Daniel Patton

Where did you graduate from high school?

Cannon School, Concord NC

Where did you graduate from college?

American University in Washington D.C. with a Theatre Arts degree

What are your current UNC Charlotte academic majors?

Master's in Public Administration

Which GPSG goal are you most excited to help accomplish this year—and why?

Increase and maintain 95% attendance at each GPSG monthly Senate meeting.

What’s one thing in your bag/backpack right now that you probably shouldn’t admit to carrying around?

Nicotine gum

If you had to write your thesis/dissertation as a Netflix show, what would it be called?

Short and Sweet

What is one important thing that you believe every graduate student at UNC Charlotte should know?

Professors are people too!

What's your go-to response when grad school gets overwhelming?

Nicotine gum

What’s one thing you wish someone had told you before starting grad school at  UNC Charlotte?

Don't be afraid to express your opinion! Buy more gum. 

If your personality were the result of two famous people combining their traits, who would they be—and why?

Danny McBride and Malcolm Gladwell

In one sentence, what does “leadership” mean to you as a grad student?

Facilitating collaborative discussion

Dream Job?

City Manager