Treasurer Candidate #1

Bryce Farnham

"Communication. Reliability. Revisionary"

Bryce's photos were captured by:

Andrew Harker / The Avion

Meet Your Treasurer Candidate Bryce!

Bryce Farnham

Senior, BS Aviation Business Administration

"Hello everyone, my name is Bryce Farnham and I'm from Plano, Texas. I'm currently in the last semester of my Bachelor's degree in Aviation Business Administration specializing in Supply Chain Management. I will start on my Master's Degree in Business in the Fall.

I was a treasurer for the Riddle Mountain Biking Club from Spring 2021 to Spring 2022. I worked on and submitted their first packet that was approved through the SGA, as well as continued to help with their organizational growth. After this period, I became a Student Treasury Board Member from Fall 2022 to Spring 2023. As a member of the Board, I helped create the bracket system that is used within the Student Treasury today, and also helped other RSOs with financial assistance. I have currently rejoined the Student Treasury Board on a vacancy during this semester and have been able to help RSOs with financial assistance and further the improvement of the bracket system."

  • What is your platform for this campaign? How does it stand out?

    "The platform throughout my campaign wants to bring back the acceptance of RSOs and Student Treasury working as one team, not as two separate teams. I want to improve on this platform by being extremely communicative and bringing back old methods of communication such as emails, and more frequent townhalls.

    The way that my platform stands out is that I want to mend the relationship between the RSOs and the Student Treasury Board rather than implementing a new idea that will further improve the Student Treasury system. In my opinion, there hasn't necessarily been a Treasurer who is aiming to bring clarity and dependability to the RSOs on campus. There just overall needs to be more clarification on the systems that are currently in place and make sure everyone understands the system before the Board moves on to new ideas. I believe we can bring RSOs and Student Treasury back to a better relationship than it stands at today."

  • What makes you the most qualified candidate for this position?

    "The reason that I'm most qualified for this position is the active time that I have had as an RSO treasurer and as well as being on the Student Treasury Board. My experience as an RSO treasurer has taught me about the processes of how to make changes to officer information as well as how to properly fill out your budget packet and capital expenditures. My experience as a Student Treasury Board member has given me the knowledge of what the Student Treasury is actively working on, but has also given me the experience of what we need to do better and the implementations we need to create a more unified Student Treasury with RSOs. This experience has also taught me how to talk with organizations about the issues that their organization may be having and how to properly answer their concerns and come up with a solution to make sure that the same mistake will not be able to happen again."

  • As the SGA's Treasurer, you are responsible for managing and approving the budgets of organizations across campus. How will you ensure that money is distributed fairly and that organizations have what they need to operate?

    "The reason that I'm most qualified for this position is the active time that I have had as an RSO treasurer and as well as being on the Student Treasury Board. My experience as an RSO treasurer has taught me about the processes of how to make changes to officer information as well as how to properly fill out your budget packet and capital expenditures. My experience as a Student Treasury Board member has given me the knowledge of what the Student Treasury is actively working on, but has also given me the experience of what we need to do better and the implementations we need to create a more unified Student Treasury with RSOs. This experience has also taught me how to talk with organizations about the issues that their organization may be having and how to properly answer their concerns and come up with a solution to make sure that the same mistake will not be able to happen again."

  • How would you define risk management in relation to your position and how would you use this skill in your position if elected?

    "The way that I would define risk management related to being a Treasurer is making sure that the financial amount given through the finance department is under the maximum. If that maximum is ever reached, the Treasurer needs to take the responsibility of managing the amount. That may require pulling funding from other programs within the Student Treasury such as Capital Expenditures or Professional Development fund.

    More than ever, the Student Treasury needs to be very aware of risk management due to how close the total funding amount given to RSOs is to reaching its absolute limit. In the future, I want to make sure that the Student Treasury Board [is more aware of] the close margins due to the budgeting amount given by the finance department. If the budget maximum is exceeded with the pulling of other funds, the Student Treasury may need to look into the savings from previous semesters that have rolled over."

  • What does the SGA mean to you?

    "The Student Government Association is an organization on our campus that focuses on the help and support of every student on campus. There are many Branches and Divisions on campus that help with the support of students such as Senate, Student Treasury, Student Court, The Avion, WIKD, ERT, and Touch-n-Go.

    The Senate acts as a body that is there to support students within each of their colleges and improve the overall networking and educational system in their colleges. Student Treasury acts as a group that provides the financial system to allow RSOs to create fun and educational experiences for students. Student Court acts as a governing body to protect the rights of students in many on-campus and student government circumstances. The Avion acts as a photography division within the SGA that also creates newsletters to inform students about events happening on campus. WIKD is a music/broadcasting service with podcasts and radio as well as providing DJ services. ERT acts as an emergency care organization that can be called 24/7 for any student medical emergencies that may happen on campus. Lastly, Touch-n-Go acts as an organization that creates events such as concerts, movies, and comedy shows to allow students to enjoy the events from which is provided by the students.

    All of these organizations, in my opinion, are what the SGA is and what they mean to me. Each Division and Branch plays a specific role to enable that the SGA is created by the students for students."