SGA installs Front Campus webcam
SGA President Zach Mullins and University Communications are jointly working to install the first campus webcam located on top of Atkinson Hall.
The webcam project is one of the many priorities SGA set out to complete at the beginning of the fall semester.
Bruce Harshbarger, vice president of student affairs, suggested the idea of having a campus webcam to broadcast via Internet the daily activities of the GCSU students on Front Campus. SGA voted upon the idea and granted funding for the project.
“The whole idea of a webcam on campus is purely fun and for many other academic purposes,” Mullins said. “We are striving to showcase the student life on campus to those speculating to enroll at GCSU, and what better way to show campus life than to show how students interact on the front lawn; which is a landmark of Georgia College.”
The funding for the project came from a small unknown source through SGA involvement. The total cost of the project including equipment and labor equated to under $1,000 and is merely a pinch in SGA funds.
“SGA is proud to install this webcam to promote GCSU, but we also believe the webcam will provide multiple services to many organizations on campus,” Mullins said.
The webcam is located on the left side of the roof at Atkinson Hall. It is positioned at bird’s eye view and will capture footage of all the things that make up the scenery of the Front Campus lawn including the dining area of Chick-fil-A and Einstein Bros. Bagels.
“It’s a visual aid to all who want to have an image of the day in the life of a GCSU student,” Mullins said. “All who watch the footage online will see the students socializing, studying on the lawn, throwing a Frisbee with their friends between classes, and they can experience the many events student organizations display on Front Campus.”
This webcam is the first of its kind on campus. More webcams are expected to be installed in the near future in numerous other locations on campus.
Some of the proposed locations will include the Student Activity Center, West Campus and the Wellness Center. They will be stationed inside and outside the foundations, Mullins said.
Public Safety believes the webcams are beneficial in complementing their services on campus. Public Safety will have access to the footage captured by the webcam in gathering evidence for crimes conducted on campus.
Mullins said SGA and University Communications have recently addressed some off-campus viewing issues and hope to have the website public within the week.
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