The Student Trustee of Worcester State is an elected position that represents all WSU students on various committees and initiatives across campus. This year, Kyram Pou is serving as Student Trustee.
Class of 2025, Communications major with a concentration in Digital Media Production Hometown | Worcester, MA Campus Involvement | Student Senate, 2025 Class Committee, Photography Club
Kyram Pou, Student Trustee
Can you describe the role of the SGA President? What do they do for the student body? The Student Trustee is a representative elected by the student body to act as a liaison for both the students and the Board of Trustees. The Student Trustee ensures that a collective voice from the students is heard at the Board of Trustee Meetings, and also engages in rigorous conversations that determine the future of the university as a whole.
What are some goals you hope to accomplish while in this position? Firstly, my biggest goal is to make sure our students are seen, heard, comfortable, and can thrive in our Worcester State environment without worrying about barriers that other students typically face during their four years of college, like food insecurity and representation. I want to create a space where students can feel like their voices are heard. I have high hopes of doing some civic engagement events in collaboration with the Worcester Student Government Association to motivate our students to put their voices out there, beyond Worcester State!
What are some of the challenges you could face in this position? A challenge for myself (and for anyone, really) is definitely getting students together to create change. In one of my classes I took this past semester, Independent Media and Society, I learned that one of the biggest outlets for change begins with bringing a group of people together, to become more seen and heard. This is a challenge I hope to overcome this year.
What do you hope your fellow students remember about you? I hope my fellow students remember me as one of the many Student Trustees who put students before themselves. Each elected Student Trustee makes sure that the students of Worcester State feel like they can thrive in their space, which is what will make me feel accomplished at the end of the year when I look back.
What advice would you give to students just beginning to explore the type of leader they hope to become? My biggest piece of advice to students who want to make in impact on Worcester State is to always “just do it,” even if you don’t really get as far as you want to. It’s normal to always start small, it’s just a matter of starting.
What are your current plans for the next few years? After graduation, I want to get a Master’s Degree in Digital Media Management. I hope to work in the media industry since that has always been my passion. Aside from the media industry, I have always had an interest in Urban Planning and Accounting. Although these are very different career paths, Digital Media Management is definitely my go-to.
