In an effort to better serve the student body, Associated Student Government has begun to execute several major changes for ESU students this year.

“We have begun implementing these changes. And they will go throughout all this year,” said Ashley McCullough, senior communication major and vice president of ASG.

ASG changes for this year include increasing campus and community outreach, providing additional forms of open communication and updates, creating and modifying specific senators’ roles, adding a Public Affairs Director and merging University Affairs & Student Rights and Special Projects Committees into one new Campus & Community Relations committee, among other things.

ASG created and modified specific senators’ roles by setting up a Multicultural Affairs Liaison and International Affairs Liaison to insure that the needs of these two student populations are being meet.

“I think our biggest change should be the International Affairs Liaison. It will help us to outreach to larger groups of students,” McCullough said.

ASG also modified senators’ roles by assigning different types of groups to specific senators this year.

“For example, we will assign the multicultural groups to one senator, and assign international student groups to another senator. That way we can make senators be more dedicated to their assigned student groups,” McCullough said.

Some changes may fit into students’ opinions.

“I think ASG did a very good job. They work very hard to help students, especially in RSOs. I think what they need to change is maybe they should get more diversity,” said Shae Stringer, sophomore secondary math education major.

Other students raise extra suggestions.

“I agree they really help students. They do many extra things behind the scenes. However, I think they don’t seem like a group in most activities they held,” said Crystal Ulbrich, senior communication major. “In some of their activities they gave popcorn or stuff like that to students, but it seems more like individuals rather than a whole group.”

According to ASG’s outline of document of changes, they wish to provide more services of notable benefit, hope to truly represent the student needs by making themselves more available and approachable and intend to be more active and more visible on campus and within the Emporia community.

Alison Li

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