Mountimes

Issue date: 5/2/07 Section: Community

Angela Hernandez

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."

These words from Margaret Meade have been the motto that student body President Angela Hernandez has followed in her time representing the students of the College of Mount Saint Vincent.

Starting out as a freshman, from Brooklyn, NY, in August 2003 Angela wasted little time making her presence not only known on the campus, but also unforgettable. During her college career she has been a resident assistant, member of the swim team, campus tour guide, class president, director of the programming board, and a Spanish major in the education program.

Angela has become an essential part of the Tour Guide Program for the admissions office. She got involved with the Ambassador Program her freshman year and was responsible for giving campus tours and working the admissions events on campus. Her junior year, she was asked to head the program, and she has continued that duty through her senior year. Many of the employees down at the Castle strongly believe in her ability.

"Angela Hernandez is truly an example of what a Mount student is all about," Adam Connolly, an admissions counselor states, "As a tour guide she not only impresses prospective students and their families, but also shines a light of positive energy and professionalism on the rest of the staff she works with."

Also during her freshman year, Angela joined the swim team on which she made many cherished memories and bonds with a range of students. This year she was chosen as one of the team's captains and worked hard to motivate her teammates to a third place finish in the Hudson Valley Championships.
A vision for change brought Angela to a student government meeting as a freshman. After that Angela became a regular at these meetings. Freshman elections had already past with no students filling positions, but Angela became the unofficial voice for her class.

For the next academic year Angela was elected class president and worked hard representing the class of 2007. She even discovered a passion for planning events. Her enthusiasm was noticed and Angela was given the opportunity to attend the National Association of Campus Activities (NACA) in Minneapolis. This was a significant opportunity since Mount students had never attended these kinds of conferences. Coming back even more inspired and excited Angela ran and won the position on the Executive Council as director of the Board of Programmers. In this role she laid the foundation for a strong future for events on campus that gets bigger and better with each year. She also continued attending the NACA conferences, getting more involved as a student representative planning elements of the conferences and making presentations to large numbers of students from all over the country.

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