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Student government profile
Name: Justin Whittington
Position(s):
Student Senator
Student Ambassador
System Governance Representative
Why did you join the Student Government?
I joined student government because I wanted to serve as a voice
for the student body and to help bridge the gap between the University
and the Community. I think it’s important that students have
someone to come to with concerns and problems. Being in Student
Government also allows me to get to know more people in the student
body, which is great!
What are your plans for student government this year?
My plans for student government are to get to know more people and
with that to get to know what those people want to see at UAS. Another
goal of mine is to get students more involved at UAS. One of the
most important things is getting students to vote. Last but not
least is my goal of helping the students to understand how the university
system works as a whole, including UAS itself. I plan to do this
by having open forums on many different topics.
What issue is important to you?
One of the issues I firmly believe in is the tuition increase. I
think it will benefit everyone. The University cannot continue to
grow unless we have money and without votes from students we get
no support from the state so tuition increase is the next step.
We are getting an amazing education at UAS and I think paying 10%
more is well worth what we are getting.
Is it important to vote?
Voting is probably the most important thing one can do to be heard.
I think people don’t realize that one vote can make a difference.
It only takes a few minutes to vote but you can make such a large
impact. If you speak on an issue and you are not registered to vote
and haven’t, your vote will not even be considered. By all
means get involved and vote!
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