The chancellor has meetings with student leaders which the student assistant is involved with as well. Current Student Assistant to the Chancellor Matt Malone said his relationship with university administration is a good one. Malone noted that he feels he does have the attention of the vice chancellor and chancellor on many issues. I think my talking with the chancellor about that made a difference since the ultimate approval was his, not the student vote. While the Student Assistant to the Chancellor has a professional relationship with the administration, Malone described his relationship with students as challenging.
Nobody can be everything to everyone.
My relationships with groups I came from is very good, while the other groups forced me to work harder. Malone said the job has taught him a great deal about himself as well as the university. I've been asked to be accessible to a wide variety of students and issues. I learned about perspectives of people that I didn't even know existed. However, Malone said the job includes anger and frustration, but a beneficial aspect, noting that it would be unfair to say it was all pleasant.