On the back steps of Cater Hall around 7:15 p.m. on Feb. 6, Jackson Morse was named the 2026 SGA treasurer. Despite running unopposed, the announcement of Morse’s victory sparked an uproar of cheers from the large crowd of students, faculty and family located in between Cater Hall and the Quad Center.
Morse, a junior studying finance, asked students to put their “Money on Morse” for this campaign cycle. In his platform, Morse said he wants to improve Auburn in three main ways: advancing financial literacy, optimizing the budget and working to prioritize the current student.
Through his classwork in finance, Morse realized that being financially literate is one of the best skills a student can be equipped with when graduating and entering the workforce. In his platform, he states that he wants to add a personal finance class to the Auburn core curriculum. Furthermore, he intends to use the experiences and relationships he has made through several internships to bring the best financial resources to Auburn students.
Additionally, Morse wants to provide an insightful analysis of Auburn’s budget and ensure that the money is going to the right places. In his platform, he compares his proposed optimized budget plan to the United State government’s recent attempts to carefully examine its own budget and eliminate unnecessary costs.
“I think the easiest plan of attack for that is to look at every single line item on the budget and actually research into why the number is associated with that [specific] line item,” Morse said. “You know, I think a lot of times these things are just glanced over and, okay, you wanted [to spend] that much money last year. Did you spend it? You know, these are the questions that we need to be asking."
Also in his platform, Morse hopes, like Orr, to focus on the challenges facing Auburn students such as parking and housing. He states that Auburn is growing close to reaching its capacity, while still retaining what makes it so special.
Then, later, when asked about a potential partnership with the new SGA president, Willis Orr, Morse responded saying that their relationship could be extremely beneficial.
“That’s not something that we’ve talked about, but I could see it being effective, given our relationship that we already have," Morse said.
Last, as an unopposed candidate for SGA treasurer, Morse still made sure to thank his constituents.
“I just want to thank the general Auburn students [who] trusted me with this position and specifically for letting me run unopposed. [It is] a huge honor, and I have a huge sense of trust and humility and thanks,” Morse said.
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