The University of Mississippi Associated Student Body executive members have individual missions they seek to accomplish in the fall 2026 semester.
From marketing campaigns to student-focused projects in the works for months, these elected leaders have a clear vision for how they will impact the student body.
President OC Williford
Williford and the executive branch have spent the last few months working on two major projects, both expected to begin this fall. One is a partnership with Uber called the Uber Credit Program, and it would allow any student with a University of Mississippi email account to receive $10 worth of credit with Uber.
“ASB, the Department of Parking and Transportation and the Division of Student Affairs have worked together to spearhead a partnership with Uber, giving every student a $10 credit to put towards their next ride,” Williford said. “This partnership reflects months of collaboration between student leaders and our campus departments, all focusing on addressing a very real, every day need.”
The second project, titled UM 10, would grant students a 10% discount at certain Oxford businesses. Tres Jones, who serves as ASB Chairman of External Affairs, spearheaded this initiative. ASB will announce participating businesses late in the fall semester.
“(The UM 10 is) a proposed ASB Senate initiative, whose main advocate has been chairman Tres Jones,” Williford said. “The goal is to help (students) save money while encouraging stronger and more consistent engagement with businesses throughout the community. Through this program, businesses are voluntarily offering a 10% student discount to students who present a university ID, and then these participating businesses will be identified through UM 10 signage.”
Vice President Trey McKean
The vice president presides over the ASB Senate, and McKean’s priorities include a heavy focus on increasing the efficiency of senate proceedings.
“My main goal is to make senate as efficient and effective as possible,” McKean said. “Make all proceedings smooth … and make them effective, which means we’re actually having good debate, good questions that lead somewhere, instead of just rambling or everyone being out of order.”
McKean also wants to prioritize supporting senators as they develop new initiatives and try to launch projects.
“I like to use the words ‘grease the rails’ for senators. If they come up to me with an idea, I want to help them get it off the ground,” McKean said. “(I), Corey (Kingery) and Evelyn (Coon) have worked very hard to set up senators for success.”
This work includes hosting one-on-ones with senators, keeping senators informed with reports from the legislative council and communicating with ASB senate committees about their projects.
Secretary Caroline Croley
For Croley’s second year as ASB Secretary, her main goals are to increase student engagement with ASB and expand the organization’s outreach.
Croley has created two new roles within her department: the director of Mr. and Miss Ole Miss and the director of treasury marketing.
The director of Mr. and Miss Ole Miss is in charge of running the Mr. and Miss Ole Miss Instagram account and marketing the pair’s philanthropic initiatives.
The director of treasury marketing will highlight what Registered Student Organizations do with the funds they receive from ASB. These highlights spread the word about different RSOs on campus and enhance the connection between RSOs and ASB.
“The treasury department, they give out funds to our student organizations,” Croley said. “What we want to make sure is that we’re not only showing what they’re doing with this money, but providing an additional public relations boost for them as well. We got elected for the students; we want to support them.”
Croley is also working on increasing ASB’s visibility throughout the student body by hosting engagement events. For instance, the ASB plans to host a joint event with Aiding Animals and Ole Miss Dining on Sept. 13 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
“If (students) follow ASB on Instagram, then they can feed the dogs that Aiding Animals will bring a pup cup, which dining will provide for us,” Croley said. “That’s going to be one (event through which) we’re going to try to increase visibility.”
Treasurer Jackson Doss
Doss’ biggest priority for the new semester is providing support for RSOs. As a result of state legislation passed in fall 2025 limiting uses of the Student Activities Fee, ASB no longer has access to SAF funds to distribute to student organizations. However, the treasury department still works to allocate funds to RSOs across campus raised through private donations.
“My main goal is to continue to give funding back to organizations on campus,” Doss said. “Clubs (and) organizations are … what makes Ole Miss so special.”
Attorney General Lucy Allen
At the beginning of the fall semester, the attorney general’s main focus is on homecoming elections that will take place in early October. Allen hopes to increase voter turnout and connection between the homecoming candidates and the student body.
Allen aims to bring back the homecoming forum, an informal event where students can question candidates about their campaigns.
“Right now, I’m thinking (the homecoming forum) will be more of a sit-down conversation,” Allen said. “I’ll act as a host with (Croley), and we’ll ask questions about, ‘Why are you choosing to do this?’ We’re going to ask (about) favorite Ole Miss memories to get to know (the candidates) more. … It’s going to be sort of set up as a talk show … so that all of the students can really get a personality check (on the candidates).”
Allen also hopes to create more accessibility for candidates who are not involved in Greek life. Homecoming candidates are allowed to speak at Greek houses about their campaign, but students who are not involved in Greek life may have difficulty getting into contact with fraternities and sororities.
“I have a bunch of friends who work in the Greek life office downstairs, (Fraternity and Sorority Life), and (I am) just working alongside them to get contact information to release to the candidates at certification, so that they can easily reach out,” Allen said. “I will be speaking at Greek council with all of the presidents in one place so that we can have open communication lines. They can come to me if they have issues, and I will make a point at certification that it’s not just specific people that can go and speak (at Greek houses).”
Judicial Chair Ashlyn Minga
As ASB Judicial Chair, Minga aims to emphasize restorative justice for students. She believes providing resources to students after they violate university policies is more beneficial than simply sanctioning these students.
“Our main focus is restorative justice, so (we are focused on) not just handing out punishments but actually helping students acclimate back into the school atmosphere and to succeed after they’ve had a bump in the road,” Minga said. “One of the main things I want to do with that is actually get our (university judicial council) members more involved with community outreach, and though they are anonymous, I want them to be able to come up with sanctions and ideas to help students get back on track after they have a slipup.”
President Pro-Tempore Corey Kingery
With many new senators joining ASB Senate, Kingery will support members as they learn ASB procedures.
“I am actually sending out a schedule this week to have one-on-ones with every single senator to talk about their ideas, their plans, who to reach out to and (to help) get them started on a lot of these projects,” Kingery said. “(I hope to) make sure they know who to go to, who they can lean on and how to support them.”
When it comes to issues that are expected to be on the senate floor, Kingery anticipates legislation regarding the busing system and Project Encompass as technology changes on campus.
“There’s been a few issues that have been brought to senate over the last couple months,” Kingery said. “We had our open seat (senator) (at the Aug. 1 meeting) speak on the bus system and how it definitely needs improvement. I am so excited to work with her on improving the bus route app and the transit system tracking, because that is a big problem.”
