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Why are you interested in ARH and what do you hope to gain from this experience serving as a member of the Executive Board?

I believe Associate Residence Halls can make a big impact on this campus. I want to give the students more of a voice. It sometimes appears that many students on campus have ideas of how to improve the residence halls or the university as a whole, but do not have a chance to voice them. If the students believe that they have some autonomy and can actually help change this university, I feel like they will enjoy it here at Iowa more. I want to give them the opportunity to be more involved with the residence halls, I want to make sure that residents feel safe and enjoy their years in the halls.

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How have you applied in your leadership and life?

Leadership is about helping to lift others up and working toward a common goal. This involves being authentic, humble, open-minded and hard-working. You need to be aware of your weakness and strengths and be honest with their team because after all, you are in this together. Leaders need to hold people accountable, but also but be held accountable themselves. Leaders plan ahead and see the possible impacts of their decision. The most important thing about a leader is that they are working with the people they are leading. They bring the group together to work as one team. One thing a good leader should avoid is being a boss instead of a leader.

This definition has been built from many different experiences in my life, but this year has solidified leadership in my mind. When it comes to the events held by ARH whether it be Casino Night, Care Packages, or Pop-Up Pumpkin Patch people are more willing to work hard when they see the people in-charge of the event working hard. Nate and I have worked on keeping each other accountable over the past year and this has been a good learning experience for the future.

What is one change you would make in the residence halls and

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