A familiar face is running for presidency of the St. Thomas Student’s Union this year.
Megan Thomson is the incumbent, and is seeking re-election following what she said was a stellar year in review.
“We really showed what the [St. Thomas] Student’s Union is capable of. We proved we can be effective at increasing student engagement, at providing services to students and improving the student experience. That’s what we aim to do. I think that this year we’ve done a lot, it’s all about the team, not all about the president, but the president sets the tone.”
Thomson said she’s happy to run against her opponent, Fernanda Damiani, but said that sort of change might not be what is best at this time.
“The majority of the [first] summer is learning the job. Once you already know the job, all of the summer is spent making concrete outputs. The more output you can have in the summer the more you can do during the [academic] year.”
Thomson said if she had to pick a single attribute about her character that makes her a great candidate for the presidency, it’s her determination and grit.
“I’m driven, passionate and enthusiastic. Those are the three character traits that have really proven my success in the student union.”
Thomson added she hopes to continue as president as a way of building upon the foundation she laid this past year.
“This year, I believe that I have done an incredible job at setting the tone about the kind of council that we want to have, the kind of students that we want to have and we’ve seen incredible outcomes,” she said. “What we’ve done this year, more than any other year, is evaluate our successes and places we have room for growth.”
Thomson was elected last year after previously serving as an off-campus student representative and says she’s looking forward to the work associated with retaining her position if re-elected.
“That’s what I plan on doing, all this summer, serving students from 9-5. Not just doing the same things,” she said. “This year, we’re gonna take that room for growth and work at it to improve even more.”
