The AUSA Senate wants to buy a $750 Internet networking system that would create a virtual student center for students and student organizations.

The new, Web-based system is called orgsync.com and works similarly to Facebook.

Potentially, OrgSync would allow organizations to create a Web pages that would enable them to eliminate tedious tasks by using tools such as mass text messaging, online collection of dues and event calendars to communicate with their members.

The Web site would be maintained by AUSA, who would pay a fee of only $750 a year.

Organizations would be responsible to keep up their own personalized pages and would be required to pay a $75 user fee per year.

“We want to provide better resources for students organizations to be successful,” said Joey Ham, president of AUSA, at Senate’s weekly meeting Tuesday.

Members of clubs and organizations do not have to join in order to view Web sites because they are both internal and external sites that can be viewed with or without an account.

However, Joe Pellar, AUSA, vice president said, “We are going to make it mandatory for presidents to join.”

The benefits that Senate foresees in using orgsync.com were the following:

1. OrgSync can improve communication on campus by acting as a source where students go for information.

2. Effectiveness and efficiency of campus communication would be increased significantly.

3. OrgSync is very user friendly; as long as you can manage a Facebook account, you can manage an OrgSync account.

4. The AUSA Senate can also help advertise events that are posted and by doing so can do a better job at keeping the entire campus informed about what’s happening.

Other sites were considered and all were relevantly the same cost however, OrgSync was the most user- friendly.

The Senate plans on unveiling the new program during winter quarter and intends on holding a student organization summit.

The summit to introduce the Web site would require attendance by at least the presidents of all student organizations on campus.

All summit attendees would also be trained to use the tools offered OrgSync to their highest capabilities.

Ham said, “If utilized correctly it could revolutionize the way we communicate on this campus and without a strong student center it is needed.”

Senate places to vote on the purchase of OrgSync at next weeks Senate meeting.