The final Student Government Association (SGA) meeting before Longwood University’s scheduled Spring Break was brief.
The meeting began with a presentation from Auditor O’Neishea Edmonds, who informed the Senate that recognized campus organizations will be audited this week and the week following Spring Break.
Important information regarding auditing is in the Student Finance Committee (SFC) bylaws. Edmonds said audits ensure that organizations are “responsible” and that the funds SFC allocates to them go to “the right causes.”
For open forum, Edmonds said there are potholes and other road problems at Longwood Village following the snow.
Senator Jacob Harvey was concerned about the high noise level in Janet D. Greenwood Library and suggested enforcing silence in the library.
Executive Senator Jessica Darst commended Longwood Dining Services for the quick turnaround of popular food items following Monday afternoon’s Dine with the Director meal.
Historian Paige Rollins said this week’s buffet style Dine with the Director was more convenient for students.
Rollins also brought several constitutions to the SGA for approval.
First, the SGA approved amendments to the American Marketing Association’s constitution, which increased the organization’s dues to $75 and added three new positions.
The SGA then approved the con- stitution for Beyond the Numbers, which allows Longwood students to be tutors and mentors at local schools and churches.
Rollins then brought the Finance Student Society constitution to the Senate and Student Economics Association to the Senate.
There was some debate regarding the similarity of the clubs.
It was eventually established that there are many concentrations within the College of Business and Economics and that enough students were interested in the each of the two clubs for them to have a separate purpose.
On behalf of the Student Finance Committee, Treasurer Alex Julian moved to allocate $719.78 to the National Pan-Hellenic Council, $4,711.78 to Lambda Pi Eta and $1,044.98 to Alpha Kappa Alpha.
The Senate also approved the motion to re-allocate $989 to the Longwood Camerata Singers.
Julian reminded the SGA that all line item budgets for the 2014-2015 academic year are due by midnight on Feb. 28.
The next SGA meeting will take place after Spring Break on Tuesday, March 11 in the BC Rooms of Lankford Student Union.
