Students walking through campus Wednesday may have noticed a group of tables and chairs facing a drenched podium left from the Student Government Association's first attempt at a "traveling senate" meeting.
The meeting originally was planned to be on the Quad but was moved to the L.A. Pittenger Student Center because of the weather.
After moving to Cardinal Hall B, where senate meetings are usually held, representatives and student leaders got down to business without skipping a beat.
SGA President Chris Wilkey said the meeting was planned as the first of a number of gatherings scheduled across campus.
"Our goal was to build curiosity and to catch the attention of students walking by," Wilkey said.
Future locations include the David Owsley Museum of Art, the Art and Journalism Building and Park Hall.
One of the topics discussed at the meeting was school spirit.
Wilkey said he was excited to see the turnout at the football's home opener Aug. 30 at Scheumann Stadium, which attracted more than 6,000 students.
"We are really stressing students going to Cardinal athletic events this fall, such as football and volleyball games," Wilkey said. "To have that many students there on a Thursday night was awesome."
Wilkey intends to continue SGA support for the rewards program, a new program set up by the athletic office to encourage student attendance at athletic events.
The program awards points to students who swipe their student IDs at football, women's volleyball, and men's and women's basketball games. Students who accumulate enough points can win prizes from drawstring backpacks to lunch with football coach Pete Lembo.
SGA will provide volunteers to swipe students in at the events and provide one of the grand prizes.
Jill Clark, a freshman telecommunications major, said she has already swiped to get reward points.
"Me and my roommate want to have lunch with the football coach," Clark said.
Other ideas that SGA has set out to implement include a "bike-sharing" plan that would make free bikes available for rental at residence halls for students to use for part of the day.
"President Gora has shown some interest in that one," Wilkey said.
Bryce Derhammer, a freshman architecture major, said he rides his bike on campus and thinks a bike-sharing plan would be affective on campus.
"Not a lot of kids have a bike up here," Derhammer said. "They don't want the hassle of getting it stolen."
More ideas were presented, such as new loops for the campus shuttles, more student parking and an email system that notifies students when the police have given them a ticket.
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