In the Know with the Ross Student Government Association
Eling Yang
Issue date: 4/7/08 Section: Inside Ross
Greetings from your new SGA Board! We are incredibly excited to serve you in the coming year. There has been a short period of transition and we appreciate your patience as we are now in full swing. We have already begun scoping out initiatives and projects for our term; however, we would first like to reflect on the SGA contributions of this past year.
Did you know that SGA….
• Allocated over $100,000 to clubs and school-wide activities this academic year
• Worked with facilities to provide breakfast in the basement on the weekdays, including bagels on Monday morning
• Assembled a career taskforce working with OCD to optimize the fall recruiting schedule for Fall 2008
• Collaborated with the Office of Student Life (OSL) to organize the first annual Club Celebration and Awards Dinner on March 6th to toast all of the clubs at Ross
• Reorganized the BBA election process to increase efficacy of each elected position
• Represented the interests of Ross at various university-wide meetings, including taskforces with Vice Provost Theresa Sullivan
More recently, SGA worked with the Michigan Ticket Office to resolve our football ticketing "crisis". Unfortunately, there was no room for negotiation on the loss of partner tickets since the stadium will be losing over 1,500 seats this fall due to expansion and handicap compliance. On the other hand, we are happy to report that the ticketing office reverted back to the previous seating priority. This win early in our term was quite exciting!
With regards to initiatives, our board will be focusing on stronger communication between the administration and students. We will keep you posted on everything that is going on around campus. To start, let's address some common inquiries and concerns.
How do I reach out to OCD?
The first way to ask questions or raise concerns is through your OCD section reps. Your section reps meet with OCD regularly to present class concerns - so utilize them to get your voice heard! It is two-way communication. You can also email ocd@umich.edu, Al Cotrone (Director of Career Development and Student Affairs) or Lisa Hurst (Senior Associate Director of Career Services) directly. Among other OCD developments,?Tony Tsai recently moved to a new opportunity on U-M campus; however, OCD has just finished interviewing for his successor and will also be hiring two additional counselors for the fall.
Did you know that SGA….
• Allocated over $100,000 to clubs and school-wide activities this academic year
• Worked with facilities to provide breakfast in the basement on the weekdays, including bagels on Monday morning
• Assembled a career taskforce working with OCD to optimize the fall recruiting schedule for Fall 2008
• Collaborated with the Office of Student Life (OSL) to organize the first annual Club Celebration and Awards Dinner on March 6th to toast all of the clubs at Ross
• Reorganized the BBA election process to increase efficacy of each elected position
• Represented the interests of Ross at various university-wide meetings, including taskforces with Vice Provost Theresa Sullivan
More recently, SGA worked with the Michigan Ticket Office to resolve our football ticketing "crisis". Unfortunately, there was no room for negotiation on the loss of partner tickets since the stadium will be losing over 1,500 seats this fall due to expansion and handicap compliance. On the other hand, we are happy to report that the ticketing office reverted back to the previous seating priority. This win early in our term was quite exciting!
With regards to initiatives, our board will be focusing on stronger communication between the administration and students. We will keep you posted on everything that is going on around campus. To start, let's address some common inquiries and concerns.
How do I reach out to OCD?
The first way to ask questions or raise concerns is through your OCD section reps. Your section reps meet with OCD regularly to present class concerns - so utilize them to get your voice heard! It is two-way communication. You can also email ocd@umich.edu, Al Cotrone (Director of Career Development and Student Affairs) or Lisa Hurst (Senior Associate Director of Career Services) directly. Among other OCD developments,?Tony Tsai recently moved to a new opportunity on U-M campus; however, OCD has just finished interviewing for his successor and will also be hiring two additional counselors for the fall.
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