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University Southeast
Student Government Association

A revived SGA: 2016-2017 Strategic Plan

Vision
A revived Student Government Association that is dedicated to its purpose, active in its role, and attentive to the concerns of
the Student Body, in further making IUS the great and student focus campus it is.

Mission
SGA is the official student governance organization on campus. We represent the voice of the student body at IU Southeast.
What does SGA do for you? We voice concerns to administration; hold majority vote on parking appeals; serve on
administrative committees; and offer tutoring and daycare vouchers.


Dear SGA members, Students, Administrators, Faculty, and Staff
Theres never been a better time for SGA than now, because this is our year of revival.
In April of 2016, the members of the 53rd session passed on the torch to the members
of the 54th session to carry on the works of the Student Government Association. We
sought to put this document together for clearer SGA direction.
After consultations amongst some SGA members, this document was prepared for your
awareness purpose regarding the aspirations of the SGA. We understand that an
informed Student Body is critical to the continuation of the SGA in carrying out its
duties. We also understand that an informed school is critical to assisting us in making
our plan a reality. This document, which weve titled: A revived SGA: 2016-2017
Strategic Plan, is not a promise, rather a strategy for what we hope to accomplish. In
our first one year of the 53rd session governing, it is our goal that we will build on the
works of previous SGA members and in the process achieve many other things. Our plan is build on five pillars:
Events collaboration and Support to organizations
Recruitment to the SGA
Transparency and Engagement of the SGA
Promotion of the SGA
Working with the Chancellor and IUS offices
Please see our offices if you have any questions or concerns. Senate (UC024), Judicial (016), Executive (014). You
may email the SGA at judsga@ius.edu or email me at mjallayu@ius.edu.

Mark Jallayu
President, Student Government Association

I.

Events collaboration and Support

Initiative 1: Collaboration with the Student Program Council

Bring back the boogie dance competition Collaborate with the SPC to plan and host the boogie dance
Communication between the President of the SPC and the President of the SGA
Instruct the Campus Liaison to attend SPC meetings and make proposal(s) for event(s) and take up their proposal(s)
Have a monthly get-together of SGA members and SPC members
Initiative 2: Strengthen relationship with all organizations

Cooperate well with all organizations through the Presidents Student Involvement Board
Meet privately and weekly with organizations head, when schedules allow
Host events with organizations when possible
Get SGA participation in organizations events
Sponsorship of organizations events

II.

Recruitment to the SGA
Initiative 1: Increase SGA Senate Membership to 10-15

The Senate, through the Executive Office, will make creative flyers to post around campus to recruit members for the
SGA senate
The SGA will utilize the social media and the Horizon and referrals to recruit students
The SGA will abolish the need for senators to get signatures to run for a senate position
The SGA will reduce probations time for new members to make them a full fledge member sooner
Abolish the interviewing of potential new SGA members
The SGA will work towards an online application that will be handled through the Senate office for Senate applications,
thereby reducing the time commitment required for a paper application.

Initiative 2: Increase SGA Executive Membership to 6

Fill up currently opened positions, which are Chief of Staff and Secretary of Internal and External Affairs.
Appoint a person to the Event Coordinator position, whose responsibilities will be to coordinate all SGA events. An
Event Coordinator will reduce the cumbersome of event planning and communication, by bringing all that under one
umbrella.
If all goes well, the Executive shall be made up of the (1) President, (2) Vice President (3), Chief of Staff (4), Campus
Liaison, (5) Secretary of Internal and External Affairs, and (6) Event Coordinator.

President

Vice President

Chief of Staff

Campus Liason

Secretary of
Internal and
External Affairs

Initiative 3: Make the SGA Judicial Branch a 3 members seat

Search for aspiring lawyers or judges to appoint to the Judicial Branch

Advertise SGA Judicial Seat on flyers and social media pages

Event
Coordinator

Appoint students who have an interest in the SGA Judicial Branch

Chief Justice

Associate Chief
Justice

Associate Chief
Justice

Initiative 4: Keeping members involved and active

Ensure that the Chief Justice is holding members accountable to meeting office hours and duties
After weekly meeting or sometime in the month, do a SGA members dine out.
Through the Executive Office Secretary of Internal and External Affairs, create and present certificates to members
in recognition of their work in the SGA. Recognition may range from Prefect meeting attendance to Most Bills
Passed.
Reward one or two SGA members with an SGA scholarship.

III.

Transparency and Engagement of the SGA

Initiative 1: Keeping members in the loop regarding SGA events and bills

Establish the Public Information Center on the Grenadier Central Page for the posting of bills, meeting agendas, and
meeting minutes, and presidential matters, that are not budget related.
Regular posting on social media pages of SGA events and upcoming matters
Produce an SGA first-of-a-kind Annual Report and SGA Newsletter.
Initiative 2: Get people engaged on the SGA social media pages

Increase SGA Facebook like page to 1,000.

