Student Senate returned from Winter Break with a meeting Thursday, Jan. 17. The meeting was mainly dedicated to Vice President for Student Life Dr. Celestino Limas’ report.
Limas began by introducing the new Bowers Center for Sports, Fitness and Well-being Director Whitney Jones to senators. Director of Athletics Chris Morgan was then brought in to show senators the blueprints for the Bowers Center. Both Jones and Morgan answered senators’ questions about the new building.
Limas continued his report by updating senators on a staff change within student activities.
Limas finished by taking questions regarding the housing selection process for the upcoming semester. Senators asked how the process would work for various situations and provided suggestions for improvement. Some still had questions, but due to time constraints they were advised to individually talk to Limas.
A representative from the Center for Student Success followed Limas by announcing that the deadline for requesting housing accommodations from Disability Services is Friday, Feb. 8.
Student Senate then moved onto Executive Cabinet reports. Junior president Holly Francescone told the group that two senators had recently resigned. Senior Elections Chairperson Kaitlyn Freed followed Francescone by reporting that elections were underway to fill those positions.
Moving into the new business portion of the meeting, committee elections were tabled until the new members were appointed to the senate.
Senators then discussed their class project timelines. Each class senate was assigned a topic to advocate for during the semester, in addition to their other projects.
The meeting finished with committee and class updates, where the sophomores reminded senators that Etown’s Got Talent sign-ups close Monday, Feb. 4.
Student Senate’s most recent meeting Thursday, Jan. 24 focused primarily on internal issues. The meeting began with three leave of absence requests.
Campus Security Assistant Director Dale Boyer began the administrative reports, since Limas was not present. Boyer announced that a new officer has been hired for the second shift.
A representative from Student Wellness followed by announcing that three group counseling sessions will be offered this semester.
Learning Zone Director Lynne Davies spoke on behalf of the Center for Student Success. Davies reported that nine new commuters were welcomed at the Commuter House.
Executive cabinet reports were minimal, but junior Clubs Chair Sarah Conway did report that Friday, Feb. 15 is the deadline for club registration.
New business for this meeting revolved around an internal issue that Student Senate faced.
The meeting ended with committee and class updates. BComm announced that they will have two coffee trucks coming to campus soon. The senior class then reported that they will have their first senior night Wednesday, Feb. 6.
