The senate provided updates for the fall semester's upcoming University programs, as well as reports from at-large, liberal arts and engineering during their weekly meeting.
“Fall really is ‘programs season’ at Auburn,” Hunter Gibson, EVP of programs, said. “Homecoming is coming soon and we’re excited about a lot that’s happening at the parade. There’ll be lots of programs participating and lots of beads for the kids.”
Jake Smith, college of engineering senator, said he and fellow senators have gotten the chance to meet with various engineering organizations.
“Last Thursday we got to meet with the Engineering Student Council which is comprised of the presidents and vice presidents of about 20 engineering organizations,” Smith said. “We’re also going to be having breakfast with the Alumni Association next week, so we’ll give a report on that as well.”
Kayla Warner, diversity and multicultural affairs committee chair, said she wanted to talk about "authentic liberal arts".
“The College of Liberal Arts is giving students opportunities to get into small groups to work on projects and help realize their dreams,” Warner said. “A lot of liberal arts degrees aren’t necessarily a hard and fast job degree so much as a passion that you’re choosing to follow.”
At-Large Senator Brock Hendon said students have had some concerns in the past few weeks.
“A lot of people are really liking the study rooms in the student center and a lot of people are expressing concern about how crowded the library gets during test weeks,” Hendon said. “Right now we’re focusing on how we can increase study space on campus.”
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