In its last meeting under the Tommy Rector administration, Student Government Association passed four pieces of legislation.
The first bill was passed with intent to increase the percentage of minority faculty at Ball State to accommodate the goals of the 2001-2006 strategic plan.
According to the legislation, SGA "strongly encourages Ball State University to increase the minority faculty to diversify the faculty population, and to promote a welcoming climate of learning, in which multiculturalism, diversity and equality are valued."
Diversity and Multicultural Affairs Committee chairman and author Katina Moore said the university can accomplish this by increasing the number of advertisements in academic journals appealing to minorities.
Two pieces of legislation introduced by the Student Safety Committee were also passed. The first suggested the addition of a chirping Scramble Light at the intersection of University and McKinley avenues.
The legislation was in response to a Jan. 4 incident in which history professor Phyllis Zimmerman was struck at that intersection. Committee chairman Jeremy Kalvaitis said Zimmerman fully supported the legislation.
The second piece from the safety committee proposed paving gravel parking lots. Senator Nick Loving said after receiving Parking Services' budget, the university could afford to pave the stadium lot.
"Parking services has $600,000 remaining to allocate," Loving said.
After receiving an estimate, Loving said the cost would be around $250,000.
Senators expressed concerns about losing parking spaces. Loving said paving the lot would increase spaces.
"Right now there are 27 rows of parking and about 29 cars per row," Loving said. "If we draw the lines, we can fit two or three additional cars to each row."
Senators unanimously passed each piece of legislation.
"Ball State is offering a service to freshmen, upperclassmen and commuters," said Richard McClelland, president pro-tempore. "If they all pay, they should receive the same service everywhere."
The fourth piece of legislation established a strategic objective and mission statement for SGA. According to the author, President Tommy Rector, SGA currently has nothing written which determines SGA's role as a campus organization.
According to the decision, the objective is to be a student voice of university issues and the mission is to achieve effective leadership and representation in order to enhance students' lives.
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