{"id":2274,"date":"2017-11-22T16:13:42","date_gmt":"2017-11-22T16:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/?p=2274"},"modified":"2017-11-22T16:13:42","modified_gmt":"2017-11-22T16:13:42","slug":"tstc-inaugurates-first-sga-president-at-fort-bend-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/?p=2274","title":{"rendered":"TSTC Inaugurates First SGA President at Fort Bend Campus"},"content":{"rendered":"

(FORT BEND) – Texas State Technical College student Madison Ellis was recently named the first Student Government Association (SGA) President for TSTC\u2019s Fort Bend County campus.<\/p>\n

It is the 19-year-old\u2019s first semester at TSTC as an Electrical Lineworker Technology student and said he never expected anything like this to happen.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m excited that I have been given this opportunity,\u201d he said. \u201cI wasn\u2019t looking for it, it found me. But I\u2019m ready to serve our students.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Missouri City native closed his first week on the job by adding additional companies to TSTC\u2019s student discount list: Brewingz, Panda Express, Bush\u2019s Chicken and Bullritos \u2013 Burritos and Tacos.<\/p>\n

He is also working on building a partnership with a local recycling center to raise money for either an end-of-semester pizza party for the students or a new foosball table or basketball hoop system to beautify the campus and\/or community.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverything I\u2019m doing is for the students,\u201d he said. \u201cThey\u2019re trusting me to be their voice.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ellis added that he conducted student surveys and will work on the things most important to his fellow peers.\"Madison<\/a><\/p>\n

Other goals on Ellis\u2019 list include creating an intramural sports program and encouraging students to do more community service projects.<\/p>\n

His supervisor and Director of Student Services Georgeann Calzada said it is Ellis\u2019 leadership, ambition and determination that made him a great candidate for president.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s jumped right into his position and has wasted no time in talking with students and finding out what they need and want,\u201d said Calzada. \u201cHe is very excited about being an advocate for our students and his confidence will take him far in this position. He\u2019s definitely a great addition to our team and a great asset to TSTC.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ellis is active in his community by volunteering with the Special Olympics and organizing toy and food drives and fundraisers for those less fortunate and most recently volunteering during National Make a Difference Day.<\/p>\n

Leading up to Ellis\u2019 Summer 2018 graduation, he said he wants to make positive changes for students and encourage others to work with him as part of SGA to continue the work he has started once he leaves TSTC.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m still soaking it all in. This is such a new role for me to have,\u201d said Ellis. \u201cBut I\u2019m looking forward to everything that\u2019s to come.\u201d<\/p>\n

Though Ellis will remain busy as SGA President, he said he will remain focused on his education. He plans on working hard to hopefully receive job offers before graduating and be set once he flips his tassel to the left and receives his certificate.<\/p>\n

He has his eye on starting his career with CenterPoint Energy or AEP Energy.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverything about TSTC has exceeded my expectations,\u201d he said. \u201cIt is opening doors of opportunity every day for me and preparing me for a successful career.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more information on the programs offered at TSTC\u2019s Fort Bend County campus, visit tstc.edu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(FORT BEND) – Texas State Technical College student Madison Ellis was recently named the first Student Government Association (SGA) President for TSTC\u2019s Fort Bend County campus. It is the 19-year-old\u2019s first semester at TSTC as an Electrical Lineworker Technology student and said he never expected anything like this to happen. \u201cI\u2019m excited that I have […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2274","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fort-bend"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2274","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2274"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2274\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2276,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2274\/revisions\/2276"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2274"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2274"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2274"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}