We're Your Voice

Hello Guys,

It was a busy weekend for Mercyhurst Student Government  as we had our annual fall retreat. On Friday we had the privilege of doing leadership yoga with our on campus yoga instructor Betty! I had never done yoga before but it was a fun experience that definitely helped us all relax after a busy few weeks.

On Saturday we had a consultant from the Collegiate Empowerment Company come in and spend the day with the MSG senate and also with the programmers from SAC. Jack Gotleib has consulted with many student governments from across the nation. His expertise and experience helped us to assess weaknesses and strengths within MSG! Our 22 MSG senators were a crucial part of the retreat with all the input and opinions they were able to provide. One of the major problems identified was an issue with communication. We were able to identify this as one of our weaknesses and have already taken steps to improve it in the coming weeks and months.

One point that was raised, was the unwillingness of students to come to voice their concerns and complaints to Mercyhurst  Student Government. This is something that saddens me greatly, as after all that’s what MSG is- the voice of the student body. MSG has representation on every single level of the university structure through a variety of different committees and councils that we sit on. These are times where we have the opportunity to voice the issues and concerns of the student body to the administration and faculty.

Unfortunately,  in the past perhaps students have been under represented by student government. However, this year we have such a strong group of diverse student leaders in our team that students at Mercyhurst need to know that they can come talk to us! Together we can work to make a difference on campus, but this requires there to be an open line of communication from students to MSG. Students should not feel as though they cannot approach MSG  with their problems (WE ARE A VERY APPROCHABLE BUNCH. We provide the perfect opportunity to express your opinions at our weekly meetings in the MSG chambers at 8.30pm every Monday.

I would love to see more students take advantage of this opportunity as it is something that not a lot of students do attend. I find this surprising, as many students complain about many different things on campus. How can we as a student government help when students won’t come to us with their problems. I hope this is something we can change drastically with our time remaining in office.

Additionally, our new offices  located in the laker inn are always a gathering place for MSG team team, someone is always available for students to come talk to. I ask the students of Mercyhurst to show a more proactive approach to getting involved with student government. Come voice your concerns to us and I assure you MSG will work hard to do whatever we can to rectify the issue.

We’re Your Voice,

Richard Molloy!

Email: msgpres@mercyhurst.edu