Written by Sarah J Kyle
With the 2008-2009 school year coming to a close, President-elect Bryan Clifton led his first Student Association meeting Wednesday, April 29 to discuss ideas and plans for the upcoming 2009-2010 school year.
Clifton said students could look forward to a variety of things next year, including new additions to make daily chapel more exciting and useful for the student body.
Among these additions are plans to have one completely student-led chapel each week. Clifton said he hoped this would make students more interested in the chapel program.
“You’re a lot more likely to pay attention if it’s a student up there talking,” Clifton said.
Clifton said he would like to get students who have never spoken in chapel to speak, and that students should give suggestions for possible speakers.
Also new next fall will be chapel videos every Monday to announce an event or theme on campus for the week. Topics for these videos are currently undecided, but will be done by Harrison Dell, Brett Ellis, Nathan Dollnig, JT Hill, Brett Fielder and others.
The videos will be approximately two minutes long, and suggestions may be given to Dell, Ellis, Dollnig, Hill and Fielder.
“That’s the stuff that people really remember. Everybody loves chapel videos,” Clifton said. “It’s Monday morning, setting a good tone, good mood, getting people to wake up, get them ready for the week.”
All videos will be posted on the SA Web site, which Clifton said would be up and running by early this summer. The Web site will also feature a Google calendar for events across campus and SA meetings, as well as pictures of all SA officers, class and dorm representatives and committee chairs.
Clifton said there would also be a giant calendar in the student center that will have an updated list of events and meetings on campus.
Clifton said students could also look forward to the return of the HUD Cup, a series of games and competitions between different dormitories across campus. Clifton said the HUD Cup will be especially aimed at incoming freshmen and the sophomore class, and will be a way to get students more involved and excited about campus life.
Other possibilities for the fall semester include an Involvement Fair for service and interest organizations, an all-school retreat and tailgates to increase school participation at athletic events.
