Dickerson says he has met with the other officers five times since their election last Tuesday and they have already discussed strategies to improve student relations. In addition, the new officers have been attending leadership conferences. Dickerson says SGA will experience many changes during the next year. Dickerson says, first, he and fellow officers will work on improving SGA's image. By encouraging more student feedback, Dickerson says he hopes to make SGA serve as a stronger link between the student body and the administration.
Plans being discussed include holding more student forums.
Dickerson says each student on campus should realize he or she is represented on the SGA Congress by at least one person, whether his or her representative is a resident advisor or academic department representative. In all, nearly 50 student representatives make up the SGA Congress. Dickerson says the role of the Congress members is to relay information discussed during SGA meetings to the students they represent and vice versa. I would like Congress members to give out their phone numbers and contact students who have comments so students won't have to always make the first move. Dickerson wants SGA members to go to students to find out where problems exist on campus.