SGA held its weekly meeting where they discussed new expectations of senators and chose a new president pro tempore.
During executive reports, President Jacqueline Keck encouraged senators to be proactive in as many on-campus events as possible.
“This is our role, this is our job, this is what we’re called for…please don’t take this lightly,” Keck said.
Chief of Staff Jacob Tofani also updated senate members on upcoming cabinet appointments.
Tofani said cabinet applications for AVP will be due next Monday, Mar. 5, and other cabinet applications will be due the Friday spring break begins.
SGA also selected a new president pro tempore for the sitting administration.
College of Liberal Arts Senator Schyler Burney won the position against At-Large Senator Hannah Clarke and College of Agriculture Senator Emily Stone.
As president pro tempore, Burney’s responsibilities will include heading the executive committee, keeping track of absences and planning various senate events.
“I’d definitely like to streamline communication between the vice president and whoever ends up being secretary, just to make things clear and concise and to just make the senate effective and efficient,” Burney said.
During the president pro tempore selection process, Vice President Justin Smith addressed the senate regarding their new responsibilities for the coming year.
Smith said instead of each senator being required to serve one office hour a week in their college and one hour a week in the involvement office, senators will be expected to either serve four office hours a month or four hours a month on the concourse participating in Auburn Answers.
Smith said though these are the basic requirements, “great” senators would have to go “above and beyond,” including regular meetings with their schools’ councils and contact with their college’s administrators.
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