A number of changes affecting Sinclair Community College student leadership clubs and organizations are set to happen within the coming months.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re planning to heavily focus on events with a combination of activity planning and volunteer outreach to the community,\u201d Tom Roberts, advisor of Ohio Fellows, said.<\/p>\n
Traditionally, the Student Government Association (SGA) has helped organize many of the events on campus, according to President of Student Government Frank Browning. However, it was recently announced that SGA will not exist after this academic school year.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had a rough year,\u201d Browning said. \u201cThere was a very poor turnout for students who wanted to run for student office, and several officers had to quit their positions halfway through the year.\u201d<\/p>\n
Because of the minimal involvement in student government, a student activities board is being considered as a replacement for SGA, according to Roberts.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe experiment with Student Government has not been as successful as I wanted it to be,\u201d Roberts said. \u201cHowever, we will continue to offer leadership workshops with a key focus on volunteerism, activity planning and of course student engagement.\u201d<\/p>\n
A \u201cCampus Activity Board,\u201d or CAB, is the likely model to replace SGA, according to Roberts and Director of Student Affairs, LaRue Pierce.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a different approach,\u201d Pierce said. \u201cSGA may not be the best model to get involved on this campus \u2026 We didn\u2019t get a very good response during the last SGA elections. We need to work on developing some sort of an advisory board.\u201d<\/p>\n
Both Roberts and Pierce said CAB will still be involved in organizing campus activities, networking between various campus clubs, engaging with students and offering student leadership opportunities \u2014 much like SGA was.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe difference is the sense of governance that was involved in SGA,\u201d Roberts said. \u201cCAB won\u2019t hold elections, we\u2019re hoping for it to be an advisory board that is diverse, hopefully with representatives from the various clubs around campus, but any student can join.\u201d<\/p>\n
Pierce said his vision for the new advisory board also included a stronger sense of community engagement.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t believe we do enough volunteer service in and around Dayton,\u201d he said. \u201cWe want to make sure we are participating in these volunteer services and focusing on them more.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to Pierce, the recent name change of the \u201cStudent Leadership Development Office\u201d to the \u201cStudent and Community Engagement Office\u201d is one part of the attempt to get involved in the community. The Student and Community Engagement Office is located in the Ponnie Kendell Student Activities Center, in the basement of Building 8.<\/p>\n
Although it hasn\u2019t been decided who, Roberts said Sinclair will eventually be hiring a new manager for the Student and Community Engagement Office, possibly sometime this summer.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith all the changes, the question becomes how do we still become the voice of the students. That\u2019s what we have to work on,\u201d Roberts said.<\/p>\n
Browning agrees, \u201c The goal of SGA was to represent the opinions of the entire student body, and I really think any program, no matter what, has to have consistency. I just hope Sinclair can find that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
If the campus clubs and students embrace CAB, and can interact consistently, Roberts said he believes the advisory board can be a success.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the past, when we organize and market activities, students come out and they enjoy themselves. They have fun and they learn outside the classroom, and that\u2019s something we want to continue,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Browning said he has great hopes for the future as well, as long as it\u2019s done correctly.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf CAB isn\u2019t micromanaged by advisors, and as long as the agenda is truly about focusing on student leadership and event planning, I think it could be great success,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
For more information on how to get involved in CAB, or the other clubs and organizations associated with the Student and Community Engagement Office, contact Tom Roberts at tom.roberts@sinclair.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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