Meet the student body president of ASU Polytechnic: Troy Anderson

Troy Anderson, a senior studying political science and philosophy, started his term as Undergraduate Student Government president of ASU’s Polytechnic campus in May 2020. Anderson joined the Undergraduate Student Government as a first-year student at ASU and served as a senator and vice president of policy before being elected president.

Anderson’s goal is to carry on a legacy of running USG as a collaborative effort. 

“I view my position as president as a collaborative one. I think that my main role in addition to leading my team is to allow my team to come up with whatever ideas they want and do my best to help those ideas come to fruition,” he said.  

ASU Undergraduate Student Government President for ASU's Poly campus Troy Anderson

To Anderson, USG’s primary goal is to represent fellow Sun Devils. 

“We are here to represent your interests as the student body, so you can come in contact with us at any time and we will do our best to help you with anything you need help with,” he said. 

According to Anderson, a big focus of the USG this year will be to build the health and wellness initiatives on campus. Currently, the USG office offers menstrual products, condoms, hand sanitizers, tissues and more. This year USG hopes to expand the initiatives to give students more access to health products, especially with COVID-19 in mind. 

“We are planning on expanding it this year, so we are looking at locations in the library, in our tech center in our sim building, so we’re looking at all kinds of locations for that,” Anderson said. 

“The biggest challenge definitely surrounds COVID I think. With the pandemic going on it can be difficult to figure out how we're going to work our initiatives so they are still available to students even during this time,” Anderson said.

In the future, Anderson aspires to pursue a career in law. 

“I’m planning on going to law school after graduation; I want to become an international lawyer and try cases of war crimes and human rights violations,” Anderson said. 

His choice to complete his undergraduate degree at ASU was easy, he said. Originally from Gilbert, Ariz., Anderson has family members who have attended the university and said that the Sun Devil spirit was strong among his high school community. 

Throughout his time at ASU Anderson discovered a deep passion for learning that he will carry with him.

“If I had infinite time and infinite money I would be doing every major that I could and taking on every minor that I could. I’m obsessed with learning, and I just really love the learning process,” he said.

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