Students with complaints relating to the University can bring any issues up to their college's senators at the first Meet Your Senator day today from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Senators will be stationed in booths outside each of their respective colleges for students to meet and greet or bring up anything they would like to see changed.
"We want students to come out and take the opportunity to meet their senators," said Madeline Barter, executive vice president of the SGA. "I think it will be a more approachable way for students to express their concerns."
With some students complaining about the availability of their senators, the SGA passed the resolution moving some required office hours of senators from the office to high traffic areas in the colleges on Nov. 8.
"The SGA seems to be a little disconnected from the student body," said Kyle Lee, a sophomore majoring in biology. "I think if it were more of an open forum type thing then maybe you would get more participation."
Christa Weldon, a senior majoring in marketing, said she agrees with Lee.
"They need to do this more often," Weldon said. "They don't have much contact with the student body as it is."
Meet Your Senator day is designed to remedy concerns such as those from Lee and Weldon.
Barter encouraged students who don't feel like they are involved in the process to use this as a chance to voice any worries they have.
"Just stop in and say hello," Barter said. "If you have concerns, please take advantage of this opportunity."
Jack Morgan, a junior majoring in quantitative finance and a commerce and business administration senator, said he is excited to meet more of his constituency.
"I think it's good for the members of our colleges to know where their senators are, and I think it's good because we need to know their needs," Morgan said. "I'm sure when we hear the students' ideas we'll have a lot more ideas for resolutions."
Not only do the SGA senators have the chance to meet the students they serve, but the First Year Council members will also be in their respective residence halls to meet the freshmen.
"Their job is to help their fellow freshmen, and to bring issues and concerns of the freshman class to the SGA," said Cason Kirby, vice president for student affairs. "They work in a similar way to the senate."
He also said he wishes that freshmen would take advantage of the First Year Council being in the dorms.
"I hope so, I think a lot of them, especially the freshmen, come because they are so new to campus and might be unsure of how to make their questions known," Kirby said.
Braegan Phillips, a junior majoring in history, said there are no negatives to ideas such as this.
"I don't see why it wouldn't be a good idea," Phillips said, "It's better to get opinions from students in all areas."
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