Background

I though it would be good to tell you about how I ended up here (in life, at USU, and in Student Government)
First things first. I am considered a "non-traditional student." This means I am not young and fresh out of high school. I decided it was time to continue my education when I was 38 years old. When I was in high school my favorite class (actually, the only class I liked) was psychology, and I always had a goal back in the depths of my mind to return to school and study psychology. When I started here at USU Brigham City, I knew what I wanted to study, but unfortunately, not what I wanted to do with what I learned. Thanks to Susan Williams, an academic advisor, and her Career and Life Planning Class, I was able to explore and research options and do all kinds of fun evaluations that helped my sort out what type of career would work well with my interests, goals, values and job expectations. ( I highly recommend this class for anyone ) http://brighamcity.usu.edu/htm/students/advising
So, in my first two years here at USU Brigham City, I found that I not only loved going to school and learning all kinds of new stuff, but I also loved the school itself, the atmosphere and the people. I wanted to be more involved with the school and the students (probably a good indication that my career choice is a good match for me.) A friend suggested that I should get involved with Student Government and then this summer I was on the schools website and saw the application. The process I went through to get here involved filling out an application and then being interviewed by a committee. Less than a week after my interview I was standing at the front reception area at USU BC, and Jill Rasmussen the director of Student Services walked in and introduced me as this years Student Government President.
My Vice President is Jeremy Barber, who I am sure will be awesome. Plus, the icing on the cake is that this is a scholarship, so not only do I get to do all of this cool stuff, but I also get help paying for school. So I am very excited to dive in and get the school year under way!