As part of the Student Government Association’s (SGA) Legacy Project, College of Lake County is set to install three monitors around the campus to help promote clubs and organizations.
The Legacy Project is an annual program funded by student fees. The money allows SGA to invest in something that its members believe would help improve student life. This year, SGA has been allotted $2,000.
SGA has been working to improve communication between the college and students since the start of the 2024 term. One of its accomplishments has been an Instagram account that has garnered 321 followers. However, SGA members have also been brainstorming other methods that would reach more students.
SGA President Katherine Torres said in an email that placing monitors around the college has been a goal for a while. Now that they have funding from the Legacy Project, they can make it happen.
“Our intent for the legacy project is to uplift the students, as it’s our mission as SGA overall,” Torres said in the email. “In funding the monitors as our legacy project, we aim to provide more spaces for students to be well-informed of opportunities within the campus, and off the campus.”
Dean of Student Affairs Greg Singleton said SGA chose locations that are heavily traveled by students.
One monitor will be placed next to the Welcome to One Stop Center, near the seats by the Advising Center. The second monitor will be placed inside Café Willow, facing the largest seating area. The third monitor will be located at the lower level of the library’s atrium, facing students who are studying and walking past the glass doors that lead toward the art gallery and tutoring center.
“The information on the monitors will be things relating to the student body such as upcoming events sponsored by the school and clubs, and information on resources CLC provides for students (scholarships, financial aid, share market information, etc.),” Torres said. “The monitors will also be displaying things in relation to the upliftment of the Lake County community such as reminders on local elections and so on.”
According to one SGA senator, the monitors should help increase student involvement and deepen a sense of community at the college. More student involvement could also mean more funding and changes around the school that will promote student activities.
According to Student Activities and Inclusion, no other department will have access to display information on these monitors. They will be used to display flyers, slides, and other forms of media provided by clubs and organizations at CLC.
The specifics of what kind of monitors will be used and how much they will cost to set up and install have not been announced. However, during an SGA meeting in early March, Singleton said the project is estimated to cost around $3,500—$1,500 more than the original allotment.
SGA Treasurer Brysvane Borbe said in a text message that they received confirmation that the remaining amount would be covered under the Legacy Project funds, despite the project’s cost exceeding the original allotment.
“Even back in early March when the [executive board of SGA] spoke with Dean Singleton about the cost of the Legacy Project, I assured the Dean that SGA’s fund 28 would cover for it,” Borbe said in the text message. “But since then, it has been accounted for and budgeted properly.”
The monitors are expected to be installed on May 17 and will be available for clubs and organizations to post promotional material for their clubs and events by the start of the fall semester.
