Marquette Student Government (MUSG) candidates for president and executive vice president, Jamie Wu and Anna Titulaer, have a lot to offer Marquette.
EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
As strong leaders on campus, Jamie Wu and Anna Titulaer have had their hand in a variety of projects. Wu, a College of Communication junior, has made MUSG her major university commitment by serving on committees such as Student Organizations. As a member of Marquette University College Republicans, Wu volunteered her time during the 2004 presidential election.
Of her preparation for leading MUSG, Wu said that she feels most prepared by her role in Alpha Phi and her involvement with the Marquette University Student Alumni Network.
Titulaer, a College of Arts and Sciences junior, began Marquette???s chapter of Amnesty International with another student and has served as the Women???s Leadership Conference co-planner. Titulaer has also been an active member of Marquette University College Democrats.
Titulaer feels most prepared by her leadership roles in her sorority, Alpha Chi Omega, and through everything involved with founding Amnesty International.
Both Wu and Titulaer are involved in Greek life and serve as Orientation staffers. Titulaer currently serves as the Panhellenic Vice President of Recruitment and Vice President of Finance.
DRIVE TO RUN
When asked why they wanted to run for MUSG president and executive vice president, Titulaer, the candidate for executive vice president, said, ???Marquette means so much to me, the people are so well-rounded.??? She deems it ???an honor and a privilege??? to be running for the chance to serve the Marquette community in a different capacity.
Wu considers the president position the ???perfect place to start to empower other people.??? Having seen first-hand the inner workings of MUSG for three years, Wu believes that MUSG should give students the tools to accomplish its goals.
THE TEAM
In building the duo, Wu said there were ???definite sparks??? in the initial discussions.
???God just delivered her to me on a silver platter,??? continued Wu.
The two finish each other???s sentences and portray a united front; however, as Titulaer pointed out, they come from different facets of the university. This variance adds to the twosome, because, as Titulaer said, ???everything is so diverse in order to bring change.???
Both candidates share a determination and desire to better Marquette, which they believe will make them an unstoppable duo as president and executive vice president. ???We won???t back down and we want to get things done,??? said Wu.
???We???re going to have to set other things aside,??? said Titulaer of the compromises she and Wu both made in order to run. Making the campaign the focus is a risk the two are willing to take in order to bring about change.
Organization is also a key component of the Wu-Titulaer dynamic. ???The fact that we???re so organized has made this so much easier,??? said Wu of the campaign thus far. Their organizational skills account for creating a Web site to promote their platform as well as t-shirts with the Wu-Titulaer campaign slogan that can be seen around campus.
THE PLATFORM
When discussing their platform, Titulaer continually stressed the openness of their campaign. The slogan ???Welcoming your ideas and achieving real solutions??? is geared towards the inclusion of all students.
Wu and Titulaer envision a MUSG that embraces diverse student programs, supports the student voice, and updates the website on a more consistent basis.
As leaders of MUSG, Wu and Titulaer plan to work with the administration in various projects. Titulaer???s concern for the environment has led her to make a goal of implementing automatic duplex printing for all campus printers and copiers. This would ensure that printers and copiers would print on both sides of the paper, which would decrease costs and paper waste.
Wu believes the fine arts are an important part of educating the ???whole person.??? Putting a fine arts requirement back into the curriculum, says Wu, will clear the way for a more diverse campus.
POST-ELECTION ROLES
As president and executive vice president, Wu and Titulaer would be asked to fill the roles of delegate, mediator, and even act as a link between university administration and the students. In their efforts to fulfill these roles, Titulaer said being open and flexible will be important in ???motivating people to be the change.???
Even if they are not elected, Wu eloquently said, ???We???re leaders coming into this. We???ll be leaders after.???
Titulaer says she would ???put more focus on service??? and retain her leadership roles in Alpha Chi Omega as well as Amnesty International.
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