The Colby Echo

Issue date: 3/9/07 Section: Election

As SGA President and Vice President, we will focus our efforts on expanding the sense of community at Colby. We will begin by building stronger relationships among the students, faculty, staff, and administration. The stronger community we build, however, does not have to stop there. We want to establish a strong connection between the College and the citizens of the Waterville area. Additionally, we want to increase communication with other colleges in Maine and the NESCAC. We want to increase SGA's role in all of our communities to improve both our college experience and the lives of other community members.

We will:
* Create healthier relationships with the Community of Waterville through open dialogue with community leaders, local police and medical services, and by supporting and expanding programs already in existence on campus (such as CVC, CCAK, CSEC and PCB). We plan to invite Waterville community leaders to a bi-monthly forum with Colby leaders to discuss community issues, search for solutions and explore new ideas.

* Work toward instituting a more productive alcohol policy. We will create working relationships with the administration, campus security, local law enforcement and student leaders to ensure a fun and safe social scene on and off campus. While continuing initiatives like the Party Right campaign and the new SGA-Security committee, we will work to create new incentives for students to become registered party hosts.

* Continue implementing "green" policies across campus. By working with the administration, trustees, PPD and student groups, we will further develop these policies, including the continuing existence of a "green" dialogue house. We will also support new "green" initiatives.

* Increase communication between SGA and students. This means increasing accessibility to the activities of SGA and the administration for all students, not just those already involved. Executive board meetings will be public, and will include a community forum with Q&A. We will send a regular report to all students to inform them about executive board projects. We will also work to expand the current system of student evaluations to include all Colby staff.

* Work with other student governments in Maine and New England to exchange information about college life. We will share major events like concerts and lectures and also discuss administrative solutions to common problems that affect all student governments.

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