The_Rambler_1979-10-30

              Rambler n i n d M l b g g o a r m a n d a t o r y a d l v U H Hw
STUDENT GOVERNMENT^
ASSOCIATION
b y N . Z i t o & K . F a r r e l l
Ihc Student Government
Association is the governing
body for all day students on
campus. It is comprised of an
Executive Board and Senate
The Senate seats sixteen
students; two freshman and
two seniors from each
academic division. The Senate
(when in session) meets every
Wednesday night. All meetings
are open to the entire student
body and you are all
encouraged to attend.
There arc a variety of Boards
and Committees of the SGA-they
include: The Academic
Affairs Board; The Election
Leadership Board; Financial
Board an Student Affairs
Board. Each of these boards
require students to particpate,
other than Senators. (You need
not be a Senator to belong on a
Board.) Students are also
recruited through SGA to sit
on Administrative Committees
such as : Traffic Advisory
Bv-ard; Task Force on Arming
Campus Police; Curriculum
Committee; ASC Board of
Directors, etc.
Student Government
collcct.s and dispurser. the $70
mandator>' activity fee. You;
money goes toward: 1. Inter-
Collegiate Athletics 2. College
Union Board 3. Islander
(yearbook) 4. Rambler
(newspaper) 5. WATC (radio
station 6. Spccial Interest and
Curriculum Clubs 7.. Tutoring
Program 8. Alumni Associa-tion
9, Flab Factory 10.
Graduation 11. Intramurals 12.
Gym Recreation 13. CUB films
14. Rock Concerts (at reduced
prices) 15. Mystery Bus Trips
(at reduccd prices) 16. Dinner
Theatres (at reduccd prices) 17-.
The Circus 18. Night Club
Nights 19. Cultural Perform-ances
20. Speakers and
Programs 21. Pool 22. Bowling
(at reduced prices) 23. Informal
Recreation (Rec Center) 24.
ASC Services 25. Orientation
26. Renovating of Roosevelt
Hall 27. Staffing of Student
S e r v i c e s 28. Discover
Farmingdale
Campaigning for Senators
began October 9. Elections will
be held Nov. 5 through 9. All'
students are encouraged to
attend an open meeting being
held on Thursday, Oct. 18, at
11 a.m. This will be a general
meeting, where information wil
be given out concerning
Senator recruitment, for
anyone interested in becoming
a Senator.
The duties of the Senate
include:
A. To provide means for
responsible and effective
student participation in the
organization of college affairs.
B. To provide the official and
representative voice for student
concerns, mvcsiigaic siudeni
problems, and panicipate in
decisions affecting students.
C. To take action in the bsi
interst of the student body and
college community.
D. To provide the official voice
through which opinion may be
expressed.
E. To represent the student
body in alliances -of student
governments.
F. To review and approve any
legislation acted by any of the
SGA boards except where
otherwise specified in the
Constitution and By-Laws.
G. To supervise the develop-ment
of a Student Activities
program.
H. Have sole responsibility for
' collections, distribution and
control of the Student Activity
Fee.
As you can see the duties of a
Senator are plentiful, but a very
rewarding experience. It is
recommended that you become
involved. See what you can do
for Farmingdale and your
fellow students; by becoming
involved with the SGA, if you
want any more information,
feel free to stopi by the SGA
office, located in Roosevelt
Hall, room 160. Also as a
further reminder, attend the
meeting this Thursday, Oct. 18
at 11 a.m. in the SGA office. It's
never too late to become
involved and an active member
of the Student Government
Association.
The Day The Lights WeTit Out...
AGAIN? class of 78 ?
To find out what caused the
power failure that occured
Tuesday night, October 2 at
approximately 5:30 and then
again at 10:00 the foUowing
Wednesday morning. I
proceeded to the Security offlc
to remedy this situation. At the
Security office 1 was pleasantly
directed to visit Mr. John Gross
at the Service building. The
Security office told me that he.
was the man that knew exactly
what happened.
At the Service building I was
directed to Mr. Gross* office.
He told the Rambler that the
lighting situation has been a
major problem on campus for
quite a while now. What
happened on those two days
was due to a short circuit in the
main feeder underground
which caused other problems as
well. This main feeder controls
Horton, Knapp, and nine other
buildings. In order to send a
man down the manhole safely,
Nassau, Alumni, Memorial,
Dorm A —B —C —D, and
CUnton Dining Hall had to
have their power shut off
because each line has 2400
volts.
The electricians arrived 4:00
Wednesday morning, and later
that moring their were forced to
shut down Whitman and the
dorms in order to send the man
into the manhole to clarify the
power failure.
Mr. Gross said that night
everyone worked closely in
getting temporary lights set up
in the dorms by stringing lights
from the fourth fioor to the first
fioor. Housing and secruity
both worked closely in order to
insure safety. Five watchmen
were also there to insure the
safety of all.
In Mr. Gross* opinion even
thought the service department
in the dorms have their
differences, when it came right
down to the wire everyone
stuck together. Mr. Gross then
explained what services have
install for Farmingdale. Right
now they are process
purchasing in the neighbor-hood
of $40,000 for the new
lantern type lamps replacing
the old ones. The lantern type
are much more effective andi
reliable. However, this causes
another problem because
Services is only alloted $15,000
in this special program. But-
Mr. Gross explained that in the
near future he wishes to have
every old light eliminated.
The back lots will have
timers in certain areas for
energy conservation so they can
shut off at midnight. One back
lot has already had a feeder
cable replaced which is working
out well. Also on order are
photo cells for turning the
lights on in the dark and
shutting them off in the day.
The calculated proposal for
Farmingdale in 1980-1981 is
updated walklighting for
$12,6000.
Glenn Booth
Do you ever wonder what
happens to Farmingdale
University graduates? The
Career Counseling and
Placement Office conducts a
comprehensive survey of
graduate each year in order to
determine information about
employment and transfer.
Of the 2,163 graduates,
survey returns were received
from 1,387, or 64% of the class
of *78. Findings fro;m the
survey indicate:
TRANSFER: 47% of the
1978 graduates responding to
the survey transferred to full-time
colllege study. Of these
graduates, 36% transferred
within SUNY and 64%
transferred ourside SUNY.
90% of these graduates
transferred to a similar
curriculum and 10% transferred
to a different curriculum.
EMPLOYMENT: 48% of
the 1978 gradutates responding
to the survey are employed full-time.
Of these graduates. 73%
are employed in fields related
to their curriculum and 27% are
employed in fields not related
to their curriculum. ONe
percent of these graduates'
reported that they were not
seeking employment and 4%
that they were unemployed at
the time of the survey.
Comparison of the 1977
Annual Placement and
Transfer Report with the
current report indicates:
-Percentage of graduates
transferring to full-time
colllege study remains constant
at 47%.
-Percentage of graduates
transferring within SUNY
decreased by 11%, from 47% to
36%.
-Percentage of graduates
employed full-time increased
by 5%, form 43% to 48%.
-Percentage of graduates
employed in fields related to
their curriculum decreased by
1%, from 74% to 73%.
The full Placement and
Transfer Report is available in
the Career Counseling and
Placement Office. In addition
to a statistical analysis, the
report contains information
about names of transfer
collleges and companies
employing graduates, job titles
an salaries earned.