Student Body President Stays Busy Because Of His Priorities

Although Conner Prochaska attends meetings 12 hours almost every day, he says he doesn’t consider himself to be a busy person because he loves his job as student body president.

“I hate people saying that they’re busy,” he said. “I am really enjoying what I am doing. I hope I am doing a good job. That is all there is to it.”

Prochaska, a senior political science major, said his position as SBP made him realize how much of an influence students have at Texas A&M.

“You always hear about students having a lot of input on campus, but you don’t really know how much until you get involved in the decision-making process,” Prochaska said. “Students have a voice in everything that gets done on campus.”

Prochaska said he ran for student body president because he felt it was his responsibility to do so.

“If you ever have the opportunity, energy, desire and skill set to do something, it is your responsibility to leave your mark and do what you can,” he said.

“I’ve always said that apathy kills the Aggie Spirit.”

Prochaska said he is interested in law school and is going to take the year off after he graduates to work and study for the LSAT.

Prochaska attends class and meetings from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. weekdays.

“There is no way that this [job as SBP] can’t affect my classes,” he said. “You have to make classes a priority, but you have to make the job a priority too. It is a trade-off in everything you do.”

Prochaska said that he is enjoying his term thus far, and it has been very productive.

“It is more fun than I thought it would be, but it is also more work than I thought it would be,” he said. “I feel we are getting more done than I thought we would.”

Prochaska said that he wants the student government to be a welcoming and open environment for students. He said that the SGA does not have a greatest accomplishment yet because their terms are not finished.

“We will see where the SGA and University stands when we leave, and that will be either our greatest accomplishment or our greatest failure,” he said. “It’s not the things we’ve done. Hopefully, we are setting things up to be successful next year.”

He said he wants the Aggie message to continue to grow worldwide. He said Aggie traditions and values make A&M a unique place.

“We’ve got a growing sphere of influence, and I would like it larger. I want to see the message continue to grow,” he said. “Our core values are what make us special.”

Prochaska said he does not consider himself a leader, but a representative.

“This student body has tens of thousands of leaders,” he said. “I want to be their representative.”