Collin Wojciechowski has been selected as UMBC's nominee for Student Regent. Collin is a sophomore majoring in Political Science and pursuing a minor in History. He is Director of SGA's Office of Governmental and Community Affairs, Opinion Editor of The Retriever Weekly and a Sondheim Scholar. When he was in high school, Collin served as the student member of the Anne Arundel County Board of Education.
The Student Regent is the sole student member of the University System of Maryland Board of Regents, which governs a state public higher education system that includes the UMBC, the University of Maryland College Park, Towson University and eight other campuses, along with the Center for Environmental Science and two regional higher education centers (at Shady Grove and Hagerstown). As UMBC's nominee for the position for 2011-2012, Collin will be interviewed (along with the other campus nominees) in the next few weeks by the University System of Maryland Student Council, which will forward the names of three finalists for consideration by the Governor. Early next year Governor O'Malley will make the final choice.
UMBC nominees have had great success in recent years. The past 8 nominees all have been selected as finalists, and two have been appointed Student Regent: Phil Shockley (2003-2004) and Josh Michael (2008-2009). Last year's UMBC nominee, doctoral student Alexia Van Orden, now serves as the sole student member of the Maryland Higher Education Commission.
Good luck, Collin!
