Mid-Campaign Report

The active campaigning and the voting is half way over but it is not too late to cast your vote for the betterment of BYU's future by voting for Taylor and Courtney. 

Taylor and Courtney stand for hope and progress. 

 Check out the new video of Courtney breaking down the initiatives and the master plan to make BYU a place you want to be. 

If you are ready to cast your vote for real leadership, click here.  

What Qualifies Taylor and Courtney to Lead the Student Body in 2011-2012?

• Taylor and Courtney are experienced leaders.

They have been in BYUSA for nearly a full year and have excelled in their respective roles. They are in the Administration Area of the organization and can always be counted on to deliver on their assignments. 

Taylor has been actively involved in humanitarian projects and trips. Courtney served an honorable full-time mission in Las Vegas. Both experiences helped our candidates refine their leadership skills and increase their love for people. 

• Taylor and Courtney will work for your best interests.

They know what it is like to be students. They are very connected and are very sensitive to what students want and need because they are regular students just like you. You haven't seen people working hard until you've seen Taylor and Courtney. 

• Taylor and Courtney Believe in the BYU Vision

Taylor and Courtney both know why they chose to come to BYU. They know that they have entered to learn so that they can go forth to serve. With this opportunity to be the President and Vice President of BYUSA, they will gain valuable skills and experiences which will enable them to lead in their respective communities. They will help you do the same as BYUSA and service opportunities expand.

A vote for Taylor and Courtney is a vote for your future as a BYU Cougar. 

Taylor and Courtney have the Answers at the Student Body Q & A

Taylor and Courtney were unified and confident when it came to answering the questions of students at today's Q & A in the Varsity Theater. Students gathered to hear how the candidates would respond. Here are some highlights.

Q. What distinguishes you from the other set of candidates?
A. "Courtney and I are both from small towns. We have that perspective coming into this. We love people in the small town way. We know everyone in our towns and we want to take that into our Presidency."


Q. Are you doing this just as a resume' builder?
A. "I've already served in BYUSA as an executive director for a year and that would have been sufficient if I was in this for myself and to build my resume'. I do it for the love of the people. I do it because I want to serve and give back."


Q. What are you going to do about the vending machines on campus which don't dispense the goods and broken microwaves?
A. "We could supply some whiffle bats so that the machines aren't damaged but you could hit it until it coughed up the goods." -Courtney



Memorable Quote: "The point of BYUSA is to bring forth good fruit and go forward with faith. That's what the gospel is all about as well." -Courtney


One student said when asked about Taylor and Courtney's showing today, "They are all around more personable. They promote BYUSA not as this exclusive institution but a simple way of living to better your life and those around you. Their initiatives focus on reaching out to individual students in specific ways and not through vague and pretentious declarations of overly idealized visions." 

The Vision of Taylor and Courtney

Taylor and Courtney have both been at BYU long enough to discover that it is a great school and there is no better place on earth, but we all know there are things to improve upon because the campus hasn't been lifted up to Heaven like the City of Enoch.

Taylor and Courtney understand that no outside program, influence, or institution will truly improve BYU, it must be improved from the inside out. This idea is reminiscent of what the Savior and prophets have taught about cleaning the inner vessel.

Taylor and Courtney know that as students improve themselves through things such as the Monthly Service Challenge, BYU will grow  in wisdom and stature and in favor with God and man.

Introducing for your Consideration: Courtney Neves

Courtney is a man for all seasons.

• Courtney can do just about anything you could possible think of. He fiddles, he farms, he fights for the common man. 

"Courtney is like a Thomas Jefferson for our day. He is a Renaissance man." 

Courtney knows how to work.

• If there is one thing which growing up on a farm teaches you it is hard work. Courtney has been farming all his life and therefore working hard all his life. 

"Courtney knows that all obstacles can be overcome through dedication and hard work."

Courtney is fearless.

• He never backs down from an adventure or a new experience. He almost always takes the road less traveled. 

"Courtney lives life like it was meant to be lived." 

Introducing for your Consideration: Taylor Ann Veater

Taylor is a woman of the people.

• Taylor has many interests but her passion is people. She is a natural born people person and a true champion for the cause of humanity. 

"Taylor has an uncanny ability to touch lives."

Taylor is a woman of class and style.

• You will often find her waist deep in some kind of craft such as refurbishing this jewelry box. She has a great interest in photography and cooking and is constantly taking pictures and cooking for friends. (Not at the same time of course, she believes in safety first.)     

"Taylor can take things as they are and leave them better than she found them." 


Taylor is a woman born to lead. 

• She has an old fashioned feeling about her. She keeps things simple and has a certain charm which makes her approachable and a smile which makes her instantly trustworthy. 

"She has the charm and charisma of a lost age: an age of black and white movies and leading ladies."