The SG Consulting Group has assisted hundreds of institutions
This list includes Alabama State University; Auburn University/Montgomery; St. Francis University; University of California/Irvine; Florida International University; John Jay University; Weber State University; College of Staten Island, SUNY College at Old Westbury; Xavier University; the University of Montevallo, Florida Gulf Coast University, Ave Maria University, Nova Southeastern University, Our Lady of the Lake College, Roger Williams University, Atlantic Cape Community College, Clarkson University, Adrian College, Hendrix College, Bakersfield College, Occidental College, Mercyhurst College, St. Bonaventure University; the Metropolitan State College of Denver, Reading Area Community College, the University of Dayton, Boise State University, Eastern Connecticut State University, Miami-Dade College/North, and the University of Kentucky.
Here’s what campus leaders & advisors are saying about The SG Consulting Group:
I would like to formally extend my gratitude for your conference call. Compensation was approved for all executive, and committee chair members. It went to a 4.5 hour meeting and in the end your reasoning and advice played a critical role in helping make the decision. Once again, thank you very much for your professional advice, it was invaluable and greatly, greatly appreciated!Saad Jamil • President of Undergraduate Student Government • University of Illinois at Chicago
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The members of the Alabama State University Student Government Association were so honored to have you present and provide much needed guidance for this academic year. We look forward to working with ASGA this year and for many more years to come.Ashley C. Thomas • President, Student Government Association • Alabama State University
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Thank you for all of your help. ASGA is always our first resource when it comes to issues we need help with. It is a great feeling to know that we have an entire organization and team supporting us.Brenda Pierce • Marketing/PR Coordinator, Associated Students • Central Oregon Community College
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We brought Butch out to Boston to do training for our student government, and he was absolutely excellent. His exercises and training methods led to a whole new path of thinking, and brought a breath of fresh air to our student government. I cannot recommend Butch highly enough for student government training. His charisma, passion, and knowledge drew all of us in, and made us realize the potential of our organization. Since then, we have worked tirelessly to try and reach that potential. Thank you Butch for helping move the Undergraduate Student Government at the University of Massachusetts Boston forward.Dan McDowell • Speaker, Undergraduate Student Government • University of Massachusetts Boston
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Thank you so much for all of your wonderful ideas and suggestions for our SGA. This weekend has been very beneficial to me and to all of our members. I am hopeful that our group will set the right foundational structure necessary to create a lasting and professional SGA at AUM.Lori Shelton-Puckett • Secretary, Student Government Association • Auburn University/Montgomery
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Thank you for the experience we have had this past few days. We had a great time learning from you and getting to know you as a person.Matt Maroon • President, Student Government Association • University of Dayton, OH
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I just wanted to take a quick moment and tell you how appreciative we are of The SG Consulting Group. We really stretched our budget to make things work to have you come in for the weekend and work with not only or SG but all our campus organizations. After a short phone consultation and discussing where we were in regards to campus activities and needs, the presentations that he made were right on with what we needed to hear. We have student organizations that are on fire to do something and be productive where they have never be active on campus before. We are a very unique college, but with your guidance and ‘out the box’ thinking we have made a commitment to become more than just an activities board. The ideas that he presented in your follow-up were right in line with what we are trying to do, and we are hungry for more. Thank you for developing such an awesome group of consultants that are willing to share their ideas to help us recognize our visions. We look forward to having you back in the future.Christine Blanchard • President, Student Government Association • Our Lady of the Lake College, LA
The SG Consulting Group was a fantastic facilitator for our conference. I would recommend her to any institution or organization. Our students enjoyed the seminar and took a way a ton of information. Everyone is fired up and motivated to tackle the spring semester.Claire Y. Korschinowski, M.Ed. • Student Activities Coordinator • Western Nevada Community College
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Thank you so much! You were absolutely awesome.Edna Jones • Student Activities Director • Hillsborough Community College/Ybor City
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You guys were a great help to us. We still can’t stop talking about all the things we learned at the consultation.Ashley H. West • President, Student Government Association • Bakersfield College, CA
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You did an incredible job for us. I’ve been to many a conference in my 20 years in education, and yours was the BEST by far. Simply superb.Donald F. Turney, MA • Dean of Students • Bakersfield College, CA
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I thank you for renewing my interest in Student Government.Frederick M. Gordon • President, Student Government Association • Eastern Connecticut State University
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You gave us your best—and it was excellent. The students were buzzing at breakfast Sunday and all the way home. They were still buzzing today. It is never too late to get started doing the right things, and because of you, they are on their way.Ken Bedini • Director, Student Center & Activities • Eastern Connecticut State University
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Our Student Government at UK hosted Butch Oxendine as our retreat leader. It was the best retreat we’ve had. He brought great materials, and spent hours with us consulting on issues ranging from publicity to how to build a better town-gown relationship.”
“He doesn’t just give your organization a lecture. He spends one on one time with you and your fellow leaders. His knowledge of Student Governments across the country really allows you to evaluate yourself and develop a plan to help your organization be the best it can be.”
“The great thing about Butch is that he never stops helping you. Some consultants give you some materials and a speech, then you are on your own. Butch is different. He’s always available to give you advice on any issue. It is amazing how accessible he is. I would recommend him being a consultant for your student government.
“Because of Butch’s help our organization has been able to start work on getting a student on our city council and host a student pep rally with 10,000 students in attendance.
“One of the great challenges for Student Government is figuring out how to communicate with the student body. Butch Oxendine has a ton of great ideas on how to build a publicity campaign. We used his strategies and turned out 10,000 students for one of our pep rallies.
“If your Student Government has a question, Butch has the answer. If your Student Government has a problem…Butch can help you find the solution.
“There’s one national student government expert, Butch Oxendine. If you are a student leader, you need to talk to him. We did, and it is paying huge dividends for our organization.Tim Robinson • Student Body President • University of Kentucky
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Butch, you rock!Boise State University ASB leaders
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It was a pleasure and an honor to have you as SG’s guest at Ave Maria University. I think there was an unanimously positive response to the conference among all present, and I believe that you have given us all an incredible array of tools with which to make AMU an institution that will one day be recognized as a university with a great SG. We will certainly move forward with a greater sense of purpose and a renewal of our mission as spiritual, intellectual, and moral standard-bearers for our fellow students.Joreen R. Belocura • USG Vice President • Ave Maria University, FL
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I just wanted to thank you again for the tremendous impact you had on our SGA. I’ve heard the members still talking about “winnable issues” and devising ways to implement some of the programs you touched on in your sessions.
“They really have been inspired and have been talking about SGA training and promoting SGA in a very positive way all through orientation leader training and the orientation program itself. You set them on the right course and I am very appreciative.Suzanne McCloughlin • Director of Student Activities • State University of New York/College at Old Westbury
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The SGA members of Suny Old Westbury would like to formally thank you for attending our training session last weekend. We learned a lot from you and hope to keep in touch in the future. The knowledge you provided us will serve as the template for how we will serve our student body this year. The Old Westbury SGA is headed in a positive, new direction and we feel that any successes we have this year, whether they be small or large will be in part because of your guidance.Student Government Association • State University of New York/College at Old Westbury
