Discount program
The SGA offers a student emergency fund for students, who have had a death of a close family member. This fund subsidizes their transportation costs (ground or air) to their hometown, so that they do not have to worry about their transportation costs. The emergency fund was created in the memory of Shane Ruiz, a student who drowned while on a mission campaign.

Campus traditions
The SGA produces and sponsors the university's annual Christmas show. The show is a showcase of the talent of student all across campus and serves as an outreach to the community of Henderson.

Ride board
The SGA coordinates the dissemination of information between students concerning ride-sharing and lost-and-found items. It also serves as a means of communicating to the student body concerning prayer request.

Signature Program #1:
Our Student Government owns and opperates a Shuttle Bus that runs on a regular basis to the mall, movie theater, local bars and resturants, etc. The bus opperates 40 plus hours a week and also takes students to the airport during holiday and break periods. It is all free of cost to the students, since it is incorporated in the Student Activity Fee.

Signature Program #2:
Student Government runs all the events associated with the crowning of the Homecoming King and Queen. The events vary from year to year, but past events have included a Homcoming dance, and concerts.

Signature Program #3:
Student Government monitors an online message board that includes a ride board, book swap, and areas for general discussion, polls, and feedback. It is open to any student, and has provided an increased method of communication with students.

https://www.catholicsga.com/cua-express

Thursday, August 29, 2013

With distinctive blue checker logo, Cats Cabs hitting streets to give UK students safe rides

By Katy Bennett and Clayton Bailey
Special to KyForward

University of Kentucky's Student Government Association today launched Cats Cab, a new safe ride home for UK students. The Cats Cab program, operated by Bluegrass Cab, aims to give students a free straight-line transportation option from anywhere within New Circle Road to their personal residence.

Cats Cab replaces the previous safe ride pilot program, Cats Cruiser, which provided transportation for students via fixed bus routes in partnership with LexTran. The new cab-based concept will provide more adaptable service at a lower cost.

"We expect ridership to increase dramatically because of the flexibility of the service," said Jake Ingram, SGA vice president, "and with a lower cost, we estimate the cost per rider to be about one-third that of the prior pilot program.

"Ever since we began developing the program last year, we have received strong support from the UK administration, the Lexington community and, most importantly, the students we serve. We are confident this has the potential to make a real impact in our community."

Five Cats Cab taxi vans, marked with a distinctive blue checker design, will operate between 10 p.m. and 3 a.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. Beginning Aug. 29, students can ride for free within New Circle Road with a valid student ID. For destinations outside of New Circle, students will pay a discounted fare.

To accommodate visitors, each person with a student ID can bring one person without a student ID. The Cats Cab will only take students home, to a residential hall, apartment or house. The program is about helping students end their nights safely.

"Bluegrass Cab is excited about our partnership with UK Student Government to provide safe, reliable transportation to UK students," said La Elkohli, owner of Bluegrass Cab. "We are impressed with the energy and enthusiasm of the UK student body to help make this program happen."

Students can make a reservation during operating hours by calling 859-252-CATS (2287), by visiting catscab.com or by downloading the mobile application from the Apple App Store or Google Play. Students will not be able to ride the Cats Cab without a reservation.

"Student health and safety is one of Student Government and UK's highest priorities," said SGA President Roshan Palli, "so we are proud to unveil a program that works towards one of our most important goals."

For more information about Cats Cab, visit www.catscab.com.

Katy Bennett and Clayton Bailey write for UKNow

http://www.kyforward.com/2013/08/with-distinctive-blue-checker-logo-cats-cabs-hitting-streets-to-give-uk-students-safe-rides/

1. Ride board
We provide shuttle buses from campus to our football stadium downtown for all home games so students can have easy transportation and don't have to worry about parking around the crowded stadium.

2. Safe-ride program
We found a financial sponsor that pays for charter buses to run a route between campus and Ybor City, which is where students go for bars, restaurants, clubs, shops, and a movie theater. It runs on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings.

3. Copy/computer center
We run one of the largest and best computer labs on campus. It is housed in our student union with almost 80 computer stations, b&w and color printing, faxing, scanning, CD-burning, poster printing, laminating, and more. The lab also offers workshops on different computer programs.