SA looks to strengthen influence with administration
By JEREMY G. BURTON AND JESSICA PACKARD | Feb. 2, 2005Strengthening the student voice in UB decision-making, while making the entire Student Association stronger in the long-term, will be two of SA's main goals this semester, SA President Anthony Burgio said at a press conference Monday.Burgio also touched on a number of events and new ideas for the spring semester, such as Spring Fest, online course syllabi, and improving the quality of student life."I don't want to be a lame-duck SA president," he said.In his last semester as SA president, Burgio hopes to turn SA's attention toward strengthening the undergraduate voice in the administration's decision-making.In Burgio's opinion, a stronger voice could be achieved by creating a "committee of decision makers" made up of SA and UB officials, especially from Student Affairs."We're definitely trying to get involved in the long-term university planning," Burgio said in a Tuesday interview with The Spectrum.Such a committee would allow students to be more proactive than reactive, and although SA has a voice now in UB's administration, "it's fluff to me," Burgio said.Burgio also talked on Tuesday about the upcoming allocation of funds won during last fall's election, which he said would go toward keeping SA at its current level."It's going to go to everything we already have," he said.
