Patrick is a Junior Ecology and Evolutionary Biology major from New Hartford, New York. He is the proud son of Wayne and Kathy Murphy. This will be his second year in Student Government Association. He has held the positions of Senate Associate and Senator for the College of Science. He currently holds the position of Senate President Pro-Tempore and is excited to start his new position. Patrick is also a member of Gamma Beta Phi and the One Book Committee. He aspires to graduate within the Honors College in 2011.