She sent out a survey to find out what students wanted on campus and what their concerns were. When she was elected, Tollie’s goal was to build community. Finally, in 2017, a seat for SMU’s Queer community was approved. But what is perhaps an even bigger deal is the fact that the school is staging two events this year, the first-ever large-scale Pride events in the school’s history.Ī proposal before the Senate to add a seat to represent the Queer community was defeated for several years, even though the school had senators representing other minority communities. Bri Tollie These are the first-ever large-scale Pride events on SMU’s campusĭAVID TAFFET | Senior Staff Tollie is Southern Methodist University’s third senator representing the Queer community.
