Sometimes people do not have respect for the president of their university, but I honestly think that Dr. Rankin is doing a good job. I admire his ability to see the school as a whole and find what exactly the next project needs to be. So, if I were president of SAU, I would put my hard hat on and keep on building.
I think wherever there is an opening for expansion or improvement, as president, I would try to capitalize on it. If Nelson needed remodeling, then I would want to upgrade it. If there is a need for more campus dormitories, I would build them.
Another thing I would do as SAU president is cut back on some of the BAM 2 activities. I think two and a half days of orientation is a little excessive. We could definitely fit all of the necessary sessions into one full, productive day. This may not be my main goal, but it is absolutely something I would want to take care of as president.
Something I would really like to accomplish for the university is adding an engineering program. After graduating from high school, my older brother was left with only two options for earning an engineering degree, the University of Arkansas and Louisiana Tech University. He really wanted to stay close to home, so he chose Louisiana Tech. If SAU had an engineering program, that would probably attract students in similar situations as my brother. As a small university, we would probably have to focus on one or two specific engineering degrees, such as industrial or mechanical. We could branch off either the math or science programs. As a university president, I would want to see the admissions increase year by year. Adding an engineering program would definitely be a great start.
I think most university presidents probably look for improvements, and I would be no different. I would start with a few small projects like the continuation of building projects or altering orientation. Then, I would work on adding new programs to really improve the university. I would basically try to be the younger, female version of Dr. Rankin.
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