The Student Government Associations Feb. 3 senate meeting only had one new order of business on the agenda.
Eagle Eye television was granted a program expansion fund which will allow the student media organization the opportunity to travel to Las Vegas for a student media conference.
The bill, proposed by Richmond Gunter, the Assistant Vice President of Finances, allocates $7,608.93 to the student media travel line item.
The motion carried with little opposition.
In other SGA news, the senate was visited by guest speaker Mayor Gordon Stone: an Auburn alum, mayor of the town of Pike Road and executive director of the Higher Education Partnership.
The Higher Education Partnership is an advocacy organization working to strengthen the standing of Alabama's four-year, public universities and communicate the critical role higher education plays in the economic well-being of the state.
Mayor Stone used the majority of his time to stress the importance of higher education to the state's financial well-being.
"Were 43rd in the nation in per capita income," Stone said. "Were 8 percent under the national average of adults with a four-year degree, so it is obvious to me that our lack of education has led us to earn less income as a whole."
Stone stressed the importance of getting involved in higher education in order to better it.
"The only way that you change trends is by getting involved in the process," Stone said.
Stone encourages students and people of all ages to attend Higher Ed Day on Feb. 27 at the capital in Montgomery.
"We need to let them know that what we stand for is people who make a difference," Stone said.
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