The Slippery Rock University Student Government Association (SGA) recieved two new "happy bus" wraps this summer.
The new "happy bus" wraps are intended to raise SRU's visibility and to be a symbol of the university.
One of the wraps are on an off campus happy bus, with the other on an on campus bus.
Both wraps have prominant pictures of "Rocky" SRU's mascot, with the off campus bus being black and the on campus one being white.
SRU is very excited about the public relations posibilities for the bus, according to Kaitlyn Campbell, the Vice President of Campus Outreach.
"They were an initiative that was started a few years ago, and I'm very excited they finally came to fruition," Campbell said.
SGA also made nominations and voted to elect a new speaker of the senate at their meeting Thursday.
Carmen Fortunato, Hayley Hunter and Dan Estes were all nominated by their fellow senators to be elected to this open stipend position.
Duties of the speaker of the senate include being a voting member of co-op and maintaining records for SGA. After a vote of 10-8-1, it was announced that Fortunato was elected to be SGA's speaker of the senate for the 2011-2012 school year. Although it is his first year as a member of SGA, Fortunato feels that he has a lot to bring to the table.
"My main goal is to make sure that everyone's voice is heard," he said. "I really want to open up the lines of communication between the senators and the executive board."
A vote was also held to fill three open Co-Operative Board senator positions. Corey Street, Brandon Maharaj and Michael McCarter were elected by their fellow senators to fill these positions.
It was also announced at the meeting that a new faculty member was recently appointed to SGA's board of faculty advisors. Dr. Stephen Hawk, who has been a faculty member at Slippery Rock University for 23 years, started out as the band director in 1989.
"I'm really excited to work with SGA and see how dedicated the students really are," he said.
Hawk also gave his opinion on SGA's new president, Jordan Bailley.
"Jordan is a very humble, respectable, excited leader," Hawk said. "I think he will do a great job in leading this organization."
Bailley, who was elected to be this year's president in April, expressed his feelings on the subject, as this was his first meeting serving as president.
"I feel very honored and humbled to be serving as your student body president this year," Bailley said. "I want every student to feel that their voice is heard, even if they're not in SGA."
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