Kevin Bartelt

The Student Association must improve its communication with the public.

It’s very important members actively reach out to the university with their goals at the beginning of the semester.

The SA should also focus on its communication within the organization. The chance for miscommunication within an organization as large as the SA is greater than within many of the university’s smaller clubs.

The SA should continue to seek out problems where it can inform the public on solutions. It handled the Circus Spectacular controversy well, and members should continue to voice their opinion on complicated issues and continue to inform the student body they can join the SA.

Kelly Bauer

The biggest improvement the Student Association can make is communicating more efficiently with the student body.

It’s very seldom students hear about what the SA is up to; it would be even less seldom if student government wasn’t covered by the Star.

To fix this, SA leaders should take advantage of student email lists the same way NIU does: send mass messages about opportunities, questionnaires and announcements. The SA should also host town halls to gather student feedback.

The SA should also prepare news releases that alert newspapers like the Star to what its officials are working on and have accomplished.

And, of course, President Joe Frascello and his cabinet should frequently speak with reporters.

Frank Gogola

If the Student Association, according to its mission statement, intends to “… [serve] as the voice of the student body to the administration,” then it needs to do a better job of reaching out to the students it represents.

As a transfer student last fall I didn’t hear about the SA until I saw an article in the Northern Star nearly a month into the semester, and I don’t recall seeing booths or fliers around campus urging me to get involved in SA or share my opinions.

When students flood into DeKalb in less than one month, the SA would be well-served to attend as many Welcome Days events as possible and connect with students. But don’t stop there: Continue to reach out to students throughout the entire school year.

What goals should the Student Association make in the fall?