Student Senate is going on a field trip.
Senate President Jordan Johnson announced in Tuesday's Senate meeting that senators and interested students would take a bus trip in January to the state's capital to host a Senate meeting on the state Senate floor and meet with lawmakers and UF alumni.
A select group of senators will also meet with legislators to give input on higher education issues, he said.
Interested students will have a chance to sign up for the trip in the near future, he said. The trip is optional for senators.
External Affairs Director Matthew Goldberger encouraged senators and students to give input on higher education bills that will be addressed during the 60-day legislative session in Tallahassee this spring.
Goldberger cited one initiative that would make UF's Differential Tuition Program occur immediately instead of a slow increase of up to 40 percent over the next three years.
Three empty senate seats were also filled, including two in graduate housing and one in family housing.
