Sept. 1, 2006
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Senate Column
ByTim Scales | Senate President
Welcome to a new year! As we
are all settling into a new routine of
classes and extracurricular activi
ties, Community Senate is gearing
up for the new semester. We have
big plans for the coming year, and
we are excited to get started.
For those of you who are new
to the school, here is a rundown of
how Senate works.
Primarily, Senate is a repre
sentative of the student voice. We
represent student interests in the
college's decision-making process,
and work to ensure that student
concerns are addressed. I encour
age you to come to us with your
concerns or suggestions through
out the year. There is power in the
student voice, and Senate can be
the mouthpiece.
In addition to hearing com
munity concerns. Senate manages
the creation and organization of
student clubs, administers the al
location of Student Activity Fees,
and distributes grants for special
projects and events.
Community Senate also has
several committees, each of which
focuses on a particular area of cam
pus life:
•Community and Student Con
cerns (CSC), chaired this year by
Erik Belmont, deals with issues re
lated to campus life.
•The Inter-Club Council (ICC),
co-chaired by Aleks Babic and Brit-
tiany Green, works to facilitate
communication and cooperation
between clubs, as well as allocate
grants for club activities.
•The Academic Affairs com
mittee, chaired by George Petrov,
looks at concerns related to aca
demics and classes.
•The Student Residence Coun
cil (SRC), chaired by Stephanie
Boczenowski, deals with issues
relating to residence life and allo
cates grants for residence hall pro
grams.
•Last but not least, the newly-
formed First-Year Liaison Commit
tee hears first-year concerns and
works to involve first-years in the
Senate process. This committee is
co-chaired by Meisha McDaniel
and Tory Mallett.
If you have questions about
the role of these committees, or
have an issue that you would like
to bring before a committee, please
feel free to contact the appropri
ate chairperson. She or he will be
happy to help you through the
process.
In order for Senate to realize
its full potential, it needs the in
put of the student body. Therefore,
I encourage you all to get involved.
It is a great way to become involved
in Guilford's decision-making
process, while at the same time
building valuable leadership
experience and having a lot of
fun.
If you are interested in becom
ing a part of this year's Communi
ty Senate, please pick up a sign-up
form from the Information Desk
in Founders Flail. These forms
are due back to the Information
Desk by Sunday, Sept. 3 at 7 p.m.
Elections for contested Senator
positions will be held on Monday,
Sept. 11. If you have any questions
about this process, please talk to
Senate Vice President Katie Bailey
(kbailey@guilford.edu).
Finally, Senate will be holding
a Meet and Greet on the Founders
patio on Saturday night. There will
be lots of food, fun and music, so
please stop by. For more informa
tion, please check out the flyers
around campus or send Tim an
e-mail (tscales@guilford.edu).
Flave a great week!
TIM Scales, President of Community Senate. By Kate Selby.
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