My name is Emily McDuff.
And I'm a fourth year majoring in civil engineering
and French.
The underlying reason for why I came to UVA
is this idea of Student Self-Governance
that students really have the power to enact change
in this community.
Student Self-Governance puts the keys
in the hands of students at UVA.
You can take charge of what you do in your organizations
and what you do in the classroom.
So the past four years gave me the confidence
to act on things that I saw in the community
that I wanted to change.
So noticing that maybe our tours and the University Guide
Service weren't as welcoming as they should be,
coming up with ideas and realizing
that I could act upon those, making
sure prospective students feel welcome
and feel like they can be a part of this entire experience.
If you want to put on an event, if you want to bring students
together, you really have the opportunity
to do that as student leaders.
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