2009-2010 Accomplishments

Accomplishments of the
Student Government Association
2009-2010

• We gave $50,000 to Beau Soleil.
• We've ordered 16,000 UL water bottles. Used for promotional purposes and for new student orientation.
• We joined ASGA (American Student Government Association), a national organization for SG's/SGA's.
o Represented SGA at the District Conference in Dallas.
o Represented SGA at the National Conference in DC.
 SGA President Dustin Domangue and Chief Justice Kassidy Broussard were chosen to lead a round table discussion on Judicial Branches.
• Represented the University at COSGA at Texas A&M University.
• Successfully lobbied against the State sponsored gun bill that would have allowed guns onto college campuses.
• Hosted the biggest (and most successful) SGA retreat in our history.
• Revamped the SGA budgets. We increased the amount of funding available to organizations from colleges.
• We increased the amount of SGA scholarships that were available to students to over 40.
• Remodeled the SGA office to be more professional and student friendly.
• Launched a new website and a NEW RedDot Website.
• Increased the amount of RedDot participants.
• Made college specific goals.
o Arts: Current Proposal: To give $3,000 to the Art shop to repair broken tools.
o Arts: Purchased an ice machine to ice dancer’s joints and broken bones.
o Business: Purchased new furniture for F.G. Mouton
o Education: Sponsored over $900 for the College banquet.
o Nursing: Sponsored over $1,500 for the nursing class portrait.
o Science: Currently in plans to have Montgomery Chemistry building interior repainted.
o Liberal Arts: Currently working on Griffin wireless internet and furniture.
o Graduate School: Ordered new furniture for the Graduate school lounge.
• Green Movement = Created the “Geaux R.E.D.” campaign (Recycle Everything Daily).
• Quad Renovations = Paid for the plans for quad redesigned.
o Took responsibility for the Scooter raffle to help pay for the project.
• Currently proposing Dental Care for all students.
• SGA President Dustin Domangue also held the state position “Student Chair of Research & Development” for the Board of Regent’s Council of Student Body Presidents.
• Successfully lobbied against the proposed drop fee, twice. (Yes, I understand that faculty and administration want this…but students were never given fair warning when scheduling classes. And thus that was not taken into consideration by the students, who we represent.)
• Donated $10,000 to help pay for the Haitian student tuitions.