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SGA makes changes on campus
SGA executive officers (l to r) Shiv Desai, Toby White, Caroline Irby, and Griffith Hawk.
This year’s Student Government has introduced a host
of initiatives and improvements on campus, including a
push to build a stronger network between students and
Birmingham-Southern grads.
SGA President Caroline Irby said the SGA executive
board hopes that strengthening BSC students’ relationships
with alumni will open up mentoring opportunities and
offer practical support for students as they prepare for and
launch their careers.
“Students need the relationships and connections with
alumni while they’re in school and when they graduate
and begin their careers,” she added. “Alumni, in turn,
can enrich the students’ overall experience and embody a
continuing, reciprocal relationship with BSC.”
Creating a stronger alumni network aligns with the
executive board’s other goals, including improving
communication with the campus, increasing transparency,
and expanding community outreach.
Also this year, the SGA contributed $12,500 to the
college to re-stripe parking lots on campus, and sponsored
the refurbishment of patio furniture around Clay Long ’58
Alumni Plaza.
This summer and fall, the SGA also:
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Implemented OrgSync, a campus engagement
network, to create a more cohesive campus
community;
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Worked with administration to implement a
declining balance system called Rowdy Cash for
fundraisers, event tickets, etc.;
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Renewed the TurboVote contract, which has enabled
students to register to vote and receive election
updates; and
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Hosted an “Ask SGA Day” in the Norton Atrium and
used submitted suggestions to guide the work of
committees.
“We’re so grateful for everything SGA does to improve
student life on the Hilltop,” said BSC President Linda
Flaherty-Goldsmith. “Their contributions are shining
examples of how BSC really is a family.”