GSGA leaders want students to be heard, supported, involved
Published: March 10, 2025
Author: Dave Bell
After serving in secondary roles in the Greenville Student Government Association during the current academic year, Olivia “Liv” Anderson and Jorgi Dupureur will assume the organization’s top leadership positions next fall.
Anderson, pictured at right in the above photo, will be GSGA president and Dupureur, pictured at left, will be vice president. They will follow Makenna Hintz and Clark Kent, who have served as president and vice president, respectively, for the past two years.
The new officers recently selected students to serve on their cabinet – a group of nine students who will help plan campus activities, serve as liaisons to campus organizations, and engage the student body. Next year's cabinet members are: Levi Eads, director of campus organizations; Kinsley Schultz, Felicity Clark, and Charlie Burton, activity directors; Alli Finck, director of finance and operations; Irlanda Oliver and Trev'a Epps, directors of student relations; Lucy Swinigan, athletic and intramural liaison; and Charlee Stearns, director of media and communications.
“The main role of GSGA,” Anderson said, “is to be a voice for students on campus. We want students to feel informed and involved – that way they feel like they have a say in decisions being made on campus. The people on our cabinet will play a big part in what GSGA does as a group.”
During the current year, Anderson, a native of Pana, Illinois, is serving as one of three activity directors on the cabinet. She is a junior at the GU School of Education and plans to be an elementary school teacher. She is a GU Women In Leadership scholar.
The other representative body under the GSGA umbrella is the student senate. That group is made up of about 20 students and meets weekly.
Dupureur, a sophomore from Armington, Illinois, serves on the senate this year and, as vice president, will lead that body in the coming academic year.
“I view this position as a way to serve people,” she said. “Everybody’s voice deserves to be heard, and we will be listening. A priority for us will be to increase student involvement by having meaningful and exciting events going on throughout the year. Another key goal is to address students’ concerns and suggestions quickly.”
Dupureur is pursuing a double major in organizational leadership and English. She is working as an intern for the state senator from her area and hopes to have a career in the legislative field. At GU, she is a Women In Leadership scholar and plays outside hitter on the volleyball team. In her spare time, she serves as a high school volleyball referee, raises about 80 chickens at her family’s home, and last year was selected Miss Tazewell County.
“We want to be remembered as a team that got things done,” Depureur continued. “We want to listen well and bring people’s ideas to life. To do that, we’ll work closely with our cabinet and make sure they have the necessary tools to tackle the projects they’re assigned to do.”
Anderson said her goal for her presidential year is twofold:
“First, we want to create a leadership team of proactive people – people who take on challenges and get things done. And second, we want to create an atmosphere on campus that supports our students mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. Our activities will give them a break from their academic responsibilities and help them feel they belong here.”
