the rolling hills - may 09 edition
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THE ROLLING HILLS
THE NEW PRESIDENT OF SGA
Hello! First I would like to in-
troduce myself, my name is Tristan
A. Massalay-Ellis. I am a 3rd year,
6th semester Junior. I am 21 years old
and from Flushing, Queens. Queens
is a small county located inside of
New York City. I attended John
Bowne High School prior to coming
to SUNY Cobleskill.
Finally after five semesters
Mr. Jeff Foote and Amanda Hill con-
vinced me to attend a SGA meeting.
I was very nervous because I really
did not know many people in the organization. Thank-
fully I was immediately welcomed with open arms.
Without being a certified member I was able to voice
my opinion during meetings, which was nice because I
felt like I belonged and that my views were important.
After sitting in the Student Life Center with some of the
best student leaders SUNY Cobleskill has to offer I was
hooked on becoming a member. Nowhere else on cam-
pus will you find more important decisions made that
direct impact all the students. I really liked this!
My main goal is to make it easier for the regular
student to get in touch with the Cobleskill administra-
tion, no matter what department. Here at SUNY Coble-
skill we are all part of a large community, in which we
all must be able to communicate freely in order to oper-
ate as smoothly as possible. An analogy of my goal is
that each student may not have the opportunity to have
lunch Dr. Zingale, but hopefully through the Student
Government Association you will know what he is eat-
ing.
The Student Government Association is a great
part of this campus, establishing great programs and
events for students to enjoy. In the next year as presi-
dent I will try to continue the tradition of providing stu-
dents with a phenomenal college experience through
sound decision making and an open door policy to sug-
gestions. I look forward to seeing everyone in the fall.
SUNY Cobleski l l—Student Government Associat ion
THE NEW VICE PRESIDENT OF SGA
to finish my Bachelor’s degree, but when I moved here
to be closer to family, my aunt pushed me in the direc-
tion of SUNY Cobleskill as a means to finish my four
year degree. With almost two semesters under my belt,
I can now say that I am glad my aunt is a little pushy
and I am glad that I am here at SUNY Cobleskill. I
really enjoy attending a school that has so much to of-
fer.
I encourage all students to get involved. I have
the fortune of being able to compare a college experi-
ence in which I was not involved to this experience
where I have become very involved, and I can tell you
that this one is so much more fun. It is also incredibly
rewarding and gratifying. Get involved in any way you
can. Join a club. Volunteer for a service project. Attend
a campus event. Join us in Bouck Hall on Tuesday at
12:30 if you want to share your ideas. Shoot me an
email if you have an idea and you want some feed-
back. I am ready to assist in the facilitation of change.
I am ready to listen. I know that you are ready to act.
Let’s go.
My name is Katie Kogler and I
am incredibly excited for the opportu-
nity to serve as SGA Vice President
for the 2009-2010 school year. I
started at SUNY Cobleskill in August
of 2008 and have really enjoyed my
experience here up to this point and
look forward to broadening that ex-
perience in the coming year.
I moved here about a year ago
from Colorado where I attended a
small commuter campus with very
limited resources. When I graduated
from Mesa State College in 2005 with
an Associate of Art in Business Ad-
ministration, I had served as a Senate
Representative for my campus but
never really enjoyed the full experi-
ence of Student Government. I wasn’t
sure when I would go back to school
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Complex, and serve as Secretary of CAS.
I wanted to become the Treasurer of SGA be-
cause after being this year’s Secretary for the
Spring Semester I knew I wanted to stay involved
with SGA and an officer position will allow me to
do so. The position of Treasurer directs club’s
money and seems to have a more active role in
dealing with stone to future involvement and in
helping fellow students clubs. I believe it to be a
all the clubs treasurers stepping stone to future in-
volvement and in helping fellow students. What
better way important to the different clubs on to
learn what is important to them by looking at what
they spent their money on?
