Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) - SGA Projects, 13-14

Category:Accomplishments, Building/improving a facility, Building/improving a recreation center, Building/improving a student lounge, Building/improving a student union, Building/improving student rec fields, Developing/improving SG web site, Goals, Goals/Accomplishments, Implementing/growing safety and issues awareness programs, Implementing/growing safety and issues awareness programs, Implementing/improving electronic communication methods, Implementing/improving publicity, Implementing/improving publicity, Improving parking, Instituting/improving fiscal guidelines and budget process, Providing campus transportation, Starting an internship program, Starting/improving student safety program, Starting/improving student safety program

Accomplishment Details:

Completed

Mentor an ATC Student

In order to give air traffic management students the opportunity to observe and learn in a real-world environment, we are helping to create a new mentorship program. This program would allow select ATC students to go to nearby ATC facilities to absorb more information.
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Keyboard Wipes in the COA 1st Floor Lab

In the Spring 2011 semester, a suggestion was made via the SGA Suggestion Box that there should be sanitary wipes in the COA 1st Floor Lab. This was because the keyboards in that lab can get dirty at times due to their constant usage.
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Flight Success Seminar

A seminar directed to new student on how to be successful in their Embry-Riddle flight coures.
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Improving the Emergency Siren

This project's goal is to work with Campus Safety in order to find a solution to better broadcast the Code Red Siren. The current Code Red Siren. located next to the Student Village pedestrian bridge, is often not heard in the opposite sides of campus such as the Lehman Building, the College of Aviation, and the College of Business.
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Quarter Machine

Currently, there is a quarter machine in the old AMS Building. The goal is to bring that machine to the Student Center. This will allow students to covert their cash money into quarters to used for the Departure Lounge and Residence Hall laundry machines.
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Desktop Icon for Student Suggestions

The idea is to create a desktop icon shortcut on every campus desktop directly linking to the SGA website. This will allow you, no matter what pubic use campus desktop you are using, to have a direct link to submit a suggestion to the SGA.
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Rowing Machine in the Fitness Center

Brought forward by Monica Fredrickson, the plan is for the Fitness Center to acquire a rowing machine. As of right now, the Fitness Center has only 3 types of cardio equipment (treadmills, bikes, and ellipticals). All of the current cardio equipment is heavily used, especially during the peak hours of the Fitness Center. A rowing machine would give students another option for a low-impact cardio exercise. This would greatly benefit the ERAU Crew Team as well as all students who utilize the Fitness Center.
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Learn to Intern

To prepare ERAU students to apply for Internships.
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Outdoor Lounge Additions

The goal is to plant a garden via the Adopt-a-Bed Program around the Gazebo next to Doolittle Hall. The design is to have a ring of bushes surrounded by a ring of flowers surrounding the Gazebo.
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Net around the O'Connor Practice Field

Due to the fact the whole Village Parking Lot is now paved, students have more flexibility to park where they need. However, there is a practice field that has low fences next to multiple parking spaces in the Village Parking Lot. This could lead to practice balls from that field hitting vehicles. The plan is to place netting on top of the current fences to reduce the chance of an errant ball hitting a vehicle.
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SGA 100%

The purpose of this project is to make the students aware of what SGA is, and what they do. This project will go on throughout the year, and our first step is to make the students involved by creating a big suggestion board where students can provide SGA with ideas or ask questions. The name of this project, SGA 100%, comes from our goal which is to make 100% of the students aware of what SGA is, and what they do!
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Taller Recycling Bins in the ATC Lab

The project goal is to work on getting taller recycling bins in the ATC Labs so students can throw away their strips in it.
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New Logotypes

Student Representative Board and the Marketing Committee needs a new logo.
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New Transmitter

Eagles FM is currently in the process of upgrading their current transmitter facility with new 10'x12' shed housing, climate control, a brand new Nautel VS300 transmitter, network connectivity, and much more. Stay tuned for updates! For more information, please contact Eagles FM General Manager via email at: General.Manager@eaglesfm.com
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Eagle's Parking

The idea with this project is to put the parking situation at ERAU to a perspective of other schools in Florida. How bad is our situation compared to others? What do we pay compare to students at UCF, UF or USF? Students at ERAU will be recorded and they will provide us with their issues and concerns about the parking at ERAU. We will use the video to compare them to neighboring universities.
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Health Insurance Option

The goal is to get the school to offer 2 options for health insurance so that students have a variety to choose from. The second option will include dental and vision coverage, as the current university health insurance does not offer either.
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Energy Saving Tips Presentation

