Using Automater to run Terminal and enter a command

I am currently interested in using a script or the automator to open Terminal and enter a specific command line I use to authenticate on my university network. Frankly I'm getting tired of typing that command line in so often.
However, I am relatively new to apple, and I'm not very familiar with scripting. If someone could give some suggestions that would be great.

Open the Script Editor in the /Applications/AppleScript/ folder and type in the following:
do shell script "your command"
Save this script as an application and place it on the desktop for easy access. If the command requires the use of sudo, the needed syntax is:
do shell script "your command" password "yourpass" with administrator privileges
The actual phrase 'sudo ' isn't necessary in do shell script unless you will be passing sudo a flag. If the command needs interaction, use the following:
tell application "Terminal"
do script "your command"
end tell
This implementation requires the use of sudo for root authentication.
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