| Show mm f i Student Senate Bill To Form College Activities Board by Cleta Spratt Senate Bill 9 86 calls for the formation of a College Activities Board consisting consisting consisting consist consist- ing of f five different programming areas with with the Activities Vi Vice e. e President nt serving as the Chairperson of the Board The five areas are publicity family A I programs entertainment dances and special events and fine arts and lectures This plan is seen as the best way to get the students student's s fees back to them through working together and planning activities c Currently the Act Activities VP V.P. makes all the arrangements for student activities this used to work well but the system is becoming bogged down under the sheer weight of the job Not only does the time involved exceed most part time jobs but the perspective of one person planning all of the activities for an organization of nearly stu students is self Faculty and staff have traditionally supported student activities activitieS Utah State University currently has slightly less than students and 18 committees work with the Activities VP V.P. on the College Activities Board Weber State has nearly students and approximately 10 committees serving on the Activities Board Student involvement has the effect of upgrading student government through greater participation Students who serve on committees have many opportunities for personal growth Service in student government elicits strengths and leadership qualities that the student didn't realize she he had Students who are involved on the committee level receive valuable training and for the college it means there will there will be more students who will be trained and ready at election time to run for elected offices More awareness of what goes on in student government will be possible witha with a college activities board because involved students have been shown to involve their friends and share ideas with those who are not directly involved in the decision making process A college activities board can build stronger leaders and upgrade student government through greater involvement Involvement generates interest and results in higher quality programs The more students that are involved will result in a broader base for ideas It creates more and better programs Sociologically speaking greater student involvement prevents the e formation fOID- fOID formati of f. f a s small eli elite group p. w who Q make all ll th the decisions f for r the college Many ideas id as and pers perspectives are are represented in a college 9 86 WHEREAS as enrollment increases so does the demand for activities for student participation and WHEREAS the increasing the enrollment has made it much more difficult for forthe forthe forthe the Activities Vice President to handle all activities alone and WHEREAS WHERE S a co council or committee or board of members would more accurately represent ent the varied view points that are on campus and when more people are involved in planning an event it is more likely the event will willbe willbe willbe be successful and WHEREAS when more people are involved in the planning process more people would be willing to participate in the event because their interests have been r represented presented by one one or more members of the planning council committee or board BE IT ENACTED that a College Activities Board be established with five different programming areas with the Activities Vice ice President serving as the Chairperson of the Board The five different areas will be 1 Publicity 2 Fa Family ily Programs 3 Entertainment 4 Dances Special Dances Special Events 5 Fine Arts and Lectures BE IT FURTHER ENACTED that each board member will receive a stipend of one hundred dollars per quarter for the services they render in that quarter Students What Are Your Opinions |
