2008 Woodie Awards
Five student groups await official approval
By: Lara Johnson, Staff Writer
Issue date: 10/3/08 Section: News
ASU may soon see five new student organizations on campus.
On Monday night, the Student Government Association passed five bills for groups who hope to become official student organizations. The SGA submitted the bills Tuesday to the Center for Student Involvement.
Student and faculty representatives for different groups attended the meeting and explained their purpose, hopes and goals to become official organizations.
Recruiting Ag Majors (RAMS)
The Recruiting Ag Majors said want to sign up high school students to come to ASU. The group, which began last year, has been functioning off of fundraisers and volunteer efforts group has asked to become an official student organization.
"We talk directly to students," said senior Cari Thompson, RAMS representative. "It has opened a lot of people's eyes to know that there is a school that has a good education, a university in west Texas, that is still small, not a great big college and you can still have a one-on-one experience."
Students of the group recently attended the state Future Farmers of America convention and already have set up appointments with high schools in Ballinger, Brownwood and Coleman to target Agriculture students interested in continuing at a university. Students from ASU's Department of Agriculture travel to different schools, conferences and professional meetings to raise awareness and provide information about the opportunities available at the university.
Many times, the recruiting opportunities are funded by members of the group splitting the gas price of the different trips, Thompson said.
At the state conventions, high-school students not majoring in agriculture, but who attend the convention see that ASU is an option.
Even though this organization represents the agriculture department, it also represents ASU and recruits students interested in other departments, said James Jackson, senator for College of Sciences.
Open Source Awareness Association
Students who hope to recommend the use of free, open source software throughout campus have formed a club to encourage activism in software use. Open source is a method of practical accessibility to a product's source, such as Mozilla's Firefox.
"We want to be an organization because as an organization we can increase our voice," sophomore William Rodriguez said. "When people work together to build or promote something, the work is always completed better and more efficiently. We also intend to someday provide support for the programs we are trying to get people to use."
The group plans to accomplish its task by distributing fliers and holding events. The group is currently researching new ways to encourage software use among the population.
Alpha Kappa Delta
Alpha Kappa Delta, Alpha Mu of Texas Chapter, an International Sociology Honor Society, is an organization which promotes the study of sociology.
The society hopes to become a registered student organization to offer an honors society within the academic department at ASU.
The group is already functioning and available to anyone with interest, said Dr. Joel Carr, Assistant Professor of Social Work and Sociology and Social Work Program Director.
PaulAnn University
PaulAnn University is a group of students who exist to encourage others to consider Christian faith as the vital element to enjoying the college experience.
According to the bill, this group "will not serve to inhibit any other registered organization nor to provide the same benefits to students as another registered organization."
The group hopes to provide a welcoming atmosphere to all students regardless of denomination or church-affiliation.
Geologic Exhibition Organization
The Geologic Exhibition Organization is a group with hopes to enhance the study of Geology at ASU. Geology, a proposed major for next year, is a study that is growing, said Dr. Andrew Wallace, Physics Department Head and Faculty Sponsor of the SGA. There are currently 38 students with an earth science minor and 211 students who enroll yearly in a Geology course.
The group intends to educate the student body about the programs offered in the Earth Sciences and offer students the opportunity to research, hone leadership skills and take field trips.
On Monday night, the Student Government Association passed five bills for groups who hope to become official student organizations. The SGA submitted the bills Tuesday to the Center for Student Involvement.
Student and faculty representatives for different groups attended the meeting and explained their purpose, hopes and goals to become official organizations.
Recruiting Ag Majors (RAMS)
The Recruiting Ag Majors said want to sign up high school students to come to ASU. The group, which began last year, has been functioning off of fundraisers and volunteer efforts group has asked to become an official student organization.
"We talk directly to students," said senior Cari Thompson, RAMS representative. "It has opened a lot of people's eyes to know that there is a school that has a good education, a university in west Texas, that is still small, not a great big college and you can still have a one-on-one experience."
Students of the group recently attended the state Future Farmers of America convention and already have set up appointments with high schools in Ballinger, Brownwood and Coleman to target Agriculture students interested in continuing at a university. Students from ASU's Department of Agriculture travel to different schools, conferences and professional meetings to raise awareness and provide information about the opportunities available at the university.
Many times, the recruiting opportunities are funded by members of the group splitting the gas price of the different trips, Thompson said.
At the state conventions, high-school students not majoring in agriculture, but who attend the convention see that ASU is an option.
Even though this organization represents the agriculture department, it also represents ASU and recruits students interested in other departments, said James Jackson, senator for College of Sciences.
Open Source Awareness Association
Students who hope to recommend the use of free, open source software throughout campus have formed a club to encourage activism in software use. Open source is a method of practical accessibility to a product's source, such as Mozilla's Firefox.
"We want to be an organization because as an organization we can increase our voice," sophomore William Rodriguez said. "When people work together to build or promote something, the work is always completed better and more efficiently. We also intend to someday provide support for the programs we are trying to get people to use."
The group plans to accomplish its task by distributing fliers and holding events. The group is currently researching new ways to encourage software use among the population.
Alpha Kappa Delta
Alpha Kappa Delta, Alpha Mu of Texas Chapter, an International Sociology Honor Society, is an organization which promotes the study of sociology.
The society hopes to become a registered student organization to offer an honors society within the academic department at ASU.
The group is already functioning and available to anyone with interest, said Dr. Joel Carr, Assistant Professor of Social Work and Sociology and Social Work Program Director.
PaulAnn University
PaulAnn University is a group of students who exist to encourage others to consider Christian faith as the vital element to enjoying the college experience.
According to the bill, this group "will not serve to inhibit any other registered organization nor to provide the same benefits to students as another registered organization."
The group hopes to provide a welcoming atmosphere to all students regardless of denomination or church-affiliation.
Geologic Exhibition Organization
The Geologic Exhibition Organization is a group with hopes to enhance the study of Geology at ASU. Geology, a proposed major for next year, is a study that is growing, said Dr. Andrew Wallace, Physics Department Head and Faculty Sponsor of the SGA. There are currently 38 students with an earth science minor and 211 students who enroll yearly in a Geology course.
The group intends to educate the student body about the programs offered in the Earth Sciences and offer students the opportunity to research, hone leadership skills and take field trips.
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