{"id":541,"date":"2016-06-28T14:43:45","date_gmt":"2016-06-28T14:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/?p=541"},"modified":"2016-06-30T15:20:34","modified_gmt":"2016-06-30T15:20:34","slug":"tstc-welcomes-first-student-government-association-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/?p=541","title":{"rendered":"TSTC in North Texas Welcomes First Student Government Association President"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Sergio-Gutierrez.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-542\" src=\"http:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Sergio-Gutierrez-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Sergio Gutierrez\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Sergio-Gutierrez-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Sergio-Gutierrez-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Sergio-Gutierrez-769x1024.jpg 769w, https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Sergio-Gutierrez-624x831.jpg 624w, https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Sergio-Gutierrez.jpg 1150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>Texas State Technical College in North Texas welcomes its first Student Government Association President, Sergio Gutierrez.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gutierrez was born and raised in Red Oak, where he served on the student council in high school. It was that experience that drove his interest in student government.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Student Government Association represents the student body on their TSTC campuses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe&#8217;re in charge of letting the students be heard and, hopefully, meeting their needs,\u201d Gutierrez said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gutierrez said being the first president of the group is an honor for him, and he hopes to grow the Student Government Association in his time at TSTC.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBecause of the Student Government Association, students can have their voices heard, and changes can be made at campus to make the campus more student-friendly,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the group president, Gutierrez\u2019 ultimate goal as SGA President is to make TSTC in North Texas a welcoming campus for all students.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI want to help the college have fun events so students can have an even better experience here at TSTC, let students become more aware of their resources, and give students the opportunity to have their ideas implemented at our campus, ultimately making our TSTC campus here in North Texas unified,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cory Gropp, director of student recruitment at TSTC in North Texas, oversees Gutierrez as a student ambassador.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSergio has been an ambassador for three semesters now and we couldn&#8217;t ask for a better student or worker,\u201d Gropp said. \u201cHe greets everyone through the door, and is always on top of volunteering to work at events on campus. \u00a0His dedication to his studies, work and student government is astounding. \u00a0He is definitely the right student to lead the group.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gutierrez is in his third semester as a Computer-Aided Drafting student. He chose the field because he loves to draw.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI&#8217;ve always loved to design and draw,\u201d Gutierrez said. \u00a0\u201cAs a kid I have always wanted to design houses.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After graduating with his associate degree in Computer-Aided Drafting, Gutierrez plans to pursue a second degree in Precision Machining at TSTC. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas State Technical College in North Texas welcomes its first Student Government Association President, Sergio Gutierrez. Gutierrez was born and raised in Red Oak, where he served on the student council in high school. It was that experience that drove his interest in student government. 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