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External Affairs
Chair: Casey Millburg
Members:
- Slavina Stoyanova
- Amy Goodwin
- Chris Miller
Current Projects:
Kirksville on the Quad
Think there’s nowhere to go and
nothing to do in Kirksville? We’re trying to change
that. “Kirksville on the Quad” is a social and economic
initiative designed to help showcase the off-campus
community in an on-campus location. In the spring,
dozens of local businesses, religious organizations, and
social entities will come to the Quad to give students a
taste of the town, be it in the form of food, coupons,
or event flyers. We invite you to come and join us, and
to learn more about the community in which you live.
Alumni Homecoming Reception
Held on the Saturday of Homecoming
Week (the actual “Homecoming” day), this year’s Alumni
Homecoming Reception was a small, but successful event
which saw two former presidents and about small group of
other Senate alums in attendance. Great conversations
and discussions took place, and a good time was had by
all who were there.
Senate Presents…An
Off-campus/On-campus Colloquium Series
External Affairs is working with
the Academic Affairs Committee to create a colloquium
series that reflects the interdisciplinary values and
Liberal Arts Mission of the University. This series
seeks to combine knowledge from multiple majors about
topics pertaining to the community in which Truman
Students live, with the end goal being a colloquium
series that not only educates but provides examples of
real-life applications of how this information is being
used. We strive to have both on-campus speakers and
off-campus speakers at each colloquium.
Storm the Capitol
Each year, dozens of Truman
Students make a trip to Jefferson City to lobby the
Missouri Legislative Body on issues pertaining to Higher
Education. In the past, such issues have included
increasing state funding of Truman State University to
help lower tuition costs, procuring a student vote on
the Board of Governors, and other important topics that
reflect students at this institution. Currently, the
agenda is being set for this year’s STC, which will most
likely be held in early- to mid-February.
Voter Awareness
The 2008 Presidential Elections are
less than one year away, and we want to make sure that
our student body is well-informed on all the issues and
candidates. We realize that not everyone is “into”
politics, so we want to make the process as fun and
exciting as it can be. One way that External Affairs
has decided to do this is to try and create March
Madness-style Election Brackets (tentatively titled
“November Nuttiness”) and a “Fantasy Election League”
that will encourage students to compete with each other
to most accurately predict both national and student
opinions about both each candidate and each issue.
General Community Initiatives
External Affairs is always open to any opportunity to bring the off-campus and
on-campus worlds together. We are currently working on many various aspects
involving downtown development, including, but not limited to, coordinating the
first “Lighting of the Square” in December and helping the city put together a
brochure of businesses in the downtown district to provide to any interested
parties. We believe that working on these two issues will help increase student
awareness and interest in community enterprises, entities, and events.
Mission:
The External Affairs Committee
strives to promote communication between the Student Association and the larger
society of which it is a part. This committee actively works to: establish and
maintain communication with members of the Kirksville community, the Missouri
State Government, and the student governments from other Universities in order
to share perspectives and gather information, increasing the awareness of the
Student Association on issues which impact
its well-being in order to create an informed citizenry, exchange information
and perspectives with prospective and future members of the Student Association,
and gather student opinion on issues that impact the Student Association and the
University community.
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