{"id":10235,"date":"2015-09-22T12:59:27","date_gmt":"2015-09-22T19:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sjcctimes.com\/?p=10235"},"modified":"2015-10-15T17:05:35","modified_gmt":"2015-10-16T00:05:35","slug":"the-associated-student-government-has-got-your-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sjcctimes.com\/es\/10235\/campus-life\/the-associated-student-government-has-got-your-back\/","title":{"rendered":"The Associated Student Government has got your back"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Associated Student Government\u2019s main focus is reaching out and providing educational resources for student needs.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>BY LARRY L. HARRIS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>TIMES STAFF<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In past semesters and out of a $100,000 plus budget, the ASG has funded events, field trips, conferences, and book vouchers for many of the campus student groups.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This semester the ASG will be surveying students to determine the most important student needs on campus.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Directo<em>r <\/em>of Student Development and Activities, Blake Balajadia\u2019s approach is to listen.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He said he hopes the ASG, \u201ctakes the student body in a direction that meets their needs \u2026 as a team we will go out (to students), we will listen and provide what they need.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sjcctimes.com\/10235\/the-associated-student-government-has-got-your-back\/cody-mowbray\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10236\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10236\" src=\"http:\/\/sjcctimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2015\/09\/Cody-MowBray-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"ASG President Cody MowBray\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sjcctimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Cody-MowBray-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sjcctimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Cody-MowBray-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sjcctimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Cody-MowBray-940x705.jpg 940w, https:\/\/sjcctimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Cody-MowBray-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/sjcctimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Cody-MowBray-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/sjcctimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Cody-MowBray-320x240.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>ASG Vice President Sia G. Sa&#8217;Quee said she hopes to improve Communication between students, ASG and the administration. She said she plans to make use of the social media and various ASG activities to outreach and include students into college life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are all in a community, even though we focus on academic goals we all have to get along and develop our communication and leadership skills,\u201d Sa\u2019Quee said, \u201c I just want students to know that they have a student government that cares for them and works with them to see that everybody achieves their goals and the dreams for our (their) lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>ASG President Cody Mowbray\u2019s main objective is to establish a sense of community for\u00a0\u00a0 students especially the evening students.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope to make more events for students, and get the word out to get students excited with what\u2019s happening (on campus), Mowbray said.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mowbray plans to make the VTA Echo Pass a major project of this semester. The VTA Echo Pass will provide students with inexpensive bus transportation to campus. A 200 pass pilot project will be undertaken this semester to help define student usage and establish potential student body cost for the VTA Echo Pass.<\/p>\n<p>Student Development and Activities Program Coordinator, Elizabeth Eckford sees the ASG as an advocacy instrument for students in obtaining Book Vouchers, transportation and eliminating obstacles that stand in the way of student success.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m hopeful for the student body this year\u201d Eckford said. \u201cThere have been a lot of (positive) changes on campus.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If you have a concern or wish to express a campus wide student need you can email Cody Mowbray at sjccaspresident@sjcc.edu.<\/p>\n<p>ASG meetings are held every Wednesday, room SC 204 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>The meetings are open to all of the campus community.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The Associated Student Government\u2019s main focus is reaching out and providing educational resources for student needs. &nbsp; BY LARRY L. 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