Garrison Shin, this year\u2019s MSG Attorney General, will serve as Student Government President
for the 2025\u20132026 academic year after running unopposed. With two years of executive
experience under his belt, Shin is looking ahead with a focus on communication, student
engagement, and continuity in leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of Shin\u2019s biggest changes as Attorney General came early in his tenure: shifting elections
from Google Forms to Microsoft Forms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEveryone has a Google account, you can have multiple,\u201d he said. \u201cBut with Microsoft Forms,
you can force only McMurry students to vote.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He also explored and implemented ways to increase transparency, including things like
lockdown codes, clearer procedures, and a dedicated election platform. His hope? A long-term
foundation for more secure, trustworthy MSG elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shin recognizes that student involvement has been inconsistent since the pandemic.
\u201cLast year we had tons of petitions\u2026 but the year before that, only one election,\u201d he said.
\u201cPeople don\u2019t go out as much, they don\u2019t do as much stuff. It\u2019s different now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rather than trying to force participation, he believes in more natural outreach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou just let people know, talk to your friends, your orgs. That\u2019s how people get involved.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As president, Shin plans to focus on encouraging participation and improving internal
communication. He\u2019s floated the idea of organizing MSG subcommittees by class year for
example, giving freshmen a focus area like food or campus services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCohorts already work together in things like town halls, it might make sense to expand that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He\u2019s also looking to make transitions between executives smoother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt takes two years to figure out how to do the job right,\u201d he said. \u201cIf I can put it in a binder or on
a USB (for AG), I want to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2025 MSG Executive Elections Recap<\/strong> \u201cIt\u2019s a job,\u201d Shin said. \u201cIt\u2019s not just Monday nights, you\u2019re also a representative to the Board of Here\u2019s a quick overview of the executive roles:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Vice President Attorney General Treasurer MSG is still looking for petitioners for both Vice President and Attorney General, and don\u2019t forget Garrison Shin, this year\u2019s MSG Attorney General, will serve as Student Government Presidentfor the 2025\u20132026 academic year after running unopposed. With two years of executiveexperience under his belt, Shin is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1313","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-issue-39","clearfix"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.mcm.edu\/herald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1313","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.mcm.edu\/herald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.mcm.edu\/herald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.mcm.edu\/herald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.mcm.edu\/herald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1313"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.mcm.edu\/herald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1313\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1314,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.mcm.edu\/herald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1313\/revisions\/1314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.mcm.edu\/herald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.mcm.edu\/herald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.mcm.edu\/herald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
While Shin\u2019s presidency is confirmed, two executive positions, Vice President and Attorney
General, did not receive any initial petitions this year. Petitions were reopened until Thursday,
April 3 at 11 a.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Trustees.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25cf Assists the President
\u25cf Often takes on responsibilities like event marketing and logistics
\u25cf Attends executive meetings and campus-wide events
\u25cf Serves as a student representative to the Board of Trustees<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25cf Runs MSG elections
\u25cf Interprets the MSG Constitution and ensures it\u2019s followed
\u25cf Works with university officials on student safety and policy issues
\u25cf Also represents MSG to the Board of Trustees<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25cf The only executive position with a race this year
\u25cf Manages MSG\u2019s budget
\u25cf Works with student organizations to allocate funds
\u25cf Chairs the appropriations committee<\/p>\n\n\n\n
to vote April 7th – April 11th at 5 PM.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"