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Spring 2008

STRENGTHEN PRIDE AND INVOLVEMENT

Initiative: Commit to a strong Student Association vested with appropriate responsibility and authority and strong discipline- and interest-based student organizations, taking advantage of the skills and character of student leaders and ensuring their participation as part of the TEAM.

Achievements of the past year:

  • Committed to engagement with Student Association and other organizations:
    • Moved from one advisor to four in 2005: Primary, legislative, financial, programming.
    • SBP and VPSA weekly meeting since 2004.
    • SA Executive Committee bi-weekly meeting with VPSA and advisors since 2004.
    • Bi-weekly dinner meeting of Big Dawgs and VPSA and staff since 2004.
  • Renovated/expanded Colvard Student Union (Spring 2008):
    • Larger, more prominent, central space for the Student Association, Holmes Cultural Diversity Center, primary student programming groups, and major student organizations through the Student Leadership and Involvement Center.
  • Improved funding for Student Association, programming groups, and organization, primarily through commitment of food/beverage tax revenues, since 2005
    • Created VPSA/SA partnership to insure that tax revenue from the city supports activities that attract visitors and promote engagement with the community.
    • Student organizations are asked to submit proposals for funding plans.
  • Created additional Greek Advisor position to focus on fraternity issues.

Goals for the next year:

  • Continue to provide opportunities for student growth and development through student association and organizations
  • Add another sorority for chapter colonization in 2009
  • Continue to develop student interaction in the New Center for Student Involvement.

Constraints to full implementation of this initiative:

  • SA must continue to develop policies and controls as fund raising for major events expand.
  • Risk assessment initiatives and assessments are ongoing.

Proposed modification of this initiative:
None.

Overall assessment of the status of the initiative or other comments:
None.