ASUSU officials discuss position name changes
Change is in the air – or at least on the minds of executive council members.
Since the council passed to have ASUSU changed to USU/SA, pending approval by students in a special election, executive officers have started thinking about the names of their own positions.
Casey Saxton is the public relations director, though he feels his job entails more than just PR for the student association.
Saxton said he feels the title “communications director” more encompasses his job description which includes graphic design for student clubs, elections and public relations for the student government officers.
Linda Zimmerman, executive director of student involvement, said it might be a good idea to stay consistent with the title of the PR director for USU, Tim Vitale.
“Casey’s job is different than what Tim Vitale does,” media program coordinator and Saxton’s adviser Nate Laursen said. “For example, he’s over elections.”
Laursen said the purpose of a name change is to better describe a job – to brand yourself and let the students know what you do.
Another title change debated was over changing Trevor Olsen’s – currently administrative assistant – to chief of staff.
Though other members of the executive council approved of the idea, advisers had some different insight.
Zimmerman said it might not be the right description based on the chief of staff’s job under USU President Stan Albrecht.
Both Zimmerman and Laursen stressed the idea to be careful of changing things just to change them.
Programming VP Thomas Rogers informed the council that he understood the point of a name change and indicated his title might need one as well. He said when he hired programming directors, he got students who applied for what they thought was a computer programming job – not an event planning job.
Further discussion of name changes are on the agenda for the next executive council meeting on Oct. 8.
In other business:
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President Doug Fiefia has started an initiative for executive council members to get to know students by eating lunch with them. Tuesday he asked for three volunteers to take meal cards he bought and go to either the Marketplace or the Junction and sit with a group of students.
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“Go by yourself, no friends and meet students,” Fiefia said. “Be in the trenches, get feedback and a free meal.”
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An updated logo for USU/SA was presented. The logo won’t be official or approved until the students vote and approve the change from ASUSU to USU/SA.
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MyVoice is a new program implemented by the executive council in which students can voice their concerns about different issues at my.usu.edu.
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If students have not paid their accounts – tuition and fees – and their card issues a bad swipe at the USU vs. BYU football game, they will not be admitted. Students can check their cards to see if they have any holds on their account at my.usu.edu.
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