SGA
SGA appoints new committees with new senators
The newly appointed Student Government Association senate had their first full meeting Tuesday. New senators were sworn in and committee were started. The new senators sworn in from the at-large election included Phil Adam, Braden Bury, Hannah Chadwell, Ryan Conover, Tallon Everson, Daxton Keagan, Emily Olson, Matthew Reu, Caleb Swanson and Caleb Weiland. Weiland was […]
New SGA president, vice president and exec. team are appointed
Student Government Association President Alexandra Fiener and Vice President Katie Brust were sworn in at the March 16 SGA meeting by former President Abuk Jiel. Along with the new president and vice president, a new senate was also sworn in. The new senators include Garrett Adam, Gretchen Biersbach, Lily Christian, Trenton Hoekstra, Abigail Johnson, Darby […]
SGA candidate team preps for voting day
Typically the Student Government Association (SGA) has multiple teams running for president each year, but the 2021-22 campaign has one team, Ally Feiner and Katie Brust. Feiner, a sophomore studying political science and criminal justice, is running for president. Her running mate is Katie Brust, a junior studying studio art and biology double major who […]
SGA hosts deputy athletic director
USD’s Deputy Athletic Director, Mike West, and USD’s Director of Athletic Marketing and Promotions, Jarren Duffy, spoke at this week’s SGA meeting. Student attendance at athletic events is growing and is above average compared to other universities. Normally over 200 students attend the volleyball and basketball games. “It’s been awesome to see the students section […]
SGA passes bills to amend budget, election advertisement by-laws and organization funding
Three bills were passed at this week’s SGA meeting, Senate Bill 69, to amend the SGA by-laws to clarify budget procedures, Senate Bill 68, to amend the SGA by-laws to advertise elections and Senate Bill 67, to fund speakers for the Sociology Club. Senate bill 67, special appropriation for the Sociology club, was passed. This […]
SGA discusses no tailgating for spring football
There will be no tailgating for football this coming spring. USD is following what other schools in the Missouri Valley Conference are doing, Senator Armand Khan said at this week’s SGA meeting. Clay County is vaccinating 80-100 people a week, Khan said, reporting on the last COVID Taskforce meeting. USD’s number remains low. Senate Resolution 8, […]
Proposed draft plan presented to SGA promoting sustainability
The University Sustainability Committee proposed a plan to raise USD’s Atlas score, a score evaluating how sustainable the USD campus is, at Tuesday’s SGA meeting. Anna Moore, Campus Recycling Coordinator and sustainability grad major, said the most important thing to get the program going is involvement and consistency. USD’s current Atlas score is 36%. The […]
New president, vice president candidates announced at SGA
Ally Feiner and Katie Brust announced their candidacy running for SGA president and vice president at this week’s SGA meeting. “We’re really looking forward to getting started on this campaign season and we can’t wait to talk to students about how we can make USD a better environment,” Feiner said. Jacob Carsten, a USD law […]
SGA funds College Democrats, Orthopedic Interest Group
In the USD Student Government Association’s last meeting of the semester, the organization passed special appropriations bills for the College Democrats and Orthopedic Special Interest Group. Aaron Mallinger, SGA Director of Finance, reported SGA has only used 12% of their total budget so far this year and attributes that low number to operations changes around […]
SGA debates UPD disarmament, funding for College Democrats
USD’s Student Government Association introduced special appropriation bills for the campus College Democrats and the Orthopedic Interest Group, and also discussed a proposal to vote on disarming the University Police Department at Tuesday’s meeting. Senators raised concerns about the College Democrats’ eligibility for university funding, given its political nature. University policy states funding cannot go […]