ASG Update

• This past week Associated Student Government Vice President Dillon McMillen resigned from ASG due to personal reasons. Former ASG Senate Majority Leader, Cody Cooper officially accepted the position. The ASG senate will be voting on the next Senate Majority Leader this Wednesday during the regularly scheduled meeting at 6 p.m. in the ACB Gallegos Boardroom.
• The ASG Senate unanimously passed a series of constitutional changes last week that will be taken to a special election later this semester. Some of these revisions include proportional representation of the student body in the senate and qualification changes for selected positions. In order for these revisions to officially pass, 10 percent of the student body will need to vote on the issue and a majority of that percentage will need to be in favor of the revisions.
• A bill was unanimously passed this week through the ASG senate that will allocate a little over $9,000 from the MESA Fund (the Environmental Fee) to purchase 11 recycle bins for the new College Center. The bill is currently waiting for the signature of ASG President, Nick Lopez.
• ASG has held a series of University Status Break Out Sessions to discuss with students the possibility of Mesa State College becoming a university. After considering all the opinions of students who attended the sessions the ASG senate will vote on an official position in regards to this issue, Wednesday at 6 p.m. in the ACB Gallegos Boardroom.
• Last week ASG President, Nick Lopez, gave his State of the Student Address, which discussed the major issues and policy changes that ASG plans to take on in the coming months. The speech was also the kick off to a series of weekly addresses that President Lopez will be giving to keep students up-to-date with these issues. The speech and weekly addresses can be found on the ASG Facebook page.