Fellow Warriors,

Hello and welcome to another year at CSU Stanislaus! My name is Emily Benefield and I am the new Chair for the University Student Union (USU) Board of Directors. I am greatly looking forward to the excitement and challenges the year will present and hope that you not only share this anticipation, but will work with me towards making this an outstanding year.

As always, the main focus of the USU is to be the center of student life on campus by offering programming, services, and facilities that enhance the quality of your student experience. But what makes this different than any other year? We, here at the USU, want you to know when you’re in the building or at one of our events, “It’s All About U!” Whether it be by contributing to your academic and professional growth, encouraging personal connections with fellow students and campus community, or simply hanging out in the building, this year the USU will take greater strides towards becoming the pride of all CSU Stanislaus students.

Again, I am very excited to serve as your USU Chair and can’t wait to see what 2012/2013 has in store for all of us!