The newly instated senators had their first formal senate on Monday, March 7, where they discussed bills regarding he official appointment of executive vice presidents, chief of staff and student council leaders for each college.
Brad Smith, SGA adviser, addressed the senators to inform them he is a resource available to them to make sure they are serving the student body to the best of their ability.
“I’m going to be challenging you guys week in and week out with different things … you start to step into a committee roll now,” Smith said. “A lot of times you forget that you were elected by a college and that you have a lot of responsibility to represent the students in your college.”
Smith said they must remember their two sets of responsibilities to their committees and respective colleges.
“Another thing I want to challenge you guys with: one of the easiest things you can do that I hope you establish as a habit of doing from the very beginning is meet some random student in your college each week, at least one,” Smith said. “Just those tiny little things, usually with impact more than just that person.“
Introducing yourself to fellow students and asking for recommendations to enhance the Auburn experience are important, according to Smith.
“The perception that can come from just talking to one person can carry a lot of weight,” Smith said.
Jesse Westerhouse, SGA president, then encouraged students to take a survey they may have received via email from Jay Gogue, Auburn Unviersity president, and tell other students to do the same.
“Use your platform as senators to do that,” Westerhouse said. “It’s kind of measuring the diversity and inclusion here on Auburn’s campus…they’re going to be some really cool stuff that comes from it and I encourage you to do that and tell anyone that you know.”
During general orders of business bills were passed through the student senate to receive their consent to formally appoint their chief of staff and executive vice presidents
Emma Grace Laird was appointed as chief of staff, Trey Fields as executive vice president of initiatives, Hunter Gibson as executive vice president of programs, Taylor Wood as executive vice president of marketing and engagement and Harlan Bailey as executive vice president of outreach.
There were no objections to the appointees next week the senators are set to approve chairpersons and student council appointments for individual colleges.
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