UNIFIED STUDENT GOVERNMENT

UNIFIED STUDENT GOVERNMENT

This week in our ongoing club series, we’re featuring Neumont’s Unified Student Government, A.K.A. USG. Read on to learn how this influential club governs and what they have planned for the future from Club President, Carter Wilde.

Carter Wilde

Carter is a Utah native who’s currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering. He chose to follow in his dad’s footsteps, a Neumont College alum, making Carter a Neumont legacy. Carter went on to share that his dad is still working in tech as a Senior Security Software Engineer at Pluralsight.

Carter was inspired to join USG to uphold the lively student culture he recalls his father describing from his Neumont days. He went on to say, “Neumont provides a community that has a large range of people from different backgrounds and cultures.” Realizing that 73% of our student body is from outside of Utah, Carter recognized it would take someone with a well-rounded approach to lead a group of students from all walks of life, and he was ready for the challenge. After serving as Historian in USG for three quarters, Carter was elected President. He loves his current role because it gives him the opportunity to personally get to know students, therefore helping him make well-informed decisions on their behalf.

USG Recruitment Event

USG’s purpose on campus is to provide a method of communication to the school on behalf of the students and to maintain student welfare. Their mission statement is, “USG provides an open forum for dialogue and a voice for student opinions concerning the traditions, ideas, and affairs of Neumont College of Computer Science; to promote high standards of conduct; to carry out activities which maintain the quality of campus life; to promote and defend the general student welfare, and to afford students the opportunity to participate in the managing of their own affairs.”

USG Winter Quarter Open Election

The club currently has seven members–four executives and three senators. They meet weekly for advisor recaps and to discuss student initiatives like club proposals and budget requests. Socially they host public events for students throughout the school year such as fondue night, hiking outings, an annual blood drive, and ice cream socials. In the future the club is hoping to host larger gatherings on and off campus when it’s safer to meet in large groups. Until then, Carter will continue meeting with students one-on-one to discuss their experiences, likes, dislikes, and ideas for the future of Neumont.

Neumont’s Unified Student Government holds quarterly elections, and students can join year-round. For election information and additional details about the club, please refer to the Club Advisor, Lacy Clawson in the Student Affairs Office.