SGA starts new working groups, and budget policy
Anna Kelmen & Toni Tsvetanova
Issue date: 9/21/07 Section: News
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Although a few openings remain, appointments have been made to Colby's eleven All College Committees. The Committees will begin setting agendas as they meet for the first time this year in the coming week. These groups, traditionally formal in nature, will begin with discussion-based meetings during which they will begin to sketch a plan for the semester. "These groups are an important vehicle for communication between students and administration," Student Government Association Vice President Jeffrey Mullins '08 said. Students who serve on these committees sit alongside Deans and faculty, and are granted an equal vote to weigh in on important issues.
In addition to the formal All- College Committees, Mullins and SGA President Nicholas Cade '08 have established four Working Groups, which focus on housing, the new Pulver Pavilion and facilities in general, community engagement and student life and services, respectively. These groups will brainstorm solutions to students' most pressing problems, and will provide an essential link between students and administration. As Cade noted, "their informal nature allows them more freedom to be creative, while their link to the Student Body Government allows them to be effective." While working groups are open to all members of the student body, they also each include members of SGA thus reinforcing the link between students, SGA, and the administration. Cade will chair the housing group, while Mullins will chair the group focused on campus facilities.
Both Cade and Mullins displayed a sense of possibility as they spoke about about the role of SGA and the Working Committees. They explained that Colby is a community in which students have the power to effect change, and they urge students to use the forums set in place in order to express their desires. While complaints voiced by students are an important tool for SGA, "faceless criticism is less helpful than constructive criticism and active engagement," Mullins said.
In addition to the formal All- College Committees, Mullins and SGA President Nicholas Cade '08 have established four Working Groups, which focus on housing, the new Pulver Pavilion and facilities in general, community engagement and student life and services, respectively. These groups will brainstorm solutions to students' most pressing problems, and will provide an essential link between students and administration. As Cade noted, "their informal nature allows them more freedom to be creative, while their link to the Student Body Government allows them to be effective." While working groups are open to all members of the student body, they also each include members of SGA thus reinforcing the link between students, SGA, and the administration. Cade will chair the housing group, while Mullins will chair the group focused on campus facilities.
Both Cade and Mullins displayed a sense of possibility as they spoke about about the role of SGA and the Working Committees. They explained that Colby is a community in which students have the power to effect change, and they urge students to use the forums set in place in order to express their desires. While complaints voiced by students are an important tool for SGA, "faceless criticism is less helpful than constructive criticism and active engagement," Mullins said.
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