How SGA Will Improve Under Bob: Part II

Hey everybody,

It's coming towards the end of another busy day of March Madness (GO CREIGHTON, GO BOB) here, and I wanted to get another post in before getting up tomorrow for the debates.

First things first--please try and come out tomorrow to the debates. They're at 12:30 in the St. Charles Room in the Danna Center. They really will provide everyone with some idea of how the candidates differ. Come out and ask a question of the candidates--we're here to serve you and answer your questions.

Second, I wanted to add to the list of "Ways SGA Will Improve Under Bob." I'd like to tell you about how SGA can better serve all student organizations.

SGA needs to improve the way it serves other organizations on campus. As the actual governing body of the students, we have the duty to (among other things) a) encourage co-programming, b) responsibly allocate money to organizations, and c) reach out to groups so that they know who to come talk to when they have a problem.

On encouraging co-programming--we need to work to put more money from Allocations into co-programming events--like the extremely popular Greek Week events this week, and the Third Friday parties--and less into repetitive events that cover the same topics. In addition, I am hoping that in the Danna Center renovations, I can advocate for a change in office space for student groups. Student groups should be housed together in one big, interactive office, that unites student leaders into a cohesive group with diverse ideas and skills. I have the ability to make that interactive space a reality.

On responsibly allocating money to organizations: SGA always needs to get better at Allocations. As Vice President, I co-led the Allocations Process, which gives out over $60,000 of student fees to student groups. Though the other two candidates were also on the Committee, I am the only one who has extensively dealt with student groups before, during, and after the process--so I'm the only one who knows how to make the whole process better for students. As President, I will be able to make the process even smoother for student groups. SGA needs to make the process easier.

Finally, I pledge that SGA will do a better job under a Bob Presidency in reaching out to student organizations. The President this year, Daniel, started up the President's Committee, which was supposed to get all the Presidents of different organizations on campus together to discuss the pressing issues on campus. The idea worked when SGA was able to effectively reach out to group that don't normally work with SGA. Conversely, it failed when the meeting turned into the same old SGA-UPB-Res Life people talking about the same issues. SGA needs to reach out to groups to ensure that more groups get invited to these meetings, and that they happen more frequently--in the form of the bi-weekly leader meetings I want to hold. I'd like to have small group meetings with different groups of student leaders, so that SGA continues to get diverse input on issues.

Those are three ways in which a Bob SGA will make life for student groups easier. I'll continue my blogging tomorrow, after the debates.

So remember: Thursday. St. Charles Room. 12:30. No Payne No Gain.

Thanks,

Bob