Due to the extended fall break, the following column covers the most recent Student Government Association (SGA) meeting that took place on October 8th. SGA met this Thursday same as any other, going through a detailed set of old resolutions before diving into committee and department reports.
The First Year Class Council Rules Change Resolution was passed with two votes in opposition, officially moving the election later to be the same time as other class year elections. ______was it moving the election late or not? I was a little confused by the wording of the agenda_______
The group then continued discussion on how to formulate an Academic Feedback Form to be sent out to the student body, in conjunction with several academic department student advisory boards. The form is still in the works, but SGA also discussed how to appropriately distribute it to the student body for maximum participation. The form would seek to gather student feedback on assignments, courses, and more.
The sustainability, athletics, Student Activities Council (SAC), and other committees then went over their upcoming events, news, and future ideas. A larger conversation was had with the Student Health Services (SHS) committee regarding the proposal to delegate some of SHS’s responsibility to take-home kits and virtual meetings with healthcare providers, in order to alleviate some of the overextension SHS has been experiencing. This hybrid model would entail students visiting the health center for on-campus professionals to decide if their condition necessitated a further in-person visit, or could be covered by a take-home kit including tongue, ear, and heart listening pieces. Deans Cardwell and Norbert weighed the College’s cost-benefit considerations in adopting this model, and pointed out that other schools have also begun implementing the kit system. SGA additionally hosted an open forum to discuss the proposal on October 22nd. An admission and retention conversation was also had, as delegates debated the merits of adding an additional fall open house, and how to better promote Conn’s academic curricula, with Connections as a particular selling point.
SGA closed out the meeting by discussing the new club evaluation process run through the Office of Student Engagement, upcoming events for each class year, and events with the city of New London, before adjourning.