Anyone with an interest in the working of
student activities and student leadership should
come see what SGA has to offer. My name is Kim Bottomley I’m
from Lancaster NY, a town about 7 miles
East of Buffalo. I am currently a 4 year
Culinary Management Major, with the
goal of eventually becoming a high
school or university culinary teacher.
I came to Cobleskill not only to
study but also to become involved, to be a
name not a number. The Student Life
center and Student Government were one
of the first things I learned about on cam-
pus this past year. That was probably one
of the best things for me to do because it
got me involved early and left open op-
portunities for personal growth. Student
Government is just one of many activities
that I am involved with on campus; I also
am an active member of CSA, a Student
Ambassador, a RA in the Davis/Parsons
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gree in Secondary Education so that I can return to
high school and teach, hopefully being an inspiration
to my students and my peers.
When I started at SUNY Cobleskill I knew that I
wanted to find a way to better my college experience. I
went to the club fair at the beginning of the semester,
and was drawn to Student Government. I started at-
tending meetings immediately after that. The more
time I spent in Student Government, the more I en-
joyed it, and the more I felt a burning desire to do
more and more.
When it came time for elections, I knew that I
wanted an officer position. I was hesitant about run-
ning, but with the support of my family I decided to
take the plunge. Shortly after, I roped my sister into
coming to meetings and she also decided to join and
run for an officer position. The campaign was exciting
but the year ahead of me is exponentially more excit-
ing.
We look forward to working with the new team
of elected officers and being able to be a voice for the
student body. I have a strong desire to make SUNY
Cobleskill a better and more enjoyable place for all
students. I hope to be a bridge from the students to the
faculty so that more voices are heard and more ques-
tions are answered. I would also like to see more stu-
dent involvement in the campus. Becoming involved
in Student Government has already enriched my col-
lege experience more than I could ever dream of. I en-
courage all students to get involved in SOMETHING!
Whether that is a club on campus, a campus wide
event, or just spending some time getting to know your
peers and your community.
Hello! I am Stephanie Kogler,
born in central New Jersey and raised
in Colorado. I graduated from a small
private high school in May of 2008.
My graduating class consisted of sev-
enteen students, including myself. I
participated in sports and Student
Council, but the impact of these events
was only relative to the size of the
school.
I am currently in the Associate
Degree of Communication here at
SUNY Cobleskill. I will be graduating
next May. After that I am hoping to
transfer to Russell Sage College in
Troy and acquire my Bachelor’s De-
gree in English with a possible double
major in Environmental Studies. I
want to work towards a Master’s De-
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are being responsible, honest, trustworthy, being
able to work with others, being able to be under-
standable, being able to make an adequate deci-
sions, and being respectful to others. My goals for
the future is to graduate here at SUNY Cobleskill
with my bachelor's in Business Administration.
Then I am going to apply for the Master's program
at SUNY Albany to obtain my Master's in Business
Administration.
My goals are for student government next year is
to be more active in students activities, to listen
what the students have to offer, and to uphold the
standards of past Director of Public Relations of
Student Government Association. One way for stu-
dents to get involve in SGA is to become a member
and when you become a member to ideas and con-
cerns will be heard. I think that my strengths are
that I am honest, trustworthy, and respectful. I will
use my good qualities by influencing others to be
good people. I plan to bring the campus together by
getting the students more involve in the student
government and more involve of the planning of
the activities that happen around campus each aca-
demic year. I plan to get more students ideas heard
about activities they would like to see what happen
on campus.
Hey everyone my name is Du-
Quan Johnson and I am the new Director
of Public Relations for Student Govern-
ment Association. I am from Newark,
New Jersey which is the largest city in
New Jersey. I am 19 years old, the second
to the oldest of 10 children.
The reason why I choose Cobleskill
to further my education is that my god-
sister went her and I wanted to follow in
here footsteps. One of the reasons I
choose to join Student Government is that
my SRA Amanda Hill thought that I
would be a good member to contribute to
Student Government Association. The
reason I why I wanted to become an offi-
cer is that I have the qualities of being an
officer for Student Government Associa-
tion. The qualities an officer should have
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