considered good friends acted. But never the people I ran with. I was SO BLESSED to be in that kind of atmosphere with such good people. If I had lost I would have felt like it was a worthwhile experience just to work with them. But, we didn't loose. :)


On April 8th, 2010 I was sworn in as the 2010-2011 VP of Activities and I have the opportunity to work with some of the most amazing people this upcoming year. We sat through many an interview and I'm pretty sure I have 5 of the sweetest event directors for my StAB this school has ever seen! Some I've know for years and some I just barely met but I love them all and I know this year will be one for the record books. My executive council (the student body president and the other two VPs) are perfect. I couldn't have asked for better. So now my one follower (love you chelsea!) is updated on the most significant thing to happen in a while and I feel better about this blog . Hope your baby is happy and healthy :)


Some of the people I get to work with next year...