By: Craig Richard, College of Engineering, President
There is no one tried and true formula to be successful nor is there one set definition of success.
One of my favorite authors, Paulo Coelho, had this to say on success: “I think you can have 10,000 explanations for failure, but no good explanation for success.”
To one person, success could be becoming a first generation college graduate, to another it could be scoring the perfect job or passing that really difficult class. The point that I am trying to make is that everyone defines success differently.
This is one of the main reasons I want to be part of Make It Matter. I want to give students access to whatever resources they need to be successful, whether that be having them give input on faculty hiring, providing opportunities to interact with employers, or simply giving them a voice in ways their time at LSU could be improved and enacting those changes. Students deserve a more active role in their education and college experience, and I want to give them that opportunity.
When I saw the effort that Helen and Wesley had taken to listen to students, I was both surprised and happy. They actively sought out students and organizations (sometimes in very unconventional ways) in order to hear what they had to say. They are the embodiment of the commitment to making ALL LSU students their number one priority. From that point on I knew that they would have a very effective, if dare I not say, successful campaign. They are what Student Government should aspire to be for the LSU community and I want to carry their commitment back to my own college and leave it better than when I came.
There is no one tried and true formula to be successful nor is there one set definition of success.
One of my favorite authors, Paulo Coelho, had this to say on success: “I think you can have 10,000 explanations for failure, but no good explanation for success.”
To one person, success could be becoming a first generation college graduate, to another it could be scoring the perfect job or passing that really difficult class. The point that I am trying to make is that everyone defines success differently.
This is one of the main reasons I want to be part of Make It Matter. I want to give students access to whatever resources they need to be successful, whether that be having them give input on faculty hiring, providing opportunities to interact with employers, or simply giving them a voice in ways their time at LSU could be improved and enacting those changes. Students deserve a more active role in their education and college experience, and I want to give them that opportunity.
When I saw the effort that Helen and Wesley had taken to listen to students, I was both surprised and happy. They actively sought out students and organizations (sometimes in very unconventional ways) in order to hear what they had to say. They are the embodiment of the commitment to making ALL LSU students their number one priority. From that point on I knew that they would have a very effective, if dare I not say, successful campaign. They are what Student Government should aspire to be for the LSU community and I want to carry their commitment back to my own college and leave it better than when I came.