{"id":5652,"date":"2023-10-12T15:17:54","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T20:17:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/?p=5652"},"modified":"2023-10-12T15:22:04","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T20:22:04","slug":"student-senate-strives-to-make-campus-welcoming-for-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/2023\/10\/12\/student-senate-strives-to-make-campus-welcoming-for-all\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Senate Makes Campus Welcoming for All"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_5664\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5664\" style=\"width: 726px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5664 img-fluid\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/NTC-Student-Senate-members.jpg\" alt=\"2023-24 Student Senate Members\" width=\"726\" height=\"458\" data-bp=\"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/NTC-Student-Senate-members.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/NTC-Student-Senate-members.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/NTC-Student-Senate-members-1536x969.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 726px) 100vw, 726px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5664\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">L-R: Eve Hansen, Kyler Patterson, Danika David, Elle Wilkerson, not pictured: Brooklyn Borwege<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The five students serving on Northwest Technical College&rsquo;s Student Senate have an important job &ndash; supporting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/myntc\/campus-life\/student-clubs\/\">other campus clubs<\/a>, coordinating student events and allocating funds for worthwhile projects that benefit the entire campus. Student Senate acts as a resource for NTC students and is advised by two NTC professional staff.<\/span><span data-ccp-props='{\"134233117\":false,\"134233118\":false,\"201341983\":0,\"335551550\":1,\"335551620\":1,\"335559685\":0,\"335559737\":0,\"335559738\":0,\"335559739\":0,\"335559740\":259}'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">We sat down with this year&rsquo;s senators to learn more about Student Senate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">2023-24 NTC Student Senate<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props='{\"134233117\":false,\"134233118\":false,\"201341983\":0,\"335551550\":1,\"335551620\":1,\"335559685\":0,\"335559737\":0,\"335559738\":0,\"335559739\":0,\"335559740\":259}'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Elle Wilkerson<\/strong><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><br>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Senate President<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><br>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Blue Earth, Minn.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><br>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Commercial Refrigeration<\/span><span data-ccp-props='{\"134233117\":false,\"134233118\":false,\"201341983\":0,\"335551550\":1,\"335551620\":1,\"335559685\":0,\"335559737\":0,\"335559738\":0,\"335559739\":0,\"335559740\":259}'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Brooklyn Borwege<br>\n<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">Vice President<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><br>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Walker, Minn.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><br>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Nursing<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Eve Hansen<br>\n<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">Secretary<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><br>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Taylors Falls, Minn.<br>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Electrical Construction<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Danika David<br>\n<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">Treasurer&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><br>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Nevis, Minn.<br>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Plumbing\/HVAC<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kyler Patterson<br>\n<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">Public Relations<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><br>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ponemah, Minn.<br>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Automotive<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">What does Student Senate do?&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Eve<\/strong>: &ldquo;It&rsquo;s an advocacy group for NTC students, by NTC students, to support student interests at the school.&rdquo;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Elle<\/strong>: &ldquo;We&rsquo;re a campus community group that plans events, has fun and tries to better NTC while we&rsquo;re at it.&rdquo;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-5652 gallery-size-small-image row row-cols-2 row-cols-md-3 my-4'><figure class='gallery-item text-center col'><a href='https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/319636840_839972143937123_1512153901030224442_n.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/319636840_839972143937123_1512153901030224442_n-570x380.jpg\" class=\"in-gallery-1 img-fluid shadow-1\" alt=\"Destress with pets\" size=\"large-image\" ids=\"5661,5660,5662\" orderby=\"post__in\" include=\"5661,5660,5662\" columns=\"3\" data-bp=\"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/319636840_839972143937123_1512153901030224442_n.jpg\" data-caption=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/319636840_839972143937123_1512153901030224442_n-570x380.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/319636840_839972143937123_1512153901030224442_n-767x511.jpg 767w, https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/319636840_839972143937123_1512153901030224442_n-991x661.jpg 991w, https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/319636840_839972143937123_1512153901030224442_n-1365x910.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item text-center col'><a href='https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/343936707_166654769372065_1650237810507963940_n.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/343936707_166654769372065_1650237810507963940_n-570x380.png\" class=\"in-gallery-1 img-fluid shadow-1\" alt=\"Air hockey tournament\" size=\"large-image\" ids=\"5661,5660,5662\" orderby=\"post__in\" include=\"5661,5660,5662\" columns=\"3\" data-bp=\"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/343936707_166654769372065_1650237810507963940_n.png\" data-caption=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/343936707_166654769372065_1650237810507963940_n-570x380.png 570w, https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/343936707_166654769372065_1650237810507963940_n-767x511.png 767w, https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/343936707_166654769372065_1650237810507963940_n-991x661.png 991w, https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/343936707_166654769372065_1650237810507963940_n-1365x910.png 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item text-center col'><a href='https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/334465332_892247785427200_4387361832142506232_n.