Beaird has high hopes for future
Molly Carpenter
Issue date: 3/16/09 Section: News
The polls just closed on Wednesday, but the re-elected SGA president has already started working on the promises he made during the campaign.
Ryan Beaird, a junior business management major from Sikeston, Mo., became the first SGA president at ASU to be elected for a second term Wednesday night.
Beaird has served on SGA since his first year when he was elected as a freshman senator. He was named the senator of the year that year, and served as a senator at large his sophomore year.
His senior year will make his fourth and final year with SGA.
Plans that Beaird has for SGA over the next year include bringing more energy to SGA and to serve not only students, but the faculty and staff as well.
"We want to continue to pull the whole organization up to the forefront," Beaird said. "We've showed the students how proactive we can be; now we want to show the faculty and staff the same."
During his first term as president, Beaird worked on "micro-issues," such as implementing office hours for all senators to give them time to spend towards research for their legislation.
SGA is currently working closely with the new overpass construction on campus and is working hard to insure that traffic issues are dealt with around the new economic building efficiently.
Arkansas recently voted to allow gambling across the state and Beaird is determined to make sure the funds raised from gambling go towards scholarships for students.
"I want to make sure the lottery scholarships get to our campus," Beaird said. "Whether you agree with gambling or not, it's my responsibility to secure scholarships for current students and future students."
Beaird also said that there are many opportunities for SGA to gain ideas.
"I have contacts with other universities with some great ideas, and I think with some changes they can work at our campus, too," Beaird said.
An issue that really grabbed the attention of students during the campaign was the idea that the ASU campus could soon house an IHOP.
Ryan Beaird, a junior business management major from Sikeston, Mo., became the first SGA president at ASU to be elected for a second term Wednesday night.
Beaird has served on SGA since his first year when he was elected as a freshman senator. He was named the senator of the year that year, and served as a senator at large his sophomore year.
His senior year will make his fourth and final year with SGA.
Plans that Beaird has for SGA over the next year include bringing more energy to SGA and to serve not only students, but the faculty and staff as well.
"We want to continue to pull the whole organization up to the forefront," Beaird said. "We've showed the students how proactive we can be; now we want to show the faculty and staff the same."
During his first term as president, Beaird worked on "micro-issues," such as implementing office hours for all senators to give them time to spend towards research for their legislation.
SGA is currently working closely with the new overpass construction on campus and is working hard to insure that traffic issues are dealt with around the new economic building efficiently.
Arkansas recently voted to allow gambling across the state and Beaird is determined to make sure the funds raised from gambling go towards scholarships for students.
"I want to make sure the lottery scholarships get to our campus," Beaird said. "Whether you agree with gambling or not, it's my responsibility to secure scholarships for current students and future students."
Beaird also said that there are many opportunities for SGA to gain ideas.
"I have contacts with other universities with some great ideas, and I think with some changes they can work at our campus, too," Beaird said.
An issue that really grabbed the attention of students during the campaign was the idea that the ASU campus could soon house an IHOP.
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