The new Center for Student Advocacy on the Athens campus already had consulted with more than 150 students in its first four months of operation on issues of housing conflicts, domestic violence, and banking and credit card problems, said David Baer, the center's managing attorney.
Baer heads the nonprofit, student-run organization that focuses on legal education, student rights' advocacy and conflict resolution.
"We are definitely an activist group and it is refreshing that a lot of students are investing their time," Baer said.
A coalition led by
Student Senate
President Josh Woolley, Off-campus Housing Representative Chad Tanner
and others urged the Board of Trustees to approve the creation of the
Center for Student Advocacy last fall. The center, located in a Court
Street Uptown office, opened in February. The center's budget relies
on a $5 student fee paid through a check-off option on quarterly
tuition bills.
