Re: The Optimist, Oct. 13 Letter, “Officers’ GPA should set example to students,” from Aaron Wilder

I’m writing to express my agreement with Aaron Wilder’s letter in which he suggested that SA executive officers have a minimum GPA of 3.0, instead of the present 2.5. I was unaware that the minimum GPA for these positions is 2.5. In Residence Life Education and Housing, we require RAs, SLAs, and ADs to have a minimum 2.7 GPA.

While academic achievement is not the sole indicator of student success, it is certainly an important factor. We consider our student staff to be peer leaders of tremendous influence to other students. I believe the same of our executive officers.

Dr. Mimi Barnard
Director of Residence Life Education and Housing
assistant professor of English