Getting involved on campus is one of the most important decisions you will make while being a student at UNC Charlotte. In my time here, I have been involved in a number of student organizations that have helped develop my leadership skills, personal networks and taught me how to be a genuinely good individual. In the following blog post I will give more detail on my current involvement and give some reasons why you should get involved too!
My biggest current involvement is with the Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) as the Vice President of Marketing, a member of the competition presentation team and a project founder. I joined SIFE in the spring semester of my freshmen year and have fallen in love with our mission, the projects and the people. In SIFE, our overall objective is to make the world a better place by applying our business skills and an entrepreneurial mindset to solve environmental, social and economic problems. We launch community service projects but we don’t create projects that you would typically think of as community service projects. We’re doing things like raising money for a battered women’s shelter to operate a 24-hour abuse hotline, teaching success skills to 7th graders at James Martin Middle School and building a community garden in an underprivileged community. For a full list of our project please visit this link (insert dropbox link). On top of the service projects that I’ve created and been engaged in, I’ve had the opportunity to represent UNC Charlotte in a series of formal presentations in front of CEOs and VPs of Fortune 500 companies, plus students from across the United States. SIFE is by far the best thing I’ve done in college. If you’re a “go-getter”, there is no other student organization that will give you as many opportunities as SIFE will.
My second biggest involvement is Niner Traditions. It’s really a pet project. Over the past year or so, myself and a few of my friends have been discussing things that UNC Charlotte lacks. One of those things is a traditional college feel where there are things that students just do (traditions). Over the past year we’ve had quite a few great ideas which range from building a field goal post and having students kick field goals in between classes (see pictures) to writing a book on the traditions of the University to holding a round table discussion with campus leaders about how to unify campus. For the time being we have focused our efforts on a few events (4.9 Day) and writing the book which will probably be called “The Nugget.” Some of the things we are trying to do are unique and from what I’ve heard we are turning the heads of some University administration (in a good way). The future of this organization is exciting and I see tons of potential. If you’re interested in helping out, just let me know, we’re looking for new members. |
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| August 31st, 2011: Two Til' Tailgate Event |
Some of my other campus involvements are as follows:
- Niner Nation Gold (Spring 2010-Present day)
- FWS job at the Graduate School (Fall 2009-present day)
- UCOL 1001 Peer Mentor (Spring 2011
- Emerging Leaders (Class of 2010)
- Student Alumni Ambassadors (Fall 2010-Spring 2011)
- Student Media Board- At Large Member (Fall 2010-Spring 2011)
I’m interested in hearing how student organizations and student activities have changed your life. In the comment section below, give a shoutout to your student orgs and what they have done for you.
Sincerely,
-Matthew G. Murrow
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