Assistant Vice President

MICHAEL ORTH

**** ***** ***, ***. * St. Paul, MN 55105

********@********.*** 612-***-****

EDUCATION

Sep 2009 Present University of St. Thomas St. Paul, MN

Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Environmental Studies, Expected May 2013

GPA: 3.3; Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honor Society

LEADERSHIP

Jan 2012 Present University of St. Thomas Student Government St. Paul, MN

President of the Student Body

Manage the Undergraduate Student Government, including five vice-presidents, and act as chief

representative of the undergraduate body.

Manage annual budget of $600,000.

Sit on the UST Board of Trustees Student Affairs Committee.

Attend meetings with the university administrators.

Apr 2011 Feb 2011 University of St. Thomas Student Government St. Paul, MN

Executive Vice President

Preside over the student senate and lead senators in accomplishing organizational goals.

Planned annual student government retreat.

Oversaw and facilitated work of various student government committees.

Sep 2009 Apr 2011 University of St. Thomas Student Government St. Paul, MN

Sophomore Class President; Freshman Class President

Planned and executed a series of class events, including educational and social building activities.

Chaired class council, managed a class budget, and sat on the Finance Committee and the Student

Organizations Committee.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Jan 2012 Present Widget Wah! LLC St. Paul, MN

Co-Founder/CEO

Developed a profitable business selling custom designed iPhone cases to university bookstores.

Mar 2011 Oct 2012 Lupus Foundation of Minnesota Bloomington, MN

Special Events Assistant

Developed and assisted in planning three major 5K/Walk events around Minnesota and a food and wine

classic and solicited donations.

Manage accounting for incoming donations, including processing checks/credit cards and entering information

into the database.

July 2009 June 2010 Opus College of Business Multicultural Forum on Workplace Diversity Minneapolis, MN

Student Assistant

Helped develop a conference for business professionals to discuss strategies on building a more inclusive

workplace.

Assisted in tasks such as researching and recruiting speakers, and building a database.

Summer 2008 Minnesota State Senate St. Paul, MN

Legislative Intern

Provided communication and clerical support in the Office of Senator Torres Ray.

Designed and built a constituent database, new webpage, and assisted with event planning.

ADDITIONAL

Created and chaired the USG Tobacco Policy Review Committee.

Sat on the Michael Larson Memorial Committee for smoking cessation and fire prevention awareness.

Studied abroad in Tibet and China in 2010.

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