Connor Volz, a second year student from Rowlett, Texas, is a finance and music major and will be joining current Meadows senators Becca Rothstein and Anthony McAuliffe.
“Connor’s role will be to help better represent our constituents, as well as to embrace his other senatorial roles,” Rothstein said.
Volz’s responsablities includes sitting on one of the Senate Committees, maintaining office hours, voting on bills and passing legislation.
One of Volz’s goals is to quicken the process between administrators, directors and professors in which they decide which classes fulfill what when it comes to
degree requirements.
“I wish to soon write legislation that will help students and future students become better acquainted with and succeed more efficiently with this still new U.C. that we are now under,” Volz said.
He hopes to become more open-minded and understanding of the others with his experience in senate.
“I wish to become more open-minded and understanding of the various ideas people may have,” Volz said. “Lyle majors aren’t going to think the same way as Cox majors or have the same desires for across campus. My objectives will vary from others around me and that’s how the world works.”
Volz plans on continuing his work in the senate after this term.
“I just love serving on the forefront of organizations and seeing exactly how they operate,” Volz said. “I have always tried to be involved in whatever association I am part of.”
Meadows senators are currently working on an initiative to help build community by hosting an arts festival on the Quad.
“Our goal in this endeavor mainly is to help break down the barriers that exist between Meadows and other communities on campus, but also to make art more accessible to other SMU students, to showcase our art, and to generate interest in what we do here in Meadows,” Rothstein said.
The plan is for this to become an annual event, like Brown Bag, and the hope is that it will foster community by opening up communication and creating connections between arts and non-arts students.
