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Student Government Association

Nishaat Yunus

Vice President of Diversity

Personal InformationNishaat Yunus

  • Parents: Mohammad and Farhana Yunus
  • Siblings: 1 sister (Erum, 25 years old)
  • Hometown: Machesney Park, IL
  • High School: Harlem Senior High School

Academic

  • Majors: Chemistry & Science, Technology and Society
  • Career Goal: Somewhere in environmental sciences

Student Government Association Experience

  • Freshman and Sophomore Years: Representative for the Sangam South Asian Club
  • Junior Year: REACH Communications Chair
  • Senior Year: VP of Diversity

Campus and Civic Involvement

  • Involved in Center for Urban Ecology events
  • Previous Multicultural Recruitment Team member
  • Community assistant for 2 years
  • Undergraduate research in Chemistry/ BSI 2008 and URC 2009
  • Sangam South Asian Club member
  • Muslim Student Association member

Interests

  • Trying new things
  • Spending time with my awesome friends
  • Promoting diversity discussions and environmentalism among my peers
  • Enjoying my last year at Butler!

Goals for SGA 2009-2010

  • To expand REACH so that it reaches all of campus
  • To program for the entire student body while further cultivating an open and understanding environment at REACH assembly and events
  • To represent the student body to the best of my ability

Inspirational Quotes

  • "We must be the change we wish to see in the world." 
    • Gandhi
  • "If you never say your name out loud to anyone, they can never ever call you by it." 
    • Regina Spektor