The Student Government Associations Sep. 15 agenda only had one new order of business on it.
The bill, proposed by John LeMaster, pro-tempore, called for the appointment of Jack Wagster, freshmen in pre-business, to fill the Assistant Vice President of Facilities opening.
Wagster, who was previously a Director of Facilities, is called to fill the shoes of Taryn Wilson, who he said laid the foundation for what he plans to do this school year.
"Taryn Wilson was the last AVP of facilities and she really set a great framework for what I'm going to be doing this year," Wagster said. "Jackson and I have already begun working on some small projects but we also have a major project were working on now."
The major project Wagster and Jackson Pruett, the executive vice president of initiatives, have been working on is a student memorial that Wagster says will be constructed to honor students both present and past who passed away while their time at Auburn. The memorial, when finished, will be located across from the president's mansion.
The idea for the student memorial comes after Auburn tragically lost nine students over the course of the 2013-2014 academic year.
In other news, Corey Edwards, director of student involvement, spoke about the calendar for the 2015 school year. Edwards, who acknowledged that school began on Monday this year due to the newly implemented fall break, questioned whether freshmen benefitted from moving in on the Wednesday prior to school starting more than moving in on the Saturday prior to classes beginning on a Monday.
Olabode Anise, vice president of SGA, said he found those extra days prior to classes beginning to be valuable in his acclamation to his new home.
"I personally valued those extra days," Anise said. "It gives you time to get here and settled in and see what you need for your room without the stress of classes bearing down on you and that can be very beneficial."
In other SGA news, SGA launched a new way to collect student feedback and comments called Auburn Answers. Not only has SGA provided three IPad kiosks, one in village dining, one in the student center and one by caribou coffee in the library, they have also created a website for the same purpose called auburnanswers.org.
Tray Fields, director of student feedback, said the new system has been utilized by a number of students who find it to be a great way to voice their concerns
"We've already gotten a lot of positive feedback from some students," Fields said. "We do things like what 100 things you should do before you leave Auburn and it's just been very positive and fun at the same time."
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