The Student Government Association will bring 11 other colleges to campus as part of a conference for campus leaders.
SGA senator Jack Hesser is the director for the Student Government Coalition Conference which is set to take place Saturday at the Student Center.
The conference is an opportunity for student governments from other midwestern universities to meet and learn from one another Hesser said.
“It shows that Ball State University is a premiere institution in regards to student leadership,” he said.
This conference is open to all Ball State students, even if they are not involved with SGA.
“We have a phenomenal keynote speaker and a variety of programs throughout the day all centered around leadership development,” Hesser said.
According to the SGA budget, $1,500 is set aside for the conference. Hesser said the money will be used to pay for some of the food and t-shirts that will be provided.
“We have worked hard to work much more efficiently than last year,” he said, “We are offering more for conference attendees with half of the budget as last year.”
According to the campus-wide email, the theme of the conference is “new directions,” which will provide an environment for attendees to learn new and innovative topics related to student governance.
Hesser said when the conference was held last year, there was hardly any negative feedback.
Volunteer coordinator and SGA senator Jes Wade said Ball State students who are attending may see a different style of leadership they may not have been involved with before.
“It might spark an interest in joining student government or any kind of university governments, which shows a strong support for the university,” Wade said.
At Wednesday’s SGA meeting Hesser said there are 120 students expected to attend from Purdue University, Indiana State University, University of Southern Indiana, and Western Michigan University.
Registration for the event has closed; however, the keynote speaker event, which takes place at Pruis Hall, is open to the public.
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