<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/career/blog/2026/03/student-government-experience.php" dsn="blog"><title>Building Skills Through Student Advocacy</title><item_date>03/17/2026 07:00:00 AM</item_date><author>Khalil Abdullah</author><image><img src="/career/images/blog-images/khalil-cover.png" alt="Khalil Abdullah"/></image><display>true</display><summary>When I stepped into Student Government, I wasn’t looking to lead. I was looking to understand. What I found instead was a responsibility to represent — standing in the gap between students and the systems that shape their experience.</summary><tags><tag>Career On Campus</tag><tag>Career Readiness</tag><tag>Civic Engagement</tag><tag>Leadership</tag><tag>Ready to Roar</tag><tag>Student Government</tag></tags><categories/></item>