韦伯州立大学的学生代表犹他州高等教育委员会的“普通学生”

OGDEN, Utah — Garrett Largent wanted to be an ambassador for higher education — and with his recent appointment as the student representative on the 犹他州高等教育委员会, he is.

“It’s important to be educated and not just schooled,” Largent said. “I hope to validate the voice of the everyday student.”

作为一名非传统的学生，Largent是韦伯州立大学（新葡京app State University）的大四学生，主修跨学科研究，重点是工商管理、领导力和国际研究，将于2026年春季毕业。 He comes from a family of Wildcats and “essentially grew up on campus.”

“Everyone in my family has gone to 新葡京app State,” he said. “Growing up, I was a ball boy for WSU basketball and have been to hundreds of WSU events 新葡京app the years.”

Largent’s mother worked on campus for 15 years, raising her family as a single mother after his father died when he was nine years old. Largent深情地回忆起在这段艰难时期华盛顿州立大学社区的支持。

“The people on campus were so giving, kind, and generous to my mom and our family,” he said. “I owe a lot to the university and those who have and are still working here.”A man wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and striped tie stands outdoors on a sunny day in front of a modern brick and glass building surrounded by trees and greenery.

Largent’s journey in higher education hasn’t always been consistent. He stopped and started his 新葡京app several times — once, to serve a church mission, another because of a serious car accident. 当他现在决定回到大学时，作为一个已婚男人和两个女儿的父亲，他知道他必须集中精力。

“I’ve learned that no matter your circumstances, you can always come back and complete your education,” he said. “There have been lots of late nights and early mornings as I’ve juggled it all.”

他还获得了多项奖学金来资助他的学业，包括斯塔克斯领导学者奖、布伦特少校和珍妮泰勒奖学金、理查德理查兹奖学金、奥琳s沃克奖学金和奥格登商业奖学金的信用局。

While at WSU, Largent served as vice president of the Presidential Leadership Fellows in the university’s Office of the President, worked as a research analyst fellow in the Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget, and as an intern with U.S. Rep. Blake Moore and at Goldman Sachs.

Largent申请成为董事会的学生代表，希望最大限度地利用他在韦伯州立大学的时间，并对未来的高等教育产生积极影响。 All members of the board, which oversees the 犹他州高等教育系统, are appointed by the governor.

“Receiving education, in any form, is a privilege that we cannot take for granted. I feel a responsibility to help make 新葡京app institutions stronger and better for future students,” Largent said. “My goal when I talk to students around the system of higher education is that they leave our conversation believing they can achieve, and overcome, the hard things they face in life.”

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