The Student Senate has implemented a liaison program which will connect the senators to the different colleges on campus.
In last night’s meeting, all the colleges had one or two words to say on their efforts thus far. Most were unable to physically meet with their deans, but were very excited and energetic and their future, imminent meetings.
President Cody Anderson discussed how he is broadening the scope of influence the Student Senate has throughout campus and the different departments\. One such influence is Anderson’s participation in the equity council, which reports directly to Anderson on equity and other places of interest on the campus. He explained how though things are still in the planning stage right now, he has “big exciting things for the futureâ€.
The Senate also recognized Honduras Supporters as a new, unfunded organization on campus. This organization is a philanthropic club that aims to “raise awareness about the poverty in Honduras, and to raise funds for a need that will be determined by the club,†according to the organization’s mission statement.
Director of Communications Amanda Stikeman has introduced a new hashtag to be used in Senate. Instead of their customary “#senatesupports,†they will now move to use “#senatecares†on social media. Stikeman added that the reason for this change is because their campaign is changing and that there has been a stigma associated with the senators on campus.
“We want to show that we not only support [the students] but we also care about [them],† Stikeman said. “We really want to show that we care for everyone and that that’s the base of all of our decisions.â€
The Senate meeting ended by swearing in the new Academic Affairs Chair, Senator Garcia.