Alfredo Oliveira ’14
Political science major Alfredo Oliveira believes in government and has a passion to teach.
Oliveira, an Honors Program student, has represented both St. Cloud State and St. Cloud Technical and Community College as a student representative on the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board of Trustees. He also was an intern for Sen. Al Franken in Washington, D.C., last summer.
“While in the Senate, I really got to learn about the political process and how politics work on a national level,” Oliveira said. “I really think they’re trying to do their job even though there is some gridlock and so on. [It gave me] a very different perspective and it’s really rewarding.”
Oliveira came to the United States in 2005 as an exchange student in high school. He stayed and attended St. Cloud Technical and Community College, graduating from the sales and management program. He later transferred to St. Cloud State’s business program, but switched to political science after being inspired in a political science class taught by professor Kathy Uradnik.
Among his recent scholarships were the Deeann Griebel Honors Student Scholarship and the Nick Begich Endowed Scholarship in 2013.