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/334465332_892247785427200_4387361832142506232_n-570x380.png\" class=\"in-gallery-1 img-fluid shadow-1\" alt=\"Toiletry drive\" size=\"large-image\" ids=\"5661,5660,5662\" orderby=\"post__in\" include=\"5661,5660,5662\" columns=\"3\" data-bp=\"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/334465332_892247785427200_4387361832142506232_n.png\" data-caption=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/334465332_892247785427200_4387361832142506232_n-570x380.png 570w, https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/334465332_892247785427200_4387361832142506232_n-767x511.png 767w, https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/334465332_892247785427200_4387361832142506232_n-991x661.png 991w, https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/334465332_892247785427200_4387361832142506232_n-1365x910.png 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n<h2><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Why did you get involved in Senate?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Kyler<\/strong>: &ldquo;I felt like I wanted to do more on campus. It was a heat of the moment thing, but I&rsquo;m really enjoying it.&rdquo;<\/span><span data-ccp-props='{\"134233117\":false,\"134233118\":false,\"335559738\":0,\"335559739\":0}'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Elle<\/strong>: &ldquo;I got involved from a past Student Senate advisor. I realized I could help people, and I really like volunteering.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">What Senate project are you most proud of?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Elle<\/strong>: &ldquo;Last year we upgraded the NTC Free Store, now called The Market. I got to choose the design for it. I feel pride in my chest whenever I see students go in there.&rdquo;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Danika<\/strong>: &ldquo;We recently did a highway cleanup, which I&rsquo;m extremely proud of. It was a cold and rainy day, but we stuck to it and did it.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5656\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5656\" style=\"width: 967px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5656 img-fluid\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/The-Market.jpg\" alt=\"The Market\" width=\"967\" height=\"293\" data-bp=\"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/The-Market.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/The-Market.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/The-Market-1536x466.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 967px) 100vw, 967px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5656\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Market<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4369\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4369\" style=\"width: 836px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4369 img-fluid\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/NTC-Cleanup-5-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"NTC highway clean-up\" width=\"836\" height=\"627\" data-bp=\"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/NTC-Cleanup-5.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/NTC-Cleanup-5-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/NTC-Cleanup-5-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/NTC-Cleanup-5-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/NTC-Cleanup-5-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/NTC-Cleanup-5-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/NTC-Cleanup-5-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/10\/NTC-Cleanup-5-226x170.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 836px) 100vw, 836px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4369\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NTC highway clean-up<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">What initiative do you most want to see at NTC?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Eve<\/strong>: &ldquo;I really want to find ways to involve more students in helping make decisions for NTC. If students have suggestions to make NTC better, they can bring them directly to us as Student Senate.&rdquo;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">How does Senate work with NTC students?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Elle<\/strong>: &ldquo;We have posters promoting Student Senate and our events all over campus. NTC students are always welcome to attend meetings and events.&rdquo;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Danika<\/strong>: &ldquo;I try to go around and ask people in my program what events and activities they want to see on campus and take their suggestions into account.&rdquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5654\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5654\" style=\"width: 582px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5654 img-fluid\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/Student-Senate-event.jpeg\" alt=\"NTC Student Senate hosts a pizza event at NTC\" width=\"582\" height=\"437\" data-bp=\"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/Student-Senate-event.jpeg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5654\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NTC Student Senate hosts a pizza event on campus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">How might your Senate experience help you?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Danika<\/strong>: &ldquo;I think our Student Senate backgrounds will help us in our future professions by having learned to take initiative, communicate with others and make decisions that benefit everyone.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The five students serving on Northwest Technical College&rsquo;s Student Senate have an important job &ndash; supporting other campus clubs, coordinating student events and allocating funds for worthwhile projects that benefit the entire campus. Student Senate acts as a resource for NTC students and is advised by two NTC professional staff.&nbsp; We sat down with this [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":118,"featured_media":5664,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[5,7,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5652","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-homepage","category-myntc","category-top-story"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5652","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/118"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5652"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5652\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5679,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5652\/revisions\/5679"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5664"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5652"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5652"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5652"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}