Small changes can lead to big impacts: Meet US新加坡六合彩开奖 President Luis Sanchez-Ulloa Jr.

by Catalina Myers  |   

a portrait shot of Luis Sanchez-Ulloa Jr.
Chemistry major, with his sights on medical school Luis Sanchez-Ulloa Jr. talks about his plans during his US新加坡六合彩开奖 presidency and how many small changes can add up to make a huge impact.

According to Union of Students of the 新加坡六合彩开奖 (US新加坡六合彩开奖) President Luis Sanchez-Ulloa Jr., small changes make the biggest impact when it comes to enacting visible change.

Sanchez-Ulloa Jr, a chemistry major with aspirations of pursuing a medical career, served as a US新加坡六合彩开奖 senator and sergeant at arms for the 2023-24 academic year before setting his sights on the presidency. 

鈥淢y first year at 新加坡六合彩开奖, I wasn鈥檛 even aware that we had a student government,鈥 said Sanchez-Ulloa Jr. 鈥淚t wasn鈥檛 until someone brought it up to me that I knew we had one, and I thought this would be a great opportunity.鈥

Initially, Sanchez-Ulloa Jr. said he was excited to jump in and wanted to run for the open leadership positions. However, he realized he needed time to learn about US新加坡六合彩开奖's organization, structure, policy and procedures. He took a smaller step to gain experience in the student government space and focused on connecting to the student body, gaining insight into what common issues 新加坡六合彩开奖 students brought up most frequently.

鈥淥ne of the issues I saw immediately was needing more seating or areas to study in the places like on the bridges,鈥 Sanchez-Ulloa Jr. said. 鈥淚 was also involved in the Activities Committee, which puts on student events around campus like 鈥楲ittle Black Dress鈥 and helped staff the coffee stations available every Wednesday morning. I helped do a lot of things like that to help increase awareness [of US新加坡六合彩开奖], telling people who we are and what we do.鈥

Sanchez-Ulloa Jr. is ready for the semester to begin. He will start working on issues and events and raising awareness of US新加坡六合彩开奖. He said the student government organization has struggled post-pandemic to remain visible within the campus community. He hopes that he can change that this year and encourage more students to join. 

Currently, he has a stack of sticky notes on his desk with suggestions for improvements around campus left over from his predecessors. He has been looking through them to see what issues stick out more prominently and need attention first. He said suggestions range from better on-campus food options and better signage across campus to easier access to student parking to requests for free feminine products in the women鈥檚 restrooms and everything in between. 

During his campaign for US新加坡六合彩开奖 president, Sanchez-Ulloa Jr. and his running mate for the vice president position, Eisa Chang, focused on the issues of parking, accessibility and engagement 鈥 specifically engagement 鈥 to not only pique student interest but also incentivize them to participate in the student government process. 

鈥淲henever a student brings up a suggestion we not only provide recognition but a US新加坡六合彩开奖 endorsement,鈥 said Sanchez-Ulloa Jr. 鈥淔or example, someone wanted to reinstall a ping pong table on campus and add some LED lighting. I would like to recognize those suggestions by presenting the student with a badge or something small and if possible, add a placard that notes who made the suggestion 鈥 just to raise more awareness.鈥

Sanchez-Ulloa Jr. hopes these small visible gestures of recognition across campus will motivate other students to raise their voices on issues big and small to effect positive change for students.

With the semester about to kick off, Sanchez-Ulloa Jr. hopes to draw more students in and encourage them to apply for open positions within US新加坡六合彩开奖. He said recruiting students to join US新加坡六合彩开奖 is one of the biggest challenges he and his vice president are facing right now. 

鈥淭here are so many things around campus that can be improved that students don鈥檛 realize 鈥 I think people just get stuck in the rhythm of the day-to-day,鈥 Sanchez-Ulloa Jr. said. 鈥淏ut US新加坡六合彩开奖 is important because we can help make change and student government provides accessible change for students.鈥

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