2008 Woodie Awards
Senators get update on Collegiate Readership Program
Krystel Pakitsos
Issue date: 9/27/07 Section: Campus Life
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A representative for USA Today attended the Student Government Association meeting Wednesday night to promote the aim and benefits of the USA Today Readership Program.
"It's about newspapers," said Mark Henshaw. "It's a program that brings local, regional and national news to your campus."
The program has been in effect since 1997 and has about 40 schools involved regionally. However, it wasn't until 2004 that it was accepted at PSU.
As part of the program, three newspapers - the Morning Sun, the Kansas City Star and USA Today - are available in five campus buildings. The bins can be accessed only by using a PSU ID card.
Henshaw said that since the first day the program was brought to PSU, readership has had a 64 percent increase. He said that success is based on three main factors: convenience, choice and cost. Students have the choice of three newspapers available to them on campus and at no immediate cost. However, the program's funding comes from student fees for a maximum of $32,250 per year.
In other business:
n Sen. Tiffany Barker discussed Campus Town, a leadership program on the PSU campus, that allows students to learn more about student diversity.
"It's not just about race or culture, it's about gender," Barker said. "It's about any kind of differences in anyone."
Community affairs director Analia Saldivar followed Barker's comments by saying that she feels PSU's students are too separated.
"Everybody needs to come together and share more about their cultures," Saldivar said. "We need to attract the minorities and people who don't feel welcome on campus. We need to help them."
n Sen. Timi Myers announced that PittStock will be at 5 p.m. Friday in the Oval and includes six bands performing for prizes. Prizes and raffle drawings will be offered to those attending also.
The next SGA meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3, in the Governor's Room of the Overman Student Center. Students needing to address a campus issue are invited.
"It's about newspapers," said Mark Henshaw. "It's a program that brings local, regional and national news to your campus."
The program has been in effect since 1997 and has about 40 schools involved regionally. However, it wasn't until 2004 that it was accepted at PSU.
As part of the program, three newspapers - the Morning Sun, the Kansas City Star and USA Today - are available in five campus buildings. The bins can be accessed only by using a PSU ID card.
Henshaw said that since the first day the program was brought to PSU, readership has had a 64 percent increase. He said that success is based on three main factors: convenience, choice and cost. Students have the choice of three newspapers available to them on campus and at no immediate cost. However, the program's funding comes from student fees for a maximum of $32,250 per year.
In other business:
n Sen. Tiffany Barker discussed Campus Town, a leadership program on the PSU campus, that allows students to learn more about student diversity.
"It's not just about race or culture, it's about gender," Barker said. "It's about any kind of differences in anyone."
Community affairs director Analia Saldivar followed Barker's comments by saying that she feels PSU's students are too separated.
"Everybody needs to come together and share more about their cultures," Saldivar said. "We need to attract the minorities and people who don't feel welcome on campus. We need to help them."
n Sen. Timi Myers announced that PittStock will be at 5 p.m. Friday in the Oval and includes six bands performing for prizes. Prizes and raffle drawings will be offered to those attending also.
The next SGA meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3, in the Governor's Room of the Overman Student Center. Students needing to address a campus issue are invited.
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