Student Association committees provided updates on initiatives they have been working on during the second-to-last meeting of the semester on Monday night in Maxwell Auditorium.

The updates on committee initiatives took up most of the meeting. Colin Brown, chair of the Public Relations Committee, discussed the committee’s initiatives to get more SU students to follow them on Twitter (@SAatSU) and on Facebook.

Brown also announced a stronger relationship with SU News, Equal Time Magazine and CitrusTV News. PR also played a huge role in the record 28.9 percent of the student population that went on MySlice to vote in the elections, he said.

The Student Life Committee also announced its plan to restructure plaza busing, which brings students to many stores and outlets around Syracuse on Sundays, said PJ Alampi, committee chair. The Student Life Committee hopes to have the day changed to Saturday and the time moved to the late afternoon, he said.

Belen Crisp, a member of the DPS Advisory Board, also talked about closing the gap between students and DPS. She announced that the board is creating an app for students to be able to use on campus to contact law enforcement.

Student athlete representative Stephen Thomas also came up to discuss issues with scheduling and student athletes.

Finally, Lynde Folsom, a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences, was approved to join the University Senate. She is the third undergraduate member of the Senate, although 15 spots are still available.

Lustig also congratulated SA President-elect Allie Curtis and announced that several referenda passed in the recent election.

Next week’s session will be the last of the semester before Allie Curtis takes over as SA president.

 

Published on November 27, 2012 at 12:42 am

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