As my community partner is the Political Science Association of Notre Dame de Namur University (PSANDNU), we have only interacted with the Associated Students of Notre Dame de Namur University (ASNDNU). We currently have no voting power or representation in ASNDNU and only can sit in on meetings until our probation is over. When it ends, we will have the ability to vote on budgets that are trying to pass in the inter-organizational meetings. We also have members that are currently trying to be involved in the ASNDNU senate as a commuter representative. ASNDNU would be best described as a special district, as it only governs the student body at NDNU. Beyond that, the PSANDNU has not interacted with any form of government yet. In reality, they have not even interacted with ASNDNU yet either.
PSANDNU was fortunate enough to be founded by multiple leaders. The original members all had a desire to stand up and have their voices heard about topics they feel is important. We acknowledge that we must all play our roles to make the machine that is PSANDNU work. We have elected Veronica Minnis and Dean Kevin Santos as our Executive Co-Chairs, and they have done excellent jobs impacting our success and development. Dean has been using his skills acquired as an activist for immigration, to help PSANDNU members learn what it takes to lobby and advocate politically. He has been the voice and direction. Dean has expanded us vertically, while Veronica has expanded us horizontally. Veronica facilitates meetings, maintains/tracks membership records, and all the other dirty work involved. Veronica has solidified and expanded the foundation of PSANDNU, so that we may move on to bigger and better things. Of course they both have many other tasks that are very important, even if others may not view them as important. Again, the other original founders are amazing leaders who perform beyond expectations, but I thought I was proper for this blog assignment to focus on the two that go the most above and beyond.
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