The Student Council President: Difference between revisions

Personal Remarks from NSA Presidents:

''Being president is so much less and so much more than it sounds. It’s less glorious, maybe. Less specific-public-areas work, sure. Less creating, I guess that too. But it’s also a bit more of everything as well: more communication, more work with groups of leaders, and definitely more public leading. This year, I stepped into my role sweating with the daunting idea that I was taking on a ton of tasks. I thought being president meant being able to handle whole events all by myself, work until I was exhausted, and coordinate all sorts of complicated behind-the-scenes important leadership stuff. Thank goodness I was wrong. Honestly, I’ve probably done more public speaking than anything else. Hosting leadership meetings and directing leadership conversations is a big part of this role: getting everybody on the same page is key. Really, the role of president is to bring people together and to communicate well—to lead a group of leaders. Which sounds terrifying, I know. And maybe it is, at first. But it’s also so, so rewarding.''<ref name=":0">https://docs.google.com/document/d/10P1wOw7Y_Fe8EvXIMa7cfy_ubIwuvoB45P38fkh08DA/edit</ref>

''Let me say that again: the president is in a unique position where they don’t have a public student group to influence—their area of influence is the leaders. Now, think about it for a minute. Each of these leaders is going to be coordinating, organizing, and creating in whatever area of influence they have. And they all need to be in sync, working towards the same ultimate goals throughout the year. The president’s job is to make sure they are all organized, helping them meet and communicate with one another so they’re getting the most done. It’s really not as hard as it sounds. Sometimes it looks like dmming a random stuco member who’s out of sync with the rest and doing their own thing. Sometimes it looks like meeting with the Stuco Advisor (for me it was Mrs. V) and connecting weekly to plan the Student Council meeting topics. Sometimes it’s just stepping up to fill holes in an event committee. However it ends up looking, the president’s ultimate job is to keep things running smoothly. Whatever tasks end up being involved, this role is really about leading a group of leaders in the right direction.''<ref name=":0" />

''Being president of Student Council is really about bridging the gap between students and faculty/staff. When you're with adults in charge, you're representing the voice of the students. When you're with the students, you're representing the voice of the staff members. StuCo is there to bring those two groups of people together, to help reach compromises and minimize disagreements. Different people on StuCo have different roles within that (clubs, welcome committee, etc.), but a lot of the responsibility to meet the overall goal of bringing people together falls to the president.''

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