The Goings-On of IMSA

Well howdy, fellow ACSG-ers. I miss you all so much!

I figured its about time we started using this blog. We talked a lot, during our conference, about the importance of communication, and through this blog we can really keep in touch with whats going on with our respective Student Governments.

And with that, I thought I'd give you guys the breakdown of what's going on here at IMSA...

• Transfer of Power and Setting Up for Next Year- A couple of weeks before the conference, we had elections for our '08-'09 Executive Board. Mamatha Challa is our new President, with Cati Crawford as our Vice-President, Deedee Sun as Secretary, Myself as Treasurer, Seth Pree as Senior-at-Large and Michael Mirski as Junior-at-large. For those that don't remember, the "at-large" positions effectively serve as the "voice" of a particular class on executive board, and we will also have two sophomores-at-large that will be elected at the begenning of next year. We're looking into the feasibility of having a Summer Retreat for about a week, where we'd work on teambuilding, really defining ourselves as an organization, and setting goals for ourselves.
  
• Co-Chair Applications - Our student government has four main standing committees, namely Academic, Residential Life, Communications, and Club. Each committee has one or two "chairs" that really run the committee over the course of the year. These chairs really define a lot of what Student Council gets done, and as such, we consider this applicaction process to be fairly important. Interviews for these positions will be happening over the course of this week.
• Class Club Elections - Each year, Student Council members are responsible for the election of Class Club officers. Class Club is an organizational entity that exists separate from Student Council, and who does various fundraising activities to raise money for Senior Prom.
  
• Faculty/Staff Appreciation Day - This upcoming Monday, May 5, IMSA celebrates a faculty/staff appreciation day. We're working with our Parents Association Council to get some funding for cheesecake and cookies and whatnot, and will be decorating the Faculty Cafe to try and help IMSA adults know we care =D.
• Bathroom Minutes - Every couple of weeks, our Communications committee puts together a single sheet of paper detailing some of the things Student Council has done and is working on, and puts them up in bathroom stalls. We're currently working on creating a new set, and also working with IMSA's maintenance department to expand the number of locations in which these can be put up. Given the fact that one of our main prolems as an organization is visibility, Bathroom Minutes are one of the best ways we feel we can let students know what we're doing.
  
• College Guide - Our academic Committee is working on a "College Guide" that would detail some tips and tricks regarding the college application process, as well as some of the unique things that affect IMSA students. This guide will be published before the end of the year and promises to be a strong resource for future IMSA students.
• End-of-the-Year Picnic - We're currently working with our food service provider, Sodexo, on an end of the year picnic to be held the Friday before finals week. While this picnic has been an annual IMSA tradition, this is the first year that Student Council has gotten involved with the planning process, and we're working to customize the menu, set up volleyball, soccer, football, and volleyball, and have some live music going.

Chime in and let us know what going on with your Student Governments!