Hi! I am Nick Tan and I am running for an LSA-Student Government Representative seat with the Michigan Action Party!
As a current appointed representative on LSA-SG, I am a committee member on the Academic Affairs, Student Life, and Multicultural Affairs Committees. I am heavily involved in the Academic Affairs Committee and am a sub-committee chair for numerous academic projects. I have a whole lot of projects that I wish to continue working on LSA Student-Government…
With your support, here’s what I can do if I get elected!
- Creating Minors in other Schools for LSA Students: Have you ever wanted to take a minor in the School of Public Policy? Or in the School of Kinesiology? Or in the Business School? I am have been in talks with the different schools to create minors for LSA students and have recently submitted a ballot question for the upcoming elections to gauge the interest of LSA students in taking minors in other schools and would continue working on this project if I am elected!
- GSI Consistency: Are you enrolled in the same class as one of your friends but facing the problems of different grading practices in your discussion section? Do you have a problem understanding your international GSI? Creating more consistent standards for GSI's is vital to ensuring fair academic opportunities to all students.
- Increasing Community Involvement on LSA-SG: Presently, most of our involvement with community service groups is only through providing funding for various activities. I would like to see LSA-SG take a more active role in helping the community. Some of the plans that I have include organizing an inaugural Ann Arbor Half-Marathon in early Fall to raise funds for various local charity organizations, and for members of LSA-SG to actively participate in charity events like Dance Marathon.
- Improving the Student Experience for International Students: International students are an under-represented “minority” in our school, but I intend to change that! Ever had problems with academic advising? Academic Advising is a new experience for most international students and I intend to work with the Academic Advising Center to assign international students to Academic Advisors even before arriving in University of Michigan. Problems with off-campus housing? I intend to work with the Housing Office to address problems of lease signing, and organize a housing fair specially for international students before the lease signing “season” starts. And these are just some of the projects that I intend to work on!
Please feel free to email me with any questions or concerns at nicktan@umich.edu.
Thank you for your support and remember, VOTE FOR NICK TAN ON MARCH 21-22!