Boost important SGA events, such as the SGA Alumni Banquet, Gus Talk, and other related events.
Appropriately respond to comments and messages sent to the SGA
Start the Student Spotlight. The SGA will choose a student and post a short bio of him/her, along with a picture, on the
SGA page. This will run weekly.
Share post made by IUS and its offices, through its Facebook or other social media pages
Reward one student with an SGA scholarship
Initiative 3: Monthly meet and greet

Have a special get-together for all SGA branches

Share ideas and thoughts through the meet and greet
Initiative 4: SGA Banquet

Task the Event Coordinator to plan the SGA second SGA Banquet, in conjunction with the Alumni Relations Office.
Invite alumni and current SGA members to share their time in the SGA and their story
Make it a fun, funny, and enjoyable night
Produce a SGA video for the second banquet to show the work of the SGA

IV.

Promotion of the SGA

Initiative 1: Make the SGA visible

Establish an SGA user friendly website

Start a blog on the new SGA user friendly website
Create infographics of the SGA
Advertise the SGA on social media pages
Post flyers around campus regarding the SGA
Invite students to SGA events and State of the SGA
Start a Know Your Senators event.

V.

Working with the Chancellor and IUS offices

Initiative 1: Fall Break

Gather petition signatures from SGA organizations that support a Fall Break
Gather separate petition signatures from students who support a Fall Break
Convince the Faculty-Senate to allow for Fall Break
Initiative 2: Free Tarc ride for IUS students

Begin talks with the chancellor to begin talks with the Mayor of Louisville to allow IUS students, like UofL students, to
ride Tarc freely.
Initiative 3: IUS Food Pantry

Through our Event Coordinator, collaborate with the Personal Counseling Office to get organizations participation in
gathering up food for the pantry.
Reward organizations (i.e.: do not have to pay for office space or chip points) to get them to participate in a Race to
Collect Food Program).
Initiative 4: GUS Talk Student Edition

Build on the success of GUSTalks

Transitions from a professionals driven program to a student led program

Create an application where students can apply to speak at the GusTalk to share ideas and thoughts
Take photos and record videos of the GUS Talk and promote it on the SGA social media pages
Advertise and get students to speak about their ideas at the GUS Talk Student Edition
Initiative 5: Vending Machine

Transition to vending machines that take debit or credit cards, like the cafeteria does.
Initiative 6: Senate Restructure

Work with the chancellor in restructuring the student senate as mentioned in IUS 2016-2021 strategic plan
Propose four Senate Restructure to the Chancellor
- Work study based:

The Student Senate would work as though it is a work study based position. A limited number of senate seats
should be considered Work-study position. Each applicate must put in an application through the Human
Resource Office to be approved before applying for a Senate position, with the proof that the Human Resource
granted the student a work-study position in the senate. Said member shall attend all SGA meetings and
participate in all SGA events and serve on committees and carry out other duties assigned to him/her.

- Elective course based:

Just like the Horizon, students may choose to join the SGA, but as an elective. Student will serve for the full
semester and may not miss more than two SGA meetings or that would be an automatically fail. Student may
choose to join the SGA Senate, Judicial, or Executive, depending on their qualification and such notification shall
be written to the Register to inform them of what position the student is in, before the semester starts.

- Organizations representation based

Each organization shall nominate one member from their organization to represent them in the Student Senate.
That member shall attend all meetings and make SGA events, when possible. That member shall report to
his/her organizations leader and to the Student Body President. That member is a full fledge member of the
Senate and shall take part in the legislative process.

Student Ambassador Committee Program

The Student Ambassador Committee is in the SGA bylaw (2012), however, it has not been utilized or fully
developed. Nevertheless, the SAC is a great idea when implemented could create a thriving SGA and create a
better SGA. The Senate Chair, Senate Pro-Tempore, Senate Treasurer, Senate Press Secretary, Senate Secretary,
and Senate Treasurer should be considering At large senators, who represent all schools and students. For the
SAC, each school should nominate three (may be lower or higher than three) students to serve in the SGA Senate
as a Senator from that School. The leader chosen among those three shall be considered the Senate Majority
Leader, and along with the two other senators, work to advance their school and the student body interest.
Based on schedule, the Senate Majority Leader shall meet up a meet with his/her respective school dean to meet,
along with the two other senators to report any necessary information, findings, or data. The Senate Majority
Leader may also reserve a room to host events with students of that school and to provide a place for those
students to voice their concern. In the end, all senators represent the interest of the whole student body.

Indiana University Southeast

Student Government Association

4201 Grant Line Road
New Albany, Indiana, 47150