By Megan Moncivais
He goes through his week with minimal hours of sleep, waking up to a day of meetings, class, answering emails and giving personal attention to students who need his help.
The duties of a BYUSA president are immense. There is paperwork, overseeing 60 clubs along with an advisory council, and representing BYU to alumni, national and international leaders.
Bill Brady, a senior from Ontario, Canada, majoring in public relations, is BYUSA”s current president. He takes it all in stride.
“Sure, there”s always pressure to live up to promises and expectations, but you want to be the best president for the student body,” Brady said.
He said he finds his term full of learning experiences, including those of patience and intertwining personal student interaction with current projects.
“I”ve wanted to be flexible to the needs arising during the year,” Brady said.
In the midst of the hustle and bustle of daily responsibility, Brady said he has learned to appreciate BYU and the students.
“I”ve become more aware of how important it is for students to be supportive now and also in the future as alumni,” Brady said.
Ron Jones, campus activities coordinator for BYUSA, said he believes Brady has attained his goal of getting students involved.
“His main focus is keeping everybody connected through the end of the year,” Jones said.
The platform of the current presidency: “get connected, be connected and stay connected”, rings true of many issues the president is involved in.
Some of these issues include: SCAMP, off-campus surveys and increased club activity.
Taking on these new challenges is not as easy as one might think, Jones said.
Despite Brady”s efforts to see students more involved, two students have not heard much from this year”s presidency.
Melanie Donahoo, 21, a senior from Idaho Falls, Idaho, majoring in advertising, said there has been a minimal amount of publicity for Brady.
“To be honest, I haven”t heard as much from the current presidency compared to last year,” Donahoo said.
Daniel Brock, 22, a junior from Salt Lake City, majoring in business, said he believes the BYUSA president plays a minimal role in student”s everyday lives.
“I don”t think he plays a very important role in our school or for the students,” Brock said.
Despite the challenges he might face, acting as president has brought to light new respect for BYU, Brady said.
“I appreciate the heritage and things we enjoy here at BYU,” he said.
Taking the university under his wing has brought him closer to the student body, Brady said.
“The love I have for BYU and the students has grown even more during the year,” he said.
Although the thought of a second term peaks his interest, the time has come to move on.
“I would do another term, but I know there are other parts of life I need to focus on now,” Brady said.
