Former SA vice president: Curtis has all necessary leadership qualities

What makes a great student leader? Communication skills. Reachability. Creativity. Transparency. Passion. Focus.

These are the things that make a great student leader. And the one candidate for this Student Association presidential election that naturally has each of those skills is Allie Curtis. Not only are they natural, but she has proved to go above and beyond as vice president and I know she will as president.

As an alumnus of Syracuse University and as former vice president of the Student Association, I watched Curtis become more and more involved in the organization by setting goals and not just meeting them, but exceeding them. I am happy to see the competition for the presidential seat, but I only see one president among the four candidates.

Before I graduated, I knew Curtis’ goal was to run for SA president. I have always been, and still am, envious of her molding of the vice president position and of her ability to work above and beyond her own goals and what others expect of her.

Former SA president Neal Casey set a goal to restore the general assembly to 100 percent so all schools were represented. With Casey’s focus, persistence of making sure representatives were talking to their respective colleges, the assembly reached 100 percent representation. Curtis was the biggest recruiter. She took that goal into her heart and, with an overwhelming amount of effort, made it happen. And with that proves her reachability and “Students Helping Students” motto.

Her overwhelming presence on campus also proves that her reachability and communication skills are more than fit to be student body president.

Most students at Syracuse likely remember the student body election last fall. From the very first day of campaigning, Curtis, Dylan Lustig’s campaign manager, set the bar higher than it has ever been. At the time, Lustig’s campaign was the climax of her SA success and it went on to become one of the most successful campaigns in SA history. She saw opportunity to improve SA, believed in a friend, set a goal for the campaign to win and made it happen for Lustig.

Her new goal is to be the next SA president and I will tell you she is the only candidate who has all of the right skills and experience to be student body president. I ask you to join me in supporting Curtis.

Jessica Cunnington
Class of 2012
Former SA vice president