The Student Government Association has been accepting project proposals from the student body and faculty and staff members. As part of their big project program the idea is to create something for the students from the students that can be made available to the entire UCA community. Projects must effect students in a positive way Executive President Austin Hall said. SGA has accumulated about $200,000 in reserve funds or leftover student activity funds, and wants to spend it on something big that will effect everyone Hall said. Hall said the goal is to see what students would like to see around campus and make it happen. “We want to leave a lasting impression,” Hall said. The committee received 12 applications and the proposal presentations are currently underway to see which two proposals will cause the largest impact at UCA. Applicants were required to meet several guidelines:  projects had to be on campus, directly beneficial to students, open to the entire UCA community,  something unique, thoroughly planned, include detailed budget and timeline of project, take place or begin between February and December 2011 and not exceed $50,000, according to the Think BIG! application. “Should a project exceed $50,000, the applicant must prove that they already have prior engagements to cover the rest if they are selected,” Hall said. Final projects are to be presented to a full senate and debated. The committee will choose two projects and will announce the winners Jan. 31. SGA’s motto is: student’s first. The Think BIG! Project allows SGA to live up to that motto to full effect, fresman representative Branson White said. “I am not personally on the committee, but I really think the project is allowing SGA to reach out to students and show them that we really are hear for them and their ideas,” White said. Freshman committee member Luke Moix said that SGA is trying to get the UCA community more involved. By funding these projects, a piece of the students’ creativity will forever be left behind., he said. SGA has been wondering what to use money in the reserve fund for, and now their idea is coming to life, Moix said. White said that different groups on campus ask for funds for trips and activities, but what they don’t seem to realize is that it is a two-step process. After the first presentation, the group must appear a second time; however, not many groups ever come back to receive funding. That’s how money builds up in the account; no one comes to collect it, he said. Last Monday, the committee met to narrow down the applications to pick out the ones they felt would affect the UCA community most. On Thursday Jan. 20 and Wednesday Jan. 21 the committee met with the applicant’s as they presented their ‘Big Ideas.’ The deciding committee will be composed of five non senators, eight SGA members and four committee members. They will vote Jan. 31 to determine which two projects will become reality Hall said. “This [Think BIG! Project] is a great opportunity to give students a better view of SGA. We do use money to give back to them and anything to help improve the campus,” Moix said.