2008 Woodie Awards
SGA reviews, revamps goals
Improvements for NKU in sight.
Carolyn Noe
Issue date: 1/17/07 Section: News
During its spring retreat, the Student Government Association reviewed the goals it set in August and focused on completing the remaining items on the list.
SGA met in the University Center Ballroom Jan. 6 to discuss changes and improvements to Northern Kentucky University, namely in the areas of technology, visibility, housing, campus recreation and funding, according to the SGA spring 2007 retreat goal sheet.
"We looked at last year's goals and focused on how to make more improvements," said Liz Osborne, SGA's vice president of public relations.
SGA hopes to expand and improve residential housing, Osborne said. She said the acquirement of Lakeside Heights Nursing Home, the former retirement home NKU is poised to purchase, will help relieve the housing crisis on campus, wherein almost 300 students were unable to live in dorm rooms at the start of the fall 2006 semester.
Osborne said SGA would like Greeks to have a designated floor in Lakeside Heights. "Along with providing housing for students, Lakeside Heights will give Greeks a place to call their own," Osborne said. She said from SGA's standpoint, because Greek housing was originally created to draw enrollment at universities, it would be beneficial to show potential students "NKU has a real brotherhood and sisterhood."
Another goal is to provide students with better access to new academic materials.
"Some of the materials in the library are very outdated, so it is vital to develop a funding system to purchase new books and supplies," said Sheree Davis, SGA's vice president of administrative affairs.
Additionally, SGA wants to expand the hours for the computer lab in University Suites and set up a printer in the student involvement center, located in the University Center. "Students who live in University Suites and do not have access to their own computers are limited by the short operational hours," Davis said. She hopes the computer lab will eventually stay open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
SGA met in the University Center Ballroom Jan. 6 to discuss changes and improvements to Northern Kentucky University, namely in the areas of technology, visibility, housing, campus recreation and funding, according to the SGA spring 2007 retreat goal sheet.
"We looked at last year's goals and focused on how to make more improvements," said Liz Osborne, SGA's vice president of public relations.
SGA hopes to expand and improve residential housing, Osborne said. She said the acquirement of Lakeside Heights Nursing Home, the former retirement home NKU is poised to purchase, will help relieve the housing crisis on campus, wherein almost 300 students were unable to live in dorm rooms at the start of the fall 2006 semester.
Osborne said SGA would like Greeks to have a designated floor in Lakeside Heights. "Along with providing housing for students, Lakeside Heights will give Greeks a place to call their own," Osborne said. She said from SGA's standpoint, because Greek housing was originally created to draw enrollment at universities, it would be beneficial to show potential students "NKU has a real brotherhood and sisterhood."
Another goal is to provide students with better access to new academic materials.
"Some of the materials in the library are very outdated, so it is vital to develop a funding system to purchase new books and supplies," said Sheree Davis, SGA's vice president of administrative affairs.
Additionally, SGA wants to expand the hours for the computer lab in University Suites and set up a printer in the student involvement center, located in the University Center. "Students who live in University Suites and do not have access to their own computers are limited by the short operational hours," Davis said. She hopes the computer lab will eventually stay open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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