Matthew Woodward has resigned his post as president of the Union Activities Board as of Monday. Kelly Harris, the former vice president, will be taking over the position for the rest of the semester.

 ”One of the things I was kind of concerned about was balancing both being a student leader while putting my academics first,” Woodward said about his resignation. “Since next semester is my final semester, I needed to reflect about where my interests and efforts really needed to be put.”

N.C . State leaders across the board have shown their acceptance and understanding of the unexpected change.

“Though this change has come at an inopportune time, I feel the organization will remain prosperous and continue to grow,” Harris said, “We encourage all NCSU students to become involved and to get excited about all the UAB has to offer. I am looking forward to assisting in the planning and implementation of many remarkable events forthcoming throughout the remainder of the 2011/2012 school year.”

Chandler Thompson, Student Body President, said she received Matt’s resignation letter Sunday night.

“I don’t know anything specific about the situation,” Thompson said. “I know firsthand that it is incredibly difficult to balance school work and personal life with student leader time commitments.”

John Willis, treasurer for the Union Activities Board, also sympathized with Woodward.

“The position of UAB President can be very time intensive and demanding,” Willis said. “With that said, I have full confidence in Kelly Harris…”

With Willis graduating in December, the board will be going through further leadership restructuring this year.

“We are on the look-out to fill both the Vice President and Treasurer-elect positions; the application for both positions can be found on our website,” Harris said. “We are set and ready to get the ball rolling on the next phase of the UAB.”

Every effort will be made to keep UAB healthy, Thompson said.

“Student Government will support UAB’s Executive Board through the transition in any way we can, so that they continue to effectively serve students,” Thompson said.

Willis said Harris is up to the task of taking Woodward’s place.

“Kelly is a natural leader and brings a lot of energy to the UAB,” Woodward said. “She will do an outstanding job, and there’s no reason to believe the UAB will miss a beat despite this change.”

“I think I collected a really good team, so I’m not really worried about direction or how the UAB will move forward. My hope for them is to continue in the positive direction that we started,” Woodward said. “I think adapting to student needs is the direction we needed to go in, and I hope that’s something they continue to do.”

Woodward said he plans to continue to collaborate with the Union Activities Board in the future.