In an effort to be more available to students, the StudentGovernment Association and a new social club on campus, the DonutClub, will give out donuts on the University Center Mall today andWednesday in exchange for students' thoughts on how to improve TheUniversity.
The event, called, "A Donut for Your Thoughts" will take placefrom 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. both days.
"For too long, students have had no way to air their concernsand frustrations about what happens on campus. With fun events likethis, the SGA is trying to change that by seeking students'thoughts and ideas on bettering The U of M," said Andrew McGarrity,SGA president.
Creating an event with the Donut Club was just the rightkick-off for the SGA's new goal this year of interacting directlywith students and campus organizations, McGarrity said.
"The SGA and the Donut Club are a perfect mix," he said. "TheSGA is serious about improving the campus, and the Donut Clubsimply wants to have fun. It's a great balance."
The Donut Club is the brainchild of Jon Pegg and Charlie Mason,the club's president and vice president, respectively.
"We had the idea last spring semester," said Mason, a seniorbusiness management major and appointed secretary of publicrelations for the SGA. "Our goal is to have more fun activities oncampus for students while they are at school so there is somethinggoing on after and between classes."
The organization also plans to collect money for the MemphisFood Bank.
While on the UC Mall today and tomorrow, the SGA and the DonutClub will gather student suggestions on everything from academicproblems to campus aesthetics to books on the shelves of thelibrary.
McGarrity said the SGA will sponsor more events like this to bemore visible and accessible to students this year.
"Through this event we're trying to assess what changes studentswant in their university," McGarrity said. "I can't think of a moreappropriate way to begin the year than asking students for theirthoughts on how to move forward."
