President's Corner: Club Life

  Are you satisfied with the food on campus?  Do you want to help with green initiatives? Want to make general improvements to student life or residence halls? Do you have feedback about information technology issues on campus?

   Now is your chance to make your voice heard! The LSC Student Government Association has created five internal committees that exist to improve student life.  Each committee serves a unique purpose, and committees are open to all LSC students. Committee meeting times will be posted on the SGA facebook page (facebook.com/lyndonsga) and the SGA            website (www.lyndonsga.com).

The food services committee addresses issues related to the Stevens Dining Hall and Hornets nest.  Aramark's LSC food service director usually attends these meetings to hear feedback from students and make changes if possible.

Sustainability committee focuses on conserving resources on campus and making the campus a more environmentally friendly place, and works in conjunction with the sustainability club.

The Campus Climate/Campus Improvements committee exists to serve a more general purpose: make life enjoyable for students at LSC.  Any and all improvement possibilities are up for discussion, and so is feedback of what life at LSC is really like for students.  Why do students leave or consider leaving LSC? What can be done to improve the chances they stay? These are the types of questions this committee will try to answer.

The IT/communications committee works to improve information technology use on campus and works to promote SGA events and discussion among non-SGA members.

The Residence Hall committee/Health and Safety committee addresses life in the residence halls and health and safety concerns.  These can include but are not limited to campus polices, programming ideas, and other ways to improve on-campus living.

SGA committee members are listed on the SGA website. If you can't attend a meeting, you can email any one of them your thoughts or topics of discussion for their meeting.

Several new clubs have been formed this year, and there is increasing interest to start more new clubs.  A Model United Nations club, an International Students Club, and a Hula Hooping club have all been officially recognized by the SGA so far this year.

I have heard positive feedback from many students who would be interested in starting an LGBQT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Queer, and Transgender/Transsexual) club on campus.  A women's lacrosse club sport team is also gathering steam, and will likely be presented to the SGA for official recognition in early December.

To start a club, you need seven members including an executive board, a club advisor, and a constitution.  After you have these items completed, you should send an email to Meghan Dolyak to ask to be placed on the next SGA meeting agenda for a vote to officially recognize the club.

If you are interested in joining any club, starting a club, or would like more information about them, please email me at nicholas.russo@lsc.vsc.edu and I will help get more information.