As the election season winds down, it is imperative that Christy Lambden not wait until his inauguration in April to get to work.
Perhaps his most important responsibility as student body president-elect is beginning to forge relationships with students, administrators and community leaders.
As the head of the executive branch, starting his presidency early by reaching out to members of student government might help fulfill his rather lofty campaign promise to create strong relations among the three branches that can better serve the student body.
Lambden is correct in his view that these groups have tendencies to act independently despite their close responsibilities.
If he plays into his strength of forming solid connections with other student leaders, he could considerably ease the process of advocating for student needs.
But Lambden needs to go beyond student leaders and include the important administrators who will work with him in carrying out the policies he outlined in his platform.
By beginning this semester, Lambden will be able to enter office less concerned with research and more focused on implementing his platform ideas.
Lambden’s most complex and visible task is working for affordability in tuition.
In order to have a tuition plan that will be taken seriously, Lambden needs to begin reaching out now to administrators who work with the numbers.
