Are you Tech Savvy?

The Student Government Association is looking for a new Director of Information Technology for the 2009-2010 academic year. Applications can be found on the SGA website at http://sga.jmu.edu or here: http://drop.io/DITapp2009#. The following are the requirements for this position:

• Responsible for developing and updating the SGA website
• Attend Staff and Senate Meetings
• Must be in good standing with the University
• Need to be organized and able to work as a part of the Executive Staff Team
• Hold 4 office hours weekly
• Management and upkeep of all SGA owned technology
• Have a working knowledge of Frontpage, Dreamweaver, and any other program needed to maintain the SGA website
• Advise the organization on recommended technology purchases and assist the organization with technology acquisition and implementation
• Ensure the Student Senate meeting minutes and attendance are posted on the website
• This position will receive a $300 stipend annually!

The Application deadline has been extended to Thursday October 1st at 5pm in the SGA office (Taylor 203). If you have any further questions, please contact Chief of Staff Candace Avalos at avalosca@jmu.edu.

What has SGA been up to in September: Updated

Here are just a few things your SGA has been working on this month. These are the most common student issues that have come up since the beginning of the year, and we have a few updates on some steps we've taken to address these concerns. Check it out:

Harrisonburg Bus stopping at 2:15am

• working on getting an information out on why bus closed early
• collaboration with judicial and prevention offices to find alternatives to the bus
• survey on student's thoughts on buses to provide concrete information when working with administrators and looking for solutions

JMU home football games

• talked to athletic/ticket departments to ask about sudden changes
• there are 4,500 seats total in stadium and 4,400 students were let in but many were left without a seat and stuck on the sidelines
• ticket office is planning on doing an advanced pick up for the remainder of the season to avoid complications with seating
• talked about getting student input at the end of the semester to prepare for the new stadium in terms of reallocation of student seating

Upperclassmen resident parking

• working with parking advisory committee
• talking about allocating spots to residents in arboretum lot (C17) which is currently only commuter and residents are only allowed access after 4pm

Early festival closing

• meeting with dining to see reasons behind early closings
• asking budget related questions to the new changes (possibly the reason festival closes early)
• working on alternatives such as making E-Hall like greens with a carry out option

These are just a few options we have brainstormed, and we invite you, the students, to share any other comments or suggestions towards addressing these issues! Please comment on this blog with your ideas!

For more information, please contact Candace Avalos at avalosca@jmu.edu