For the first time in years, the Student Government Association has filled nearly all of its Student Senate seats.
The Senate's remaining four on-campus seats will be filled next week, leaving one at-large seat, two off-campus seats and two freshman seats open, Michele Faroh, SGA secretary, said.
"It is very rare to see a Senate that fills, so that's a direct reflection of our efforts to recruit the student body," she said.
Faroh said the seats will probably be filled soon.
"I think we'll have the seats filled by next week," she said. "That's a very attainable goal."
University Senate subcommittees, on the other hand, have several seats to fill, SGA President Asher Lisec said. Some seats have not been filled for years; for example, the Student Center subcommittee has not met for two years, she said. SGA expected these seats to be filled by this year's freshmen. However, while many freshmen showed interest, only one showed up to a call-out meeting.
As the year is beginning, SGA is exploring many issues, including improvements to the Multicultural Center and recycling services.
The Diversity and Multicultural Affairs Committee would like to improve the Multicultural Center by fundraising for new furniture, Travis Schilla, committee chairman, said. Furthermore, Schilla said, the committee wants to have the center added as a stop on Ball State tours and to revise the center's mission statement to make it more inclusive.
The Community and Environmental Affairs Committee is looking to increase recycling on and off campus. Neil Davey, committee chairman, said he would contact the Facility and Grounds Department to see if it has any plans for adding more recycling bins off-campus.
The committee will also contact apartment complexes and fraternities to evaluate the need and desire for recycling services, he said. To enhance campus involvement in recycling, the committee may organize a contest between the residence halls to see what students can build out of their recyclables, Davey said.
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