2009-2010 Student Government Goals and Objectives

Student Services: “Improve the accessibility and functionality of student services.”

GOAL: Improve Student Services and Quality of Student Life

OBJECTIVE: Work with the Financial Aid Office to better respond to student concerns

STRATEGIES
• Talk to the Financial aid director to see if SGA can join in on meetings
• Create a survey and provide student feedback to financial aid
• Ask financial aid to create “cheat sheet” of FAQs for students
• Create a regularly scheduled student forum for financial aid

OBJECTIVE: Bursar’s Office Customer Service

STRATEGIES
• Create a survey for students on customer service in the bursar’s office.
• Choose a representative from the task group to meet with a representative of the bursar’s office
• Determine what changes can be made after meeting and reviewing survey results

OBJECTIVE: Improve Residential Student Mail Services

STRATEGIES
• List concerns for presentation to senate
• Survey residential students
• Set-up meeting with mailroom to address concerns
• Work with RSA to implement changes

OBJECTIVE: Health Hazard and Property Damage from Feral Cats

STRATEGIES
• Find out who is feeding the cats
• Talk to students on campus about their experience and documents
• Approach plant operations to identify solutions

OBJECTIVE: Food Prices and Food Variety in On-campus Dinning Venues

STRATEGIES
• Survey students
• Talk to dining services (Bursar’s Office/Auxiliary Services)
• Identify preferred foods and share with dining services

GOAL: Improve Students Academic Experience and Retention

OBJECTIVE: Increase course offerings and/or notification of limited offerings in a timely manner

STRATEGIES
• Ask all departments to create a list of all classes that are offered once a year and/or classes that will greatly affect graduation. Then, figure out why these classes are offered on a limited basis. Lastly, establish a line of communication between faculty and students about limited class offerings and a graduation plan
Community Service: “Connect Armstrong Atlantic State University to the greater Savannah community and assist in making AASU a green campus.”

GOAL: Promote a More Eco-Friendly Armstrong

OBJECTIVE: Create a sustainability garden

STATEGIES
• Talk to grounds, safety, soil testers, plant advisors, poll interest sponsorship or volunteers, charities
• Set-up garden plans, develop schedule for giving food

OBJECTIVE: Centrally, Strategically Located Recycling Centers

STATEGIES
• Talk to housing, waste management, environmental person
• Research services available and strategic positioning

OBJECTIVE: Prepare for Possible Solar Power Units

STRATEGIES

OBJECTIVE: Recycling Contest in Departments and Armstrong Green Hour
STRATEGIES
• Talk to waste management and department heads.
• Establish what will be recycled and how to measure
• Determine prize for winning department
• Possibly open to interested clubs
• Safety, cooperation of buildings on campus
• Promotional events (lunchroom noon five minute “blackout”)
Internal outreach: “Improve SGA relations and communication with the student body, clubs and organizations.”

GOAL: Increase Student Awareness of Campus Opportunities

OBJECTIVE: Publicize information regarding SGA and CUB

STRATEGIES
• Make information more easily accessible to entire student body (on-campus, off campus, non-traditional)
• Appeal more to non-traditional students
• Tell faculty and staff about our meetings/events
• Implement in classrooms/assignments (Extra credit if students go to SGA/CUB event, Write up a small paper about their experiences)
• Encourage and promote involvement within the SGA members
• Get organizations to help sponsor cookouts in order to promote/encourage students to participate in activities
• Increase publicity
• Awareness of SGA/CUB meetings/events through website

OBJECTIVE: Increase School Spirit

STRATEGIES
• Encourage people to join the Crazies
• Communicate with other organizations
• Armstrong parade
• Hot dogs for a quarter (done currently at B-Ball games)
• Dorm storms (1st week of school)
• Increase school spirit by promoting more involvement in clubs and sports