Fellow Blue Devils,
First we would like to thank you for permitting us to represent you, the student body, as YOUR student government President and Vice-President for the 2009-2010 Academic Year. We cannot express how grateful we are that you have put your trust in us to act as your voice for this university.
Please note that we have addressed you not as a student, but as a fellow BLUE DEVIL, because that is what we are. The moment you got your acceptance letter you became a blue devil. We intend to make this campus proud of the fact that we are Blue Devils. There has been a saying going around campus that, “WE BLEED BLUE”. We want our school spirit to spread and show. There have already been whispers in the school news paper, The Recorder, of how our school spirit is starting to show. Well, we are here to turn those whispers into a deafening roar all around campus, at intramurals, at club sports, and at our Division 1 athletic games. So this year show off the Blue Devil in you, because we can guarantee we will be right there with you.
This year we want to obtain the attention of the whole student body. Over the past years there has been a missing connection between the SGA and the Student Body. We are here to change that. We, along with the rest of the senate are dedicated to reaching out to the student body. We are here for you, so use us! We have hopes of working with other media organizations to keep you better informed of what we are doing and what issues are being looked at. We will be creating more opportunities for students to voice their concerns and issues and we will be there to listen. We will establish a resilient connection with you, the student body.
Over the past 5 years there have been many changes in higher level positions in the university, which weakened the bond between students and the administration. Just as we are here to establish a bond between students, we are here to bring students and administration closer together. Without you, the student, there is no university and with no university the administration wouldn’t be here. What we are trying to say is that the administrators, believe it or not, are here for you. And we, the SGA, will be here for you, to act like that friend at a party who introduces you to everyone, and make sure you get known amongst the administration. We will establish those connections and make sure the student body’s voice gets heard and work hand in hand with the administration to get your needs meet.
We will be dedicating everything we can to you. All we ask in return is your support and participation as the entire student body. Together we are an alliance of dedicated students, that will be able to wear their CCSU apparel with pride, and instinctively yell out “SU” whenever they here “CC” vocalized. Because in the end we are all BLUE DEVILS and we will BLEED BLUE to make sure everyone knows it.
Respectfully Yours,
Andrew Froning & Matt Vekakis
SGA President and Vice President, 2009-2010
