Student Council kicked off the new school year last night with what Council President Jequeatta Upton described as "a makeshift substitute retreat" to review Council procedures.
Council representatives, committee chairs and administrative cabinet members convened to discuss and review their respective responsibilities and duties.
Council as a whole will officially discuss the budget next week, Vice President of Administration Okey Udmaga said.
Upton said she is looking forward to working with the new governing body.
"I'm really excited about the upcoming year," Upton said. "I want this year to be about the students."
Udmaga said he is optimistic about this year's Council as well.
"I'm looking forward to getting to know everyone on Council and getting students involved," Udmaga said. "We're making Student Council for students again. Student Council stands behind that initiative."
Vice President of Organizations Rebecca Keyworth said last year's Council set up many of the items on Council's agenda to carry out this year.
"There was a lot of reform last year," Keyworth said. "It's implementation this year."
Upton said Council will focus on the appropriations process right away.
"We want to make sure each CIO gets fair treatment in the process," Upton said. "We want to make sure they can get enough to get things done."
Upton added that Council also is concerned about other issues as well.
"We are focused on the students," Upton said. "We are concerned about the recent [racial] incidents, so we'll be dealing with diversity."
Upton said she hopes a large portion of the University community will participate in Council.
"We can't do our job without hearing from students," Upton said.
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