Next week Minnesota State's head honcho will be trading places with the student body president for a day. Well, he actually will be using his office, but that is probably about as close as it will get to the real thing.
MSU Pres. Richard Davenport will take over the office of MSSA President Murtaza Rajabali Tuesday to meet with students for 15-minute intervals throughout the day.
Davenport is a busy man and it is rare that students get the chance to even meet him, let alone speak to him and voice their concerns or comments personally. This is that opportunity.
It makes sense that Davenport would want to connect with students, but an idea like this usually doesn't go past the cutting room floor.
There is so much going on around campus, and Davenport told the Reporter he learns plenty from students, but students - the campus pulse and priority - generally don't get to see that the administration really listens to them.
If Davenport sees that this is something students are interested in, he said he will continue to do this every other week throughout the semester.
A chance to connect and be heard directly is a rarity, even for most of the faculty and staff on campus. Poor student turnout should not be the reason the president decides to discontinue this initiative, so the Reporter would like to encourage all students who want to meet, greet or even gripe, to sign up for a few minutes of the president's time at the MSSA office, CSU 280.
Davenport has admitted that his presence is lacking on campus and he has finally decided to do something about it.
Let's take advantage of the opportunity to speak to a university official face-to-face because if we don't take the chance now, we may never get it again.
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