Madame President “ I also want to create an even greater awareness of what CSA does, and I have high expectations and standards for myself and the board,” Alisha Aasness.
Her interest in student government took shape when she was a high school student in Underwood, Minn. Senior Alisha Aasness knew when she arrived at the University of Minnesota, Crookston as a freshman that she wanted to make the transition from high school student government to the Crookston Student Association (CSA), the student governing body on campus. She definitely made the transition, honing her leadership skills as a senator to take on her new role as CSA president for the 2011-12 academic year. For Aasness, the role of president is a challenge she is looking forward to and one she is ready to assume. “I started out as the senator of recycling in spring 2010 and served as secretary last year,” Aasness says. “It is rewarding to be a part of the CSA board. I liked the camaraderie we shared under the leadership of last year’s president Shawn Friedland ’11, and I want to continue developing it during my time as president.
“I also want to create an even greater awareness of what CSA does, and I have high expectations and standards for myself and the board,” she says. Her leadership style finds balance between work and play through humor because she explains, “you can get more done when you are having fun, and I want to have fun too.” This production horticulture and environmental landscaping major is not the first in her family to attend the U of M, Crookston. Her brother, Austin, graduated in 2008, and she credits him with leading the way. “I worked in a greenhouse in high school as well as a local flower shop,” she
As the new student body president, Alisha Aasness hopes to create a greater awareness of what Crookston Student Association does.
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