SFAB Transparency and Campus Movie Fest

A week ago today the Student Association General Assembly took under consideration two pieces of legislation that I proposed. The first was a resolution committing the General Assembly to support the efforts of the winners of the Campus Movie Fest to continue competing with their film in Cannes France at the world renown film festival held there. The Student Association will be sending out two list serv emails encouraging people to support these five person team financial in an attempt to offset the incredible cost associated with this trip. If you would like to donate please click on the following link or email me at 60winn@cua.edu http://jkhincannes.blogspot.com/

View the film here: http://www.vimeo.com/3330029

The second piece of legislation that I authored and was subsequently passed into law made it mandatory for all SFAB allocations to be public within five academic days. Furthermore my bill required SFAB to create an internet resource that will allow any student to keep up to date on how THEIR money is being spent.

Winn's Words

Some quotes from this past year:

“Ideally I’d like to remove visitation hours, but I don’t think that’s going to happen, so we have to find a way to make it easier to study that administration will accept,”

“I know a lot of students who have showed up, and just got railroaded, because they just didn’t know what was going on. In a court, at least you have someone on your side, and maybe we can get at least some information out”

“Our job is to educate kids on campus about this. It is a serious problem. But at the same time we don’t want to be bar police. I don’t think it’s our job to tell people where they can and cannot go. Let’s get the information out there, but let’s not try to become some moral authority. We’re here to keep kids safe, but we’re not here to judge them.”

"The inspiration behind this is to increase transparency and let them know what we are planning so that we are not only getting people on board with our initiatives, but also allowing them to hold us accountable."

Winn

Increased Transparency in SFAB

I am excited to announce that on Monday, March 9th the General Assembly adopted a bill I proposed mandating that SFAB must create a website with every allocation and make this available to the Student Body within five academic days. This is an important first step to improving the involvement of students in the allocation process and if re-elected I look forward to further perfecting the Student Association.

Re-election Announcement

It is my pleasure to announce that I will be seeking re-election to the Student Association General Assembly as a Delegate for the Class of 2011. Over the past two years I have had the distinction of serving our class as Student Life Senator, Acting Class President, Liaison to the Dean of Students, and Chairman of the Student Life Committee. In my time on Student Government I have not backed down from the controversial, pressing issues facing the students at CUA. The Student Association General Assembly is designed as a body that can tackle these issues in a deliberative and thoughtful manner, brining about tangible change for the student body.

It would be an honor to continue serving the Class of 2011 in the General Assembly and I look forward to earning your support in the coming weeks. The election will take place on March 26th from 9am to 9pm, with voting stations located in the Pryz Atrium as well as online at vote.cua.edu. Speeches will be held for all classes on the evening of March 24th and I encourage all of you to attend. Campaign materials will be available shortly and can be procured through the facebook group. Thank you all for your time and your continued support.

Sincerely,

Ryan Winn

Building a Tradition of Responsible Representation

Over the past year The Student Association has nearly completed the first session the General Assembly. Although this year has been rough in spots SAGA has taken the first step in ensuring that Students have a voice in the affairs of the University and are properly represented. It is my sincere belief that every student at CUA deserve to be heard and to have a legitimate opportunity to influence the policies of this University. This process cannot be accomplished in one year, but instead will take concerted effort. The time put in by the General Assembly is simply a first step, in the coming year it will take increased input from students to drive the development of the Student Association as a legitimate and effective governing body for students, student organizations on campus. Together we can make a difference, we can make the student body a serious determinant of policy at CUA.