Complex sentence: In early 1968, she was elected president of the Wellesley College Government Association and served through early 1969; "The Boston Globe" describes her as having been instrumental in keeping Wellesley from being embroiled in the student disruptions common to other colleges.
Split into simpler sentences: In early 1968, she was elected president of the Wellesley College Government Association and served through early 1969. In her student government role, she played a role in keeping Wellesley from being embroiled in the student disruptions common to other colleges.