Meet BC’s New SGA President

Junior Aynae Simmons has taken over the role of Student Government Association (SGA) president for the 2019-2020 academic year at Bluefield College. She said she became interested in being SGA president to correct problems she perceived existed at the school.  

One of the major problems Simmons said she believes exists at the school is the defining of priorities. The administration she believes does not put students first, and she was convinced that it would take a strong voice from the students to correct this. 

A native of Richmond, Virginia, Simmons is majoring in communications. Her goal after she graduates is to become a broadcast journalist because she loves reporting on stories and “looking around for the next scoop.”

Her communication skills and personality are the traits that helped her become SGA president. Now, she has the platform, she said, that will help her change the school for the better.  

As SGA president, Simmons is responsible for being the voice of students. In fact, with the help of SGA she has already organized and held the college’s first open forum, giving students a chance to directly voice their opinions and issues to the administration. 

Her goal is to improve communication and the relationship between the administration and students. She said she believes “students want to feel like they are actually in college and not in high school.”

She said she also hopes to improve student morale and the general perception students have toward the school.  

“I hope that before I graduate I can make a difference,” Simmons said, “and make it so that students will enjoy being here for reasons other than athletics and to just get a degree.”