Reflections on life as the President

So...it's been a while since my last post, but now I am back on the horse and ready to rock:

This weekend, the Minnesota Association of Private College Students (MAPCS) met at St. Olaf in the David Johnson Board Room to discuss various matters facing the 17 private schools in MN. This group consists of the Council of Presidents (the 17 Student Body Presidents) as well as a selected representative from each institution.

It was a really great experience to be able to host this group on our home turf- and we hit up many relevant and challenging topics such as:

- Rapidly rising tuition costs for private school students and lobbying for financial aid
- Very public race-related incidents at St. Thomas and Hamline, and what has been done since they occurred
- Safety and emergency-response initiatives each school has taken since the shootings at Virginia Tech
- Organizational structure of Student Governments and ways to make the best use of Student money

This was a great chance for me to get to know more closely the other Student Government Presidents from around the state. Our hope is that we can represent the voice of the private school student around the state, and join together to support this vast group.

If you have any questions or comments about ANY of these topics, feel free to drop me a line: hauger@stolaf.edu!

Peace out,
TyTy