ASCSU presidential candidates: Burke and Schowe
Burke and Schowe offer a new perspective with a new approach. We
believe new leadership is needed to ensure that students are able
to express their issues and concerns with the Associated Students
of CSU.
Student unification and representation is at the heart of our
platform. Resource allocation, student connectivity, transit and
student representation are four main areas in which we hope to
better CSU.
Resource allocation details funding, the liaison process and Ram
Corps. We will examine the current process of student fee
allocation and determine if a re-implementation of the long bill
would be more efficient. The long bill would determine the funding
for each student organization for the entire year and would, in
hopes, better serve the needs of the student organizations. We also
want to examine and redefine the liaison process to help the
student organizations. With a refined liaison process, student
organizations will be better equipped to address the student fee
board for funding.
We also want to implement a new and detailed idea called Ram
Corps. This “corps” of volunteers would consist of student
organization members and other students. Because of the lack of
funding, Ram Corps would give student organization members or
volunteers the chance to proactively help out other student
organizations while either gaining funds or manpower for
themselves.
Student connectivity directly involves informing the student
body. We want to create the position of a student outreach
director. This person would be visible on campus with the
enthusiasm we have seen during campaigning, informing the students
of current issues in ASCSU, while also taking note of the issues
students are having. Advising needs to take precedence now that the
freshmen seminars have been changed, and we need to have a
structured mentoring system throughout individual colleges and
residence halls.
Transit and parking are issues involving every CSU student. We
want to limit the parking pass times in the Moby Arena parking lot
9 a.m. to 2 p.m. This would allow students to use Moby parking to
go to the Campus Recreation center without worry of a ticket. We
also want to implement a plan to pave land that CSU already owns
south of Prospect Road and work with Transfort to shuttle students
to campus.
We also want to re-examine the expensive contract with Transfort
to make sure the price paid reflects the amount used.
Representation is of the utmost importance. We need ASCSU to
make a stronger connection with the students of CSU. By better
informing the student body, students will be more able to use their
leaders to make sure their time at CSU is a pleasant one. What
students are informed about will determine what they are involved
in. Education is key.
We want to bring the pieces of CSU together by informing and
involving the entire student body. By voting for us, the leadership
of ASCSU will truly represent the views and issues important to the
broad and diverse puzzle that is CSU. The Burke and Schowe ticket
is the missing piece of that puzzle.
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