Saegis Abbott

Student Fee Committee Chair

(he/him)

[email protected]

Majors: Mechanical Engineering

Minor: Aerospace Engineering

I joined the ASOSU Student Fee Committee because I knew funding matters. So many areas of a student's life can be impacted by various aspects of university funding, however, I found that the student fee to be one of the most impactful sources of funding whether it be for the MU, Rec Sports, Student Experiences, Media, or Clubs and Orgs, so many areas of campus benefit directly from these funds, and I want to make sure that they are used to their full potential to help support students while being mindful of the burden that large student fees put on every student who is on campus. While on the Student Fee Committee, I also hope to be able to share what the student fee is and how it works and increase awareness about it all around campus, as well as collect feedback, opinions, and thoughts from the many students I now represent to make sure that every voice is heard in the fee setting process.

While there are many things that I am passionate about at OSU, the primary two are pursuing academics and knowledge, and fostering a healthy, connected, and caring Beaver community that includes all students, staff, and faculty at OSU. I hope that every person who comes to OSU can succeed in their academic, research, and development goals while feeling connected to a healthy Beaver community that supports them and is there to help when things get hard and life happens. There is so much opportunity here at OSU and so many amazing people, and I hope as part of student government, I can help to continue fostering and growing these areas of learning and community at OSU and across the state of Oregon.

Aside from school and work, I enjoy several hobbies including working with Engineering Clubs, 3D printing, building large displays out of LEGO, hiking/camping and participating in Search and Rescue, gaming with my friends and family, Swing Dancing, and hanging out with my 9 siblings and many cousins.