Myron Harris, a third-year criminology and criminal justice student, will be the 2026-27 student body vice president. He has been in Student Government for three years, first as a member of freshman council, then as part of the liberties as representations council and now as director of outreach.
Harris ran for vice president along with Cole Rotondo, who was elected as president. They ran their campaign on the three pillars of safety, infrastructure and student experience.
Harris said he has made plans to sit down with his fellow executive members and get everyone on the same page. This will be the starting point for working on these initiatives.
“I think one thing that makes a strong Student Government is when all four execs are on the same page, because then everyone else can be on the same page,” Harris said.
Harris described himself as an energetic and outgoing person and said that as vice president, he will use that to be open to students and their feedback.
“I want students to come up to me,” Harris said. “If they feel like I'm not doing enough, I want them to hold me accountable because I am their representative.”
Harris said he is committed to making tangible change as vice president. He said he believes students want to see the change they voted for around campus, and he wants to make that a reality.
Projects such as expanding the Russell House or building a new one are not feasible to get done in a year, Harris said. It’s important to focus on initiatives that are possible to implement in an academic year, such as fixing campus lighting and adding CPR training on campus, according to Harris.
Harris wants to find time to get to know his fellow executive members outside of their Student Government roles, as he believes it will make them a stronger executive team, he said.
“I think sometimes people get so focused on the leadership positions, and they feel they're stuck in that box,” Harris said. “I think we've already had discussions … just getting to know each other as people instead of the leadership positions that we have.”
According to Harris, Student Government has had strong cross-branch collaboration this year, and he wants to expand it during his term. He said he has already started working with his other executive members to start discussing certain initiatives.
Harris and new Speaker of the Student Senate Kiki D’Apolito have started working together on an initiative called “Speak up with Senate.” He has also begun working with Ashley Reynolds, who is returning as treasurer, to see what information about finances can be made accessible to students.
Harris said he and Rotondo want to work together to get ideas and solutions from students regarding how to improve campus. This will include an event started by the president’s branch in the 2025-26 term called “Let’s Clear the Air,” where all Student Government members will be out on campus talking to students.
“Student government will not have all the answers, and I think it's okay to admit that, but that's what we want from students,” Harris said.
The other executive members said they think Harris will be great to work with because of his personality.
According to Reynolds, Harris is someone who takes the time to get to know as many people on campus as he can. She said she met him for the first time during her first year at USC when she wasn’t in Student Government. He remembered her, regardless of her involvement with student government, and Reynolds said that meant a lot to her.
“I think he just like truly has like the best intentions at heart for students," Reynolds said. “It definitely comes across in the way that he talks to people and the relationships he has with people.”
D’Apolito said Harris has been a close peer of hers and she’s looking forward to also building a close working relationship. She said he is driven and passionate when it comes to work and she appreciates his attention to detail.
“I'm really excited to work with him because he plans out every single aspect,” D’Apolito said. “He knows what’s important details, what might not be important details, but how they can be important.”
Rotondo said he feels that he and Harris complement each other well and he is looking forward to working with Harris to give a voice to other people in Student Government.
"With Myron, I think the best thing that I'm looking forward to is how we can really highlight the voice of the average Student Government member," Rotondo said.
Harris will be sworn in as vice president at an inauguration held on March 19 at 5:30 p.m. in the Rutledge Chapel.