Student Government officials are working to begin monthly town hall meetings in which students can address administrators with questions and comments on campus issues.

The first one will be Sept. 9 at 8 p.m. in the Talley Blue Room, according to Neil Ballentine, a junior in biological sciences. The meetings will be one more way for students to learn about the University.

“I don’t feel like there are enough ways for students to get involved on campus,” he said.

The idea for the meetings came when Ballentine was taking an Adult and Higher Education class in which students had to “create a way to make a lasting theme on campus.”

Ballentine said he wanted to create town hall meetings where any students could come to talk to people who make rules on campus.

Jay Dawkins, student body president and a senior in civil engineering, said the first meeting will focus on campus safety and the new football ticketing system.

“We want to get a lot of feedback about the athletic ticketing process,” he said.

For these issues, Dawkins said Campus Police will be available to answer questions about safety, for which concerns have been raised after the shootings at Wolf Village in the summer.

Dawkins and representatives from the Athletics department will be available to answer questions about the new football ticketing policies to take effect for this weekend’s William and Mary game.

These new policies include a standby line, in which students who did not reserve tickets in advance can wait to fill in open seats 15 minutes after kickoff, according to Dawkins.

There will also be a points system in which seniors are given the most points at the beginning of the season, and for each game a student has a ticket but does not attend, he or she will lose a point. At zero points, the students cannot apply for more tickets.

According to Dawkins, it is a good example of ways different groups can work together.

Patrick Steffons, a freshman in construction engineering, said some students might not want to go to the meetings, but they could help him learn more about the University.

“People would go to it if they’re civically minded,” he said.

To get more involved in campus organizations, Steffons said it “wouldn’t be a bad thing to do something like that.”

For next months town hall, Dawkins said Centennial Campus may be a topic for discussion, but he is “weighing options” for different ideas.