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New student body president Matt Williams is still recovering from the stress of running a successful campuswide campaign. But all he needed was a day or two to catch his breath before laying out his plans for the coming year.

威廉姆斯说，他计划通过改善学生之间以及与管理员的交流方式来建立最近的学生行政部门的成功。

“We’ve got to find innovative ways to build Wolfpack pride and create an active, involved student body that wants to keep the university growing,” he says. “That’s how we build a community of students and graduates who remain forever linked to NC State.”

课堂上最小的孩子

As it turns out, Williams’ connection to NC State began before he could read or write. His mother, just 21 when he was born, took time off from school to begin raising him but returned to NC State when he was 5 years old.

威廉姆斯说：“在她的课堂上，我曾经在房间的后面上色。”“她总是说我在课堂上的关注比她更多。当她毕业时，我实际上和她同行。是的，我已经从州毕业了。”

As early as elementary school, Williams realized he had an interest in politics and government.

“I remember getting elected as the class alternate and not realizing exactly what that meant, so I attended all the student government meetings anyway, and they were too nice to explain.最终，我成为事实上的阶级代表。”他说。

Making a Detour

尽管他与北卡罗来纳州州立大学很早地联系，但威廉姆斯还是一年级的北卡罗来纳州A＆T大学。

他解释说：“在这里长大后，我想摆脱罗利，走出我的舒适区，找到自己的道路。”“大约花了两个星期才意识到我的心在北卡罗来纳州。”

在他的整个新生中，威廉姆斯仍然非常注重狼群，度过了周末和闲暇时间参加足球比赛，并在校园里拜访了朋友。到他转移到北卡罗来纳州立大学时，他已经准备好在政治科学领域的二年级学生中发挥作用。

Williams’ involvement with student government began with stints on the Traditions Commission, which he ultimately chaired, and a term as a student senator.

竞选活动

This year’s campaign for student body president, compressed into just two weeks, was exhilarating but exhausting.

他说：“在竞选周中，睡眠不多，尤其是当您试图跟上功课时。”“每个人在每一个自由的时刻都在工作。这需要大量的团队合作。没有一支伟大的团队，您将无法成为学生会主席。”

随着选举日的结果和庆祝活动的开始，威廉姆斯意识到该团队中最重要的成员之一失踪了。

“I actually put my mom on speakerphone so she could hear the results, and immediately I heard her start to sob, and then I just started to bawl, and then it was just a chain reaction down the line,” he says. “Everyone was so sleep-deprived, and they wanted this so much and had worked so hard. And to realize that all that hard work paid off, is just so amazing.”