Student Government Association | Photo by Makenzie Hoeferlin | The Wright State Guardian
The first Student Government Association (SGA) meeting this fall was held Tuesday, Aug. 27 to discuss topics concerning Wright State University students. SGA works closely with the student body in hopes of increasing student involvement and communicating student interests within the decision-making process on campus.
Many ideas and goals were discussed, including ways to increase partnerships between groups on campus, outreach programs to contact future Wright State University students, addressing and alleviating the problem of excessive parking tickets and easier ways to contact other commuting students to carpool.
Fatima Boumahchad, director of the freshman internship program, discussed her recent revamping of the program, removing all committees to promote more freshman involvement.“The program is designed to engage freshman in various activities to develop as a leader and end the year as an engaged student leader,” said Boumahchad. “This is a great way for incoming students to meet other young students, become a better student leader, and learn more about how student government works with the student body.”
In addition to attending a set number of classes, freshman interns would have the opportunity to job shadow, form connections within the community and develop the skills needed to succeed in the real world.
The freshman internship meeting is Sept. 5 from 6-7:30 p.m. in Atlantis room 157 A/B SU.
Two new members were confirmed to the board during executive session.Ty Callahan was confirmed as the new assistant director of external affairs. He is a sophomore in the college of business.
“I’m just really excited to have this opportunity and I really just want to give my all to this organization,” said Callahan.
Kevin Jones was also confirmed, now on board as the director of diversity and inclusion. Jones is a political science major and is president of Black Men on the Move.
“I enjoy working with students everyday with different types of issues whether that be how they have issues with fitting in, issues with making friends, or making this place a home,” said Jones.
Students interested in joining student government are highly encouraged to attend SGA meetings. There are vacant positions needed to be filled, which can be found on handshake.
General meetings are Tuesdays from 7-9 p.m.
Upcoming SGA events and sign ups for the Freshman Internship program are available at https://www.wright.edu/student-government-association
