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July 29, 2010 at 4:59 AM

Council to travel the state

By Megan Rogers
Collegian Staff Writer
Council of Commonwealth Student Governments (CCSG) leaders will visit 10 Commonwealth Campuses in the next three days to determine what issues to focus on in the upcoming year. CCSG President Mohamed Raouda and Vice President Peter Khoury decided to make the trip so they can get a better understanding of student issues affecting Commonwealth Campuses before laying out their initiatives for the year. University Park Undergraduate Association (UPUA) President Christian Ragland was originally scheduled to attend the campus visits, but had to decline due to his busy schedule, Khoury said. But Ragland (senior-political science) said that doesn't mean he isn't passionate about bridging the gap between University Park and Commonwealth Campuses. At each campus, they will meet with campus chancellors, directors of student affairs and student leaders, Khoury (junior-biology) said. Khoury said he and Raouda (senior-history and international relations) expect to talk about issues relating to housing and food services. He said housing and food services are pretty "typical" concerns Commonwealth Campuses have, but other academic concerns like advising and transitioning to other campuses will probably arise. "We're really going to focus on the big issues," Khoury said. "There's a lot of potential to work on these issues and get far." Raouda was not available for comment before press time Wednesday. Though not attending the visits, Ragland said the Commonwealth Campuses are still on UPUA's radar. In the fall, UPUA will add a director for Commonwealth outreach, whose job it will be to arrange campus visits and work with Commonwealth Campuses. Last year, DJ Ryan, former CCSG Liaison to UPUA, resigned to protest what he said was the student government ignoring the Commonwealth Campuses. UPUA hopes to mend the relationships between University Park and Commonwealth Campuses and come together as one university, Ragland said. A second goal of the trip is to reestablish and open communication lines between CCSG and Commonwealth Campuses. Once Khoury and Raouda return from the trip on Sunday, CCSG will debrief and recap and then move forward with developing plans for the upcoming year. At the CCSG retreat initiatives for next year will be fully fleshed out. Before the beginning of the fall semester, CCSG might make a second trip to Commonwealth Campuses, Khoury said.

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