SGA came into this school year hoping to create positive change, and we have taken the first step in doing that. Change must come in certain amounts, so from number one to 16, here is what SGA was responsible for during the fall semester.
1. The first item you might notice when you come back from break is our new LED Message Sign in Whitaker. This will showcase upcoming campus-wide organization events and SGA meetings to increase attendance.
2. We developed with the Marketing Department the first-ever SGA webpage and planted the SGA Executive Board faces and committees in the first fall edition of The Blue and Grey.
3. We found out that bike racks will be put on campus that have covers on them in the near future.
4. We had a dining services “Hot Topic” and helped bring back the to-go dinner boxes.
5. We wrote resolutions, or press releases, about Campus Safety blue safety lights and Computer Upgrades through Information Technology. We also urged students to speak up against criminal activity.
6. We had students come to us asking for help within their organizations, alternative spring break trips, and new athletic center fitness center policy and hours. Our Black Student Union came to a Senate meeting and presented challenges to us about tutors and roommate preference forms that we are working on.
7. We were able to tell the students that Price Auditorium had asbestos removed from it on the President’s SGA blog that will continue next semester: hoodcollegesga.wordpress.com.
8. We had a review of the event Policies for Dollars and will look at changes for that next year, especially in the Jeopardy department.
9. CFO Chuck Mann presented the school budget to the students and broke down where and how much of our money is going to certain places on campus.
10. We celebrated President Volpe’s 10-year anniversary as being president of the college.
11. We had two spirit days, which fulfilled our semester goal. One was blue and grey day, the other class color/dink day.
12. We took arguably the boldest stance any SGA at Hood has ever taken, this time on the proposed new core curriculum. We believe that the faculty heard us and implemented only a two-year pilot program of the first-year seminar.
13. We put on the most successful Holiday Dinner in the last four years, with a free giveaway (SGA Blaze cups!) that everyone loved, an ugly sweater contest that produced many hits and likes on our Facebook page, and a video montage in the dining hall.
14. We extended library hours the week before and of finals until 1:30 a.m. We will see how much it was used and also look into if it is worth extending library hours during future semesters.
15. We are going through possibly the largest structural change in SGA history with our senate because we want everyone to be involved.
16. We received confirmation that there will be a student representative on the space utilization committee (which will work on the Gambrill downstairs, house onRosemont Ave.the college purchased, Price Auditorium, etc.) and there will be student involvement in the Director of CARR and Director of Student Success and Outreach searches.
As you can see, there has been a lot accomplished in four months, and many of these are the material things that people see. For next semester, there have been talks about IQ Web, blackboard (which we understand is a big challenge and will be taking it by the horns next semester), co-programming, the game room, and “A Respect This Campus” campaign. Thank you for all of the support, and if you have any questions, comments, or concerns, email sga.org@hood.edu.
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