Fall Break approved

     SGA has been hard at work in planning a Fall Break for GCSU students that will hopefully be offered in 2009. The break is not yet official; however, they are on the right track in getting it approved.
     “This process is much more difficult than one may realize,” said Ryan Greene, president of SGA. “There are so many restrictions on when we can have the break which makes it very difficult to plan the dates.”
     If approved, Fall Break will be offered in October of 2009. It is currently being discussed by the Academic Policy Committee and hopes to be fully approved by next Friday.
     Fitting in the proper dates for Fall Break was a big challenge for SGA. The Board of Regents is very strict in their policy leaving very little room for flexibility. This was the main reason why a fall break has never been offered before.
     “Finding room in the academic calendar was probably the hardest part,” said Greene. “We started this process about four months ago and that is why we have been so successful. We had to play with the dates a lot.”
     Fall Break will only consist of a few days, but students are happy with anything they can get.
     SGA had to work with Bruce Harshbargar, the dean of students, the registrar’s office and housing to get the break approved. Their cooperation was needed in getting the break approved. Greene knew how difficult the planning was going to be, but thought it would be a positive change for GCSU.
     “Everyone is really excited that SGA has taken the initiative to plan this,” said Sherri Bryant, sophomore at GCSU. “All the big schools like Tech and UGA have one, so it’s important that we have one too.”
     Offering a Fall Break has always been something that SGA discussed, but it was never enforced. The planning was always started too late which left no dates available. Greene got to work early and his hard work is going to benefit GCSU.
     “This is also something I can sell to potential students who go on tours,” said Anette Torres, GCSU student ambassador.
     Torres claims that she has many parents and potential students ask why GCSU does not offer a Fall Break. She was very surprised in the importance that the students put on a Fall Break.
     “I never really knew why we did not offer one,” said Torres. “I just assumed we were not allowed, but hopefully now I will be able to tell them that we will now be offering one.”
     The Student Ambassadors are hoping that this attracts more applicants. A Fall Break will add to the list of the terrific things that GCSU offers.
     “We want GCSU to continue to grow so any new positive changes will help,” said Torres.

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