On March 28, 2012, Dr. Mary Snow and Dr. Richard will be giving a presentation on common techniques that students can use to save energy and money. Bonus Bucks will be given out for this event; some professors will be giving out extra credit to attend this event as well. If you are interested in having your professor give extra credit for this event, please have him or her contact Rachael Isphording at isphordr@my.erau.edu.
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Library Charging Stations

The suggestion was brought forward that the library needs more charging stations to better fulfill students needs. With the extra outlets, students wouldn't need to worry about running out of battery while studying.
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Rosetta Stone

We recently received a student suggestion to make Rosetta Stone available to students either in the Library or computer Labs.
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Goals Details:

PROJECTS

This list of projects only highlights a portion of what SGA officials are working on. For more information on any project, either contact the associated officials or contact the Vice President.

If you have an idea for a project that you would like to see SGA complete, stop by the SGA Office (SC 104) or use our Feedback Form.

Current Projects

Clocks Outside the Buildings

The idea is to have clocks outside the academic buildings to keep students aware of the time and to improve the appearance of the campus.
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Improved ATC Lab Hours/Creating ATC Tutor Lab Options

As of now, ATC Lab hours are mostly during the day. A lot of students often have trouble attending lab hours for tutoring at the present times. The idea is to find a solution to extend ATC tutoring hours into the evening so students can better fit tutoring into their schedules. The COA only houses a weather and aviation lab. The idea is to create an area concentrated on ATC where students could go for extra study time and help.
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First Fridays

On the first Friday of every month, the EAC hosts a campus clean up. Students are invited to pick up gloves and a garbage bag at the students government office and clean up an assigned location. Those who participate will recieve a free meal plan, sponsored by Sodexo.
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ETA Suggestion Box

At the completion of this project, flight students will have the ability to make suggestions to the FLSC and/or the Flight Department on ETA.
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NFL Sunday Ticket in the Student Center

Since the Student Center now has 8 televisions, it would be nice to have all the NFL games on them on Sundays. This can be through Direct TV's NFL Sunday Ticket. This would allow students to view all the NFL games, not just the local broadcasts, and have a good time on-campus on Sundays.
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Spring Break Shuttles

Picking the times for spring break shuttles
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Safe Ride Information

Getting students aware of the dangers of drunk driving!
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Flight Line Lighting

The flight line has poor lighting at night, making it difficult to plan flights. The goal is to get some sort of set up that provides enough light to complete the planning
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Hand Dryers in the new buildings

A cost- benefit analysis is to be conducted to see if we can get hand dryers in the new buildings that are being built on campus.
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Electronics Drive

Bring any old or unused electronic devices for proper recycling.
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Recycled T-Shirt Quilt

To turn excess T-shirts into a eco-friendly product, a T-shirt quilt. Students will be taught how to transform their tee-shirts into one big quilt.
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EAC First Fridays Flyers

Promote First Fridays with the use of flyers and banners.
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Forums 101

Help inform the student body of what forums are and how they can benefit from them.
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Organization Funding

Over the last 6 semesters, an average of 25% of student organization allocations are left untouched. This is a result of organizations submitting inappropriate or invalid receipts. While the Spring 2012 leftovers were much better (only 15.3%!), one of Joe's goals is to reallocate this leftover to those student organizations that appropriately used their allocation. Over the next year, Joe will be working on a process to reallocate this money.
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Blue Bikes

Blue Bikes with locks can be rented out on a 2-week or 4-week basis for students on campus. This project is a completely free service brought to you by SGA.
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Hammock Park

A park located by the McKay tennis courts featuring 5 rope hammocks in a sand pit
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Rain Ponchos

Replacing the yellow umbrella idea with disposable rain ponchos outside of each college, the student center and the library. A way to cover your electronics, papers, or self when unexpected Florida storms hit.
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Scholar of the Month

The SGA through its Academic Committee has established a Scholar of the Month award to recognize "Well rounded" students that have demonstrated exemplary qualities in the areas of leadership, community involvement, personal integrity, as well as academics.

The form is available here:
http://sga.db.erau.edu/services_v2/scholar.php
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Veteran Scholar of the Month

The SGA through its Academic Committee has established a Veteran Scholar of the Month award to recognize "Well rounded" students that have demonstrated exemplary qualities in the areas of leadership, community involvement, personal integrity, as well as academics.

The form is available here:
http://sga.db.erau.edu/services_v2/veteran.php
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Professor of the Month

The SGA through its Academic Committee has established a Professor of the Month award to recognize those professors that are an invaluable asset to the Embry-Riddle community and provide excellent service to students.

Form is available here:
http://sga.db.erau.edu/services_v2/professor.php
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