It was business as usual Monday, August 25 at the first Student Government Association's Senate Council of the 2014 fall semester.
One line item that's going into effect immediately is the $2,750 allocated from SGA reserve funds to equip the two new additional Tiger 10 shuttle vans with GPS locators.
In a presentation to the senate council, Executive Vice President of Initiatives Jackson Pruett pointed to the 1,359 students that were tracked riding the two new routes Saturday, Aug.16, during the 8 p.m. to 3 a.m. operating hours.
"I think the numbers are really starting to speak for themselves," Pruett said. "Its kind of a changing culture, this is a change for some students but I think they'll find that if they're more informed about it, it is a lot more efficient and effective and will actually get them there faster."
The two new shuttles, Routes 1 and 9, operate only on Saturdays from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. transporting students between downtown, fraternity housing, South Donahue and the Village.
In an effort to separate students studying late from those headed downtown, the nighttime security shuttle is no longer making stops at Ramsey Hall, across from Skybar, Pruett said.
"We're excited to get them adjusted to the new way it works and we're slowly but surely making steps with the administration to get things figured out," Pruett said.
The largest line item proposed during the meeting was $34,117 to improve on-campus connections to AU Wifi.
Funding for the improvements will be allocated in equal thirds from the Auburn SGA Reserve Fund, in partnership with the Office of the Provost and the Office of Student Affairs.
The line item was approved without debate.
Auburn Answers, the SGA student feedback program, was approved a $2,364.76 line item to purchase iPads and security stands to place around campus as part of their online survey systems.
The iPads will be placed in areas of high pedestrian traffic September 8-12 during Auburn Answers week.
An Auburn Board of Trustees meeting is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 5, wherein members will discuss the future development of the Mell Street Academic Success Center, a $25 million project to establish a replacement building for the aging Haley Center, said SGA President Logan Powell.
"This is something that's going to take Auburn to the next level academically," Powell said.
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