Student Body President-elect Will Leimenstoll wants his administration to improve collaboration and integration across UNC’s array of student organizations.
Thankfully, the outgoing Cooper administration has laid a solid foundation of programs that will help foster the campus-wide discussions that Leimenstoll seeks to facilitate. These promising programs must not be lost in transition.
By focusing on improving the day-to-day lives of students, Cooper has proven that student government can do more than just advocate for students.
The Student Enrichment Fund has the potential to make a concrete difference in any UNC student’s life. With it, Cooper has made it clear that student government can in fact be relevant to students.
With $5,000 in funding already secured for next year, Leimenstoll should focus on finding permanent funding for this innovative program.
Cooper’s FixMyCampus initiative is also off to a good start. It provides an important channel of communication between students and student government, and as Leimenstoll seeks to improve collaboration on campus, accessible communication channels like FixMyCampus will prove invaluable.
CCI ITSLeimenstoll is lucky: He doesn’t have to start from scratch. He should take the best of Cooper’s work and use it to make student government a better listener, responder and reactor to student concerns.
