A.S.I.
president seen as dedicated student’s advocate
By Joyce Kelly
On-line Forty-Niner
 Danny
Vivian, president of the Associated Students
Inc. of Cal State Long Beach, was no stranger
to the campus when he was selected. He previously
held the positions of vice president and
treasurer.
Vivian had been attending CSULB since 1997
and is currently a business major. He spent
a year and a half in the theater department,
where he performed in the play “Over the
Brink.”
He was not positive about his career choice,
so he decided to seek the advice and counseling
of the Career Development Center, which
helped to confirm his decision, Vivian said.
“I spent a good part of this summer taking
their personality and assessment tests to
see if I was in the right major,” Vivian
said. “It was a wonderful experience. It
really helped clarify my decision to stick
with my business major.”
Vivian is using his business education to
help students at CSULB.
“He is a student’s advocate all the way
and always has the student in mind when
he makes a decision,” said Aristotle Tsekouras,
treasurer of A.S.I.
Shahrokh Sheik, vice president of A.S.I.,
said he feels the same way about Vivian’s
work habits and dedication to the students.
“This is my first semester in A.S.I. so
I’ve only known him a few months, but I
feel that he’s a very hard worker and a
great representative of the students here
at CSULB,” Sheik said.
He graduated from Canyon High School in
Anaheim Hills, but he was born in Harbor
City and raised in Carson.
Vivian said both of his parents had to work
two jobs to provide a better life for himself
and his two brothers and two sisters. Vivian’s
family was moving to different areas to
keep himself and his brothers out of trouble.
One student said she believes Vivian is
dedicated to them because he takes the time
to help and talk to them.
“He takes the time to chat with students,”
said Karen Miramontes, a communicative disorder
major. “He seems down to earth.”
One of Vivian’s goals is continuing with
the plans to build the recreation center.
This is an issue that he said would be discussed
and the students will have a chance to vote
on.
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