The walls of Sawyer Library are going to be a little less barren this semester, as the Student Government Association’s plan to hang work from students at the New England School of Art and Design comes into fruition.
The project was one of SGA’s biggest goals last semester, said president Tyler LeBlanc, and just about all of the 30 pieces of NESAD work are now on display.
The work is mostly a mix of paintings and photography, produced mainly by students who graduated last year, and students who will graduate in May.
“They kind of represent everything,” LeBlanc said. “We wanted to make sure we could get as much as possible.”
As a goal from last semester is checked off the to-do list, SGA is beginning to plan for the semester ahead.
Though the NESAD artwork is finally on display, LeBlanc said now SGA must plan a system to replace the artwork every few years, in the hopes of constantly having work by students currently attending classes on display.
What SGA really hopes to focus its efforts on this semester, LeBlanc said, is completing its hefty list of scheduled events to the best of their abilities.
SGA will be announcing the performer for the spring concert Thursday, and then spending time on concert preparations, the president said.
Another big name event on their calendar is the SGA awards. Planning the event is the responsibility of SGA Secretary Dennis Harkins, and a location has been chosen, though not yet announced.
One of SGA’s most time-consuming projects of the fall semester was responding to Wyatt Costello’s petition to ban blood drives from the Suffolk campus because gay and bisexual men were not allowed to donate.
Now that the ruling has been reversed, LeBlanc said SGA will work to find new ways to continue raising awareness on the issue, and hopes to have the CEO of the Red Cross, Gail McGovern, visit campus for a discussion.
But, in between running these events and others, SGA also plans to work on a few tasks that slipped through the cracks last semester, LeBlanc said.
Getting the president’s roundtable sessions back in swing is a goal of LeBlanc’s. And the never-ending work on making commuter students more a part of Suffolk is something SGA plans to devote more time to.
Last semester, LeBlanc said the group spoke with the administration on the importance of making Suffolk more inclusive to the students who come in by T, commuter rail, or car.
“One thing we tried to reiterate is there is a divide” between Sawyer Business School and College of Arts and Sciences students, said LeBlanc.
This semester, he hopes some additions to campus and more commuter student socials will help to mend the long-time problem.
