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Matt and Randall have seen firsthand the issues and challenges that face students and student groups. With their impressive record of calling for and carrying out reforms, they are the ideal duo to lead the UC. We are proud to call Matt and Randall our friends, and sincerely hope to call them the President and Vice-President of the Undergraduate Council next year...
...Like Ad Board reform and the cable television initiative, changing the calendar had been discussed fruitlessly for years before Matt and UC President Ryan A. Petersen ’08 were able to make it happen. Matt’s dedication to getting the job done, even when there was little glamour in his success, has continually impressed us. He spent last summer in Cambridge just to work on UC issues. Whether he was spearheading UC discount cards or stuffing envelopes to reach out to over 800 alumni, Matt’s passion and drive made last summer the most...
...Randall’s experience handling UC finances will be an invaluable complement to Matt’s background in advocacy. Student groups and House Committees receive the bulk of their funding from the UC, so the most important service the UC does for many students is simply writing a check. Especially given the recent restrictions on party funds, it is absolutely critical for the UC to have leaders who understand the complex process of funding and who can negotiate with the University to defend the interests of students...
...Outside their work on the UC, Matt and Randall are actively engaged in Harvard student life. Both are enthusiastic members of campus student groups, as well as Peer Advising Fellows. Matt is also a Dorm Crew captain and a proud participant in Mather intramural sports. In fact, he spent this past semester recruiting a more diverse set of UC candidates. Following the outreach to freshmen women that Matt and current president Ryan Petersen organized this fall, there are now nearly twice as many women on the UC as there were last year...
...previous [UC] administration held the belief that one of the purposes of the UC was to express students’ viewpoints on national and international political matters,” Beth A. Stewart ’00, president of the UC during the 1998 calendar year, said. She added that in her view, “the purpose of the UC was to make Harvard better for the students...