Tatiyana Larson is a rising Senior at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte majoring in Political Science with intend to attend law school. Tatiyana was born in Orem, Utah and moved to multiple states throughout her childhood, but is proud to call Charlotte her one and only home.
During her senior year of high school she interned for Dan McCready's campaign for Congress. This realm of politics fascinated her and ultimately led to her decision to pursue a major in Political Science. At the beginning of her Freshman year, Tatiyana ran for Freshman At-Large Senator and thus jump-started her Student Government Association (SGA) career. At the same time, she served on the Freshman Class Council, working with UNC Charlotte's Athletics Department to engage with the perspectives of student athletes. They created the marketing idea to display new Instagram stories and reels that share the day in the life of various college athletes. With this promotion of Athletics, she started pushing for the relocation of the student tailgate lot, something we are excited to see is being executed only two years later. After a year of serving on the Internal Affairs committee in the SGA Senate, she chose to continue her advocacy by successfully running for Sophomore Class President.
With a hopeful mindset, she set out to establish a hard working Sophomore Class Council. Through remote work they held open seminars and raised awareness for Indigenous Peoples Day, as well as launching a Cultural Seminar Program where students could participate in a circle talk and discuss their experiences to allow for understanding people of all different backgrounds. Additionally, the Class Council held the Halfway There Fair, an event that celebrated Sophomores for their completion of making it halfway through their college career. In addition to her responsibilities as Sophomore Class President, Tatiyana also served as the Homecoming Events Chair and planned virtual homecoming activities.
At the beginning of her Junior year, Tatiyana was selected to serve on the Executive Board under the Beekman-Hitchcock Administration. Beginning her term as Secretary of Student Affairs, she was a representative on the Rebranding Committee, working over the summer of 2021 to develop a comprehensive plan to launch the rebranding of Charlotte. She has planned the Light Up the Lake event, which will take place next fall as a new tradition for Charlotte students and alumni to enjoy. She worked consistently with the Office of Off-Campus Housing to find the best solutions to include our commuter and off campus student community into the daily campus life. Additionally, she is in the midst of planning and executing the Safety and Security Tour, an annual event where students work alongside Facilities Management to determine safety hazards across the entire campus. She is also an active student in the Greek Life community.
During her senior year of high school she interned for Dan McCready's campaign for Congress. This realm of politics fascinated her and ultimately led to her decision to pursue a major in Political Science. At the beginning of her Freshman year, Tatiyana ran for Freshman At-Large Senator and thus jump-started her Student Government Association (SGA) career. At the same time, she served on the Freshman Class Council, working with UNC Charlotte's Athletics Department to engage with the perspectives of student athletes. They created the marketing idea to display new Instagram stories and reels that share the day in the life of various college athletes. With this promotion of Athletics, she started pushing for the relocation of the student tailgate lot, something we are excited to see is being executed only two years later. After a year of serving on the Internal Affairs committee in the SGA Senate, she chose to continue her advocacy by successfully running for Sophomore Class President.
With a hopeful mindset, she set out to establish a hard working Sophomore Class Council. Through remote work they held open seminars and raised awareness for Indigenous Peoples Day, as well as launching a Cultural Seminar Program where students could participate in a circle talk and discuss their experiences to allow for understanding people of all different backgrounds. Additionally, the Class Council held the Halfway There Fair, an event that celebrated Sophomores for their completion of making it halfway through their college career. In addition to her responsibilities as Sophomore Class President, Tatiyana also served as the Homecoming Events Chair and planned virtual homecoming activities.
At the beginning of her Junior year, Tatiyana was selected to serve on the Executive Board under the Beekman-Hitchcock Administration. Beginning her term as Secretary of Student Affairs, she was a representative on the Rebranding Committee, working over the summer of 2021 to develop a comprehensive plan to launch the rebranding of Charlotte. She has planned the Light Up the Lake event, which will take place next fall as a new tradition for Charlotte students and alumni to enjoy. She worked consistently with the Office of Off-Campus Housing to find the best solutions to include our commuter and off campus student community into the daily campus life. Additionally, she is in the midst of planning and executing the Safety and Security Tour, an annual event where students work alongside Facilities Management to determine safety hazards across the entire campus. She is also an active student in the Greek Life community.
Tife Olusesi is a Political Science Major with a Triple minor in Criminal Justice, Legal Studies and American Studies who grew up in a Nigerian household in Raleigh, North Carolina. He is the Chair of the SGA Senate's Student Affairs Committee and the Vice Chair of the Transfer and Non-Traditional Student Committee. Tife is also the Founder and Executive Director of the Cultural Unity Board, which he formed his Sophomore year to amplify the voices of various ethnic, religious, and cultural groups across Charlotte's Campus. He then went on to create a recurring Mental Health Extra Credit Workshop, which aims to provide students with extra credit across all of their courses if they attend a session on self help techniques. This program occurs once in the spring and once in the fall and has since helped over 1300+ students receive credit.
Tife's commitment to cultural and racial advancement runs deep: he serves as the Chair of Community Outreach and the Co-Chair of Political Action for UNC Charlotte's NAACP chapter, where he piloted a program known as “Black Table Talks" to address concerns, issues, and ways of empowering the Black and Pan-African Communities on our campus and ideally across the world.
Through a vision and a plan for our future, and a dedication to the Resilience and Empowerment of our communities, Tife believes that he can provide a platform that supports students and leaders across campus in achieving our collective goals of creating something meaningful and enduring for our future.
