SGA Office | Photo by Grace Ramsdell | The Wright State Guardian
Student Government Association discussed the Student Life Survey results and passed two resolutions at their meeting on April 12.
Student Life Survey results
Director of Student Affairs Joey Marano presented the results of the Student Life Survey which 331 students participated in.
Results showed that 40.91% of students who took the survey strongly agree and 33.03% somewhat agree that Wright State University is a diverse campus. However, 70.34% of surveyed students identified as caucasian.
“I do just want to point out for everyone that does make decisions on behalf of students that we are a predominantly white institution, so somebody who is white might feel that campus is diverse but that doesn’t mean that people who aren’t white feel that campus is diverse,” Vice President Sabrina D’Alesandro said.
Regarding student involvement, 41.82% of surveyed students attended zero campus events this semester. Marano addressed student involvement after the pandemic in his call to action.
“If students see our efforts trying to get things back to normal and then everything fails again, I don’t think students will be active on campus. It’s going to be lower than we’ve ever seen,” Marano said.
Marano called for better communication of events and a push for student involvement.
Resolutions
SGA voted on Resolution 22-02, which calls for increased opportunities for students with disabilities, and Resolution 22-03, which condemns Ohio House bill 616 and Florida House Bill 1557. Both resolutions passed unanimously.
“I just want to say thanks to everyone who helped out and this is going to be something that goes on into next year onto bigger stuff. I’m proud of everyone who worked with ODS. I think it made an impact in our community,” President-Elect and current Chief of Staff Blake Bailey said in regards to Resolution 22-02.
