The Student Government Association (SGA) approved new senators and organization constitutions during the Senate’s Tuesday, Feb. 5 meeting.
The meeting began with a closed session where the Senate approved of new senators. President Donald Knight then swore in Allison Dougherty, Courtney Urquhart, Daniel Mason, Jennifer Wiley, Willie Miles and Victoria Hosey as senators.
To begin open forum, one senator announced the planned campus-wide change from Learning Management System Blackboard Learn to Canvas by Infrastructure.
There are concerns about utilities personnel coming into residence halls without identification or knowledge of where they are going, and these issues will be addressed.
There are several areas on campus that either close early on certain days or do not open at all, which has been a significant discussion topic during SGA meetings the past few semesters. Senior Class President Gina DeMarco said it is possible for the SGA to look into giving funding to keep these places open.
DeMarco also said that faculty and staff members often receive written complaints, but do not always hear positives. She suggested the Senate start talking about more positive changes and improvements at meetings. One senator said the elevators in Curry Hall were cleaned promptly after students made a huge mess this past weekend. Another said broken buttons in a Longwood Landings elevator were fixed quickly.
One senator said that fire control room alarms went off for hours at Longwood Village when the power went out recently, and when some students called the Longwood University Police Department, they were apparently told to simply sleep somewhere else. This issue is being looked into.
Historian Paige Rollins brought three constitutions to the Senate for approval. The SGA first approved of the Ultimate Frisbee Team. The Club Baseball Team and Therapeutic Recreation Organization made amendments to their constitutions, which the SGA also approved.
The Student Finance Committee (SFC) allocated $754.96 to Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority for a conference. SFC then approved of $452 for the senior class to allow them to purchase T-shirts for the junior marshals.
Last week, the SFC allocated $1,500 from the EPAA account and $10 from the SGA general account to the Honor Student Association (HSA) and the junior and senior classes. However, the junior class is not currently recognized as an organization, so the SFC reallocated the funds, and an additional $144.48, to the HSA, the College of Business & Economics and the senior class.
Next week, Jenny Quarles from the Digital Education Collaborative will be visiting the Senate for a presentation.
This meeTing will Take place on Tuesday, Feb. 12 in The bc rooms oF lankFord sTudenT union
