President Huth

One pinnacle part of UT life is our many numerous clubs and organizations. Probably the most active and well known is our Student Government. Heading SG is none other than Senior Kelsie Huth.

She may seem like your typical UT student, but Huth is so much more. “A day in my life is pretty crazy, but then again, what student's life isn't? My crazy schedule is in major part due to SG, but in addition, I intern about 12 hours a week so it gets a little hectic between SG, my other organizations, my internship, and classes. But I would be lying if I said I didn't love being busy! I definitely have a lot of meetings throughout the week, whether it be my weekly meeting with Dean Ruday, to meeting up with someone wanting more information about SG.”

When asked how and why she got interested in SG, Huth responded with great excitement “I first got interested in SG when I was a freshman. I joined a sorority and am the type of person that wanted to get involved right off the bat, so I ran for the SG representative position. Throughout the years, I liked the venue of SG and kept getting more involved.”

Anyone who lived on campus last year knew how crazy and hectic the fight for SG president was for the two opposing teams, when asked if she was nervous before the results were in, or during the campaign, Huth said, “Not nervous, just excited. One of my friends the other day told me that ‘I could talk to a brick wall’...and I think it fits. I love campaigning and talking to new people, hearing each of their concerns. It's always a little nerve-wracking waiting to hear whether you've won though!”

When inquired about the changes she wants to implement in the coming year, Huth responds in all seriousness, “This year, I want to make big changes, changes that people really care about as students. There's a lot of little stuff that goes on behind the scenes that are great but if nobody knows about them, what's the point? So this year, we've already began the push to get more commuter parking spots that are soon to open up and have huge plans to get out the support for all our great sports teams. There are a lot of other big plans that hopefully students will see positive effects from.”

For most, choosing a college or university is one of the toughest decisions one has to make in their life. Huth admits that UT wasn’t her first choice, “Honestly, I dead set on going to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and being a Tar Heel. After I got my acceptance letters, I was lucky and got offered an amazing scholarship from The University of Tampa that I couldn't turn down. So I came to tour the school and really fell in love with the campus and the people I met. And coming here was honestly one of the best decisions I could have ever made!”

A job like student government president is a tough one, but Huth admits that it’s the praise that she receives that keeps her afloat, when asked what the best compliment she has received so far was, Huth said, “Probably that they were just really excited for this year, and that they thought I was going to do good things for this school. It's a very simple compliment but it always means so much when people are behind you and let you know that they really believe in you.”

As Huth begins her final year at UT she looks forward to the promising future, and wants to leave her legacy behind, “I want to leave people excited about SG and all the things that can happen when students come together and make a decision. And that we were fun!”