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SGA Meetings Case Study

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A Missouri Western student pitches an idea for an RSO focused on incentivizing volunteer hours for other RSOs on campus.
Brent Rosenauer, junior at MWSU, is the founder of Griffons Give Back, an office under the supervision of Shannon Meyer aimed at assisting Griffons in their search for volunteer opportunities. The new office is located in Blum in between the conference room and the International Students office.
“This RSO will give (the students at Missouri Western) a push to volunteer,” Rosenauer said.
His hope is to give students the opportunity to find various volunteer opportunities at the office, as well as a place that organizations across campus can log their hours for potential funding incentives. Rosenauer pitched the idea that the more volunteer hours an organization on campus …show more content…

Guy explained that there are numerous budgets that the SGA has at their disposal to work with, including capital improvements and the co-sponsorship budget, among others. He said that the task is not impossible, but will take a couple of weeks to come up with a solution. President Guy said that students should expect to hear about the decision in the next two SGA meetings.
Guy noted that currently, the SGA has $9,500 to work with. This is down from the $20,000 they began with early in the semester, and the $9,500 will have to get them through the rest of the spring semester as well.
Other notable topics mentioned at last night’s meeting include the WAC Toy Drive currently taking place and the Phi Mu Alpha appeal for funds for a Jazz Festival to take place in early February of next year.
The toy drive will run through November 30 and there are boxes for collection in the Center for Student Involvement as well as the Business building, the Art department and the Math Department. The toys should not include weapons or violent references. This toy drive is in partnership with the Noyes Home in St.

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