The Student Coalition is narrowing its focus to address certain organizations in need as it prepares for its second meeting.
The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. tomorrow in Room 309 of the Kent Student Center.
"The focus of the up-and-coming meeting is going to be organizational tactics," coalition member Mac Lojowsky said. "We are going to be addressing specific departments which are hurting, such as Pan-African Studies."
The coalition's first meeting, which brought together over 50 students and faculty and 18 student organizations, sparked off more than two hours of debate over issues like the building of the controversial Student Wellness and Recreation Center and the 156-acre research park planned for construction at the Trumbull Campus.
Brian Leopold, a member of Students Eliminating Environmental Destruction (SEED) who attended the first coalition meeting, said he feels the issues tackled during the first meeting were of importance to students.
"I thought the primary concerns were issues all students need to be aware of," Leopold said. "They did a real good job of presenting the issues, and they had a pretty good turnout."
Leopold said that a SEED representative will attend the second meeting.
Jamie Carmichael, African Affairs chair for Black United Students, also attended the first coalition meeting and said the group could be instrumental in helping students.
"I think it is a good effort to bring students and organizations together," Carmichael said. "BUS is ready to participate in the coalition and throw our two cents in on issues."
Lojowsky said the coalition must be united if it is to make a difference for the students of the university.
"The coalition needs to be unified," Lojowsky said. "That's the first priority to keep the coalition going. We need commitment, and judging from the past meeting and the amount of work that has already been put in, we have people who are dedicated enough and knowledgeable to see it through."
Leopold said that the coalition needs to keep a lot of people involved.
"Numbers are always a big thing," Leopold said. "They also need to present everything in a more organized way."
Lojowsky likened the coalition to a last resort for students concerns.
"The coalition is kind of a last resort since the Undergraduate Student Senate refuses to take on issues of any real risk," Lojowsky said. "We need to keep the momentum going."