The attendance records of the General Assembly (GA) representatives was the focus of their meeting as strategies were outlined to try to get more elected student officials to show up to meetings.
“We’re going to strongly enforce the attendance rules, which includes taking the proper steps of sending a proxy when a rep can’t attend,” said GA Chairman William Roberts.
He reminded the body that notification about sending a proxy must be sent ahead of time and that a proxy can only be sent three times in a semester. Given the echo of “here” heard during role call was more dominant then silence of absent representatives at Wednesday’s meeting.
To help maximize productivity and reduce lengthy meetings, Roberts said the Assembly will start using a computer interface to upload presentations and disseminate information prior to the meetings.
The attendance procedures come on the eve of HUSA and UGSA’s full slate of activities including arts and crafts workshop in which Howard students will work with third graders from DC schools.
The children’s art creations will be hung in Power Hall, and they hope to get the children excited at an early age about a future as a college student.
The University and External Affairs Committee, meanwhile, discussed its plans to further implement recycling on campus by holding information sessions and increasing the number of recycling bins found in campus buildings.
The committee also shared its plan to launch a public relations campaign to encourage students to take advantage of the $10 swine flu vaccination shot being offered at the Howard Health Center.
Increasing awareness of events and opportunities, in general, was a common theme. The Assembly voted to increase the public relations budget by $690 for a total budget of $3,400.
New plans to more effectively get word to students about happenings include placing a large TV in the Blackburn Center to continuously loop a calendar of events and other announcements, large calendar easels in the Blackburn Center, and full-page advertisements in The Hilltop.
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