Just as my stage name would suggest, I am positively Ryan—no one else. I believe I have a strong sense of who I am (scratch that, I am sure in my sense of myself), and that is someone who is energizing, engaging, responsible, balanced, spontaneous, outgoing, open minded, passionate, and still very peaceful. My name has a double meaning. Not only am I no one else but Ryan, but also Ryan who is positive. Positivity is a key to my outlook on life. Attitude is everything. Life is always exciting, new, just, kind, adventurous, and entertaining, but only if you have the right attitude going into it—a positive attitude. I am a very balanced individual, living as a synthesis of optimism, enthusiasm, and energy and reflective, peaceful introspection. I seek to be the most enthusiastic, welcoming, warm, and positive person I know; I feel the campus needs well-known individuals to exhibit these qualities. This is why I feel I am UW-Whitewater’s Big Man on Campus.
It is not enough for someone to simply be highly involved and impactful; they must also inspire others to be as good of people as he or she appears to be. The same is true for me. Look at my involvements on the opposite side of this page. I cannot and will not deny it—I have made a significant impact on many of this university’s student’s college experiences. Through Hawk Squad, I have interacted with just about every member of UWW’s current freshmen class; I have shown them that this new stage of their life can and IS a time to truly create the life they want, through my welcoming presence as the face of this university. Through Resident Assistant, the University Honors Program, and simply being a conversational, welcoming individual, I have touched the lives of a large number of students on a highly personal level. I have fostered their growth and cheered them on as I see it take hold. I am a highly committed student, finding true passion in my studies. I feel I am a shining example of what a student should be—intrinsically motivated, highly passionate, and a lover of learning simply for learning’s sake. I hope that the level of passion to which I take my studies is infectious and inspiring to others. But as I said before, it is not enough for a leader to simply be highly involved or impactful. This leader must also be someone others look up to on a personal level, someone who cares deeply for others, a truly upstanding gentleman or lady, is highly conscientious, and is the most positive, warm, welcoming, enthusiastic, personable, and inspiring individual around. I, Ryan Thomas Kolter, am all of these things, and am UWW’s Big Man on Campus.
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