Hello K-State students and faculty! “From the President’s Desk” will be a new weekly column in the K-State Collegian. Highlighting current events on campus, discussing relevant issues and updating students about the Student Governing Association’s progress is my goal for the column.

Whether it be upcoming events at K-State or new legislation within Manhattan and K-State’s Student Senate, I want you to be updated and informed.

This year has already proved to be a great year of expansion and change. The new parking garage, recreation complex expansion, new Senate legislation and potential changes from the City of Manhattan all have an impact for K-State. Keeping students informed about these changes is important to myself and the SGA.

Tonight, the Student Senate will be voting on a proposal regarding the creation of a Student Body President’s Advisory Board. The Advisory Board will consist of eight student leaders from all aspects of campus. From multicultural representatives to IFC and PHC Greek representatives to residence hall liaisons, these students are all an integral part of K-State and provide necessary input for our university.

The Advisory Board will provide an avenue to discuss critical issues among a collaboration of student representatives. This form of multi-lateral communication will allow me to discuss with multiple groups important issues facing K-State. At the forefront of the discussion will be tuition, student services and campus safety. Working with the Advisory Board will better expand and inform the SGA’s awareness of students’ concerns and ideas.

Recently, we’ve been working on potential changes in tuition with the long-term tuition strategies committee. I look forward to talking about recent updates and potential changes for K-State tuition in next week’s column.

I would love to hear any feedback from you regarding the Advisory Board or ideas for the weekly column itself! If you have further questions or input about the Student Advisory Board, please feel free to e-mail me at dhenry@ksu.edu. It is always great to hear from students; please don’t hesitate to contact me! If you would like to learn more about the SGA, please go to ksu.edu/osas.

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