Tag archive for "Student Senate"

Student Senate Elections

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Students elect eight new members to Student Senate

No Comments 21 September 2011

Clarion, Pa. – Student Senate welcomed eight new senators to its board at Monday night’s meeting. The new senators include Kathryn Chambers, Josh Domitrovich, Gerald Hudson, Kayla Lavery, Alexander McConnell, Madeline Robinson, Sean Uber and Moyo Wills. Clarion University students voted Sept. 13-15 in the Gemmell Student Complex. More than 350 students voted in the [...]

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Opinion

Senate President speaks out against article

No Comments 27 April 2011

Dear Editor, I am writing with regard to the articles that were run on pages 1 and 2 of the last issue of The Clarion Call, published on April 21, 2011 (VOL. 97, ED. 23). First, I will disclose that not only am I a member of Clarion University’s Student Senate, but I am the [...]

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Student Senate elections

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Closed doors, lack of updates limit access to Student Senate

No Comments 21 April 2011

By Josh Byers Andy Polatty Clarion, Pa. – Closed-door meetings and a lack of accessibility were two issues encountered during a semester-long investigation of Student Senate at Clarion University of Pennsylvania. The study also uncovered a lack of awareness on the part of university students regarding the roles and functions of the student governmental body. [...]

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Student Senate decisions affect RSOs, RUOs

No Comments 20 April 2011

By Ryan Loverick and Jasmine Glanton Clarion, Pa. – Questions about Clarion Student Senate, its functions and activities yielded a mixture of opinions. Some students said they feel they are not properly informed of what goes on at Student Senate meetings, and others question senate’s role in disbursing funds and overseeing organizations. Members of the [...]

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Students lack knowledge of senate affairs

No Comments 20 April 2011

By Bryan Hetrick and Alicia Moyes Clarion, Pa. – A random survey of 50 Clarion University students reveals a lack of awareness about Student Senate. The five-question survey was taken April 8 at Clarion’s Relay for Life. Results show 43 students know Student Senate exists; seven were unaware. Six students said they know when meetings [...]

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Activity fees fund student organizations

No Comments 20 April 2011

By Michelle Hague Clarion, Pa. – Every year, millions of students pay for higher education. On top of tuition costs, students pay additional sums for technology fees, lab fees, health center fees, etc. In total, at Clarion University, these fees add up to $959 per semester. In this total is a $161 activity fee per [...]

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Some Student Senate seats include tuition breaks

No Comments 20 April 2011

By Alizah Thornton and Matthew Triponey Clarion, Pa. – Some Clarion University students might be surprised to learn that officers of Student Senate are privilege to tuition reductions for their services. The president has half of his or her tuition paid, and the vice president, treasurer and rules and regulations chair are covered for one [...]

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Weekly Report: Student Senate

No Comments 03 March 2011

Clarion, Pa. – A relatively short Student Senate meeting Monday, Feb. 28, was anything but business as usual. While topics of advertising and providing money to some of Clarion University’s Recognized Student Organizations were discussed, the issue of supplying money for an educational trip for Clarion’s International Students stirred debate. Under a policy approved by [...]

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Weekly report : Student Senate

1 Comment 02 December 2010

Clarion, Pa. – Student Senate moved to allocate $4,022 to the National Broadcasting Society after a two week delay and a tabled motion. NBS requested the funds Nov. 18, but its request was held in check due to what Student Senate said was a lack of an itinerary for its trip to Los Angeles. NBS [...]

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Weekly report Student Senate

Comments Off 18 November 2010

Student Senate will have a number of issues to reconsider next Monday as two of the three requests to allocate funds were tabled until further information is found. A request was brought to the table by Appropriations Committee head Treasurer Peter Baschnagel to allocate $2,600 to the Clarion fraternity Alpha Phi Omega. No representative from [...]

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Weekly report: Student Senate

Comments Off 04 November 2010

Clarion, Pa. – Student Senate announced Clarion’s chapter of Habitat for Humanity will be building new houses for the victims of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. The plane will leave on March 8, 2011, at 7:30 a.m. They will be working March 9 to 11. Anyone interested in joining them is advised to contact Habitat [...]

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Student Senate Report

Comments Off 28 October 2010

Clarion, Pa. – The Students Association Committee pitched the idea of reinstituting the credit card use for students on Monday’s meeting. The decision has not yet been finalized. The Interfraternity Council will be holding a cyber Bullying lecture on Nov. 11 in the Marwick-Boyd auditorium at 8 p.m.. A new student association was introduced at [...]

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Weekly Report: Student Senate

Comments Off 14 October 2010

Clarion, Pa. – Student Senate is attempting to make the university bookstore more competitive. The spring semester will see a pilot book rental program. Students will have the option to rent some textbooks instead of buying them. The board of directors said a new mascot costume is in the works. Student senate President Ben Sturtz [...]

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Student Senate weekly report

Comments Off 07 October 2010

Student Senate President Benjamin Sturtz reported the senate float took second place in the ALF parade. “Good job everyone,” Sturtz said after a round of applause. The cost of the float brought the Student Senate account down to $20,822.68 from $20,662.45.

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News

Student Senate changes allocation policy

Comments Off 01 April 2010

CLARION, Pa., April1 – Student Senate officially voted March 1 to change the allocation policy for Recognized Student Organizations (RSOs), which moved a selection of current RSOs into a new division called Recognized University Organizations (RUOs), which will officially take effect on July 1. RUOs are organizations that serve a broad spectrum of students and [...]

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News

Student Senate wraps semester

Comments Off 10 December 2009

CLARION, Pa., Dec. 3 - Clarion University’s Student Senate held its last meeting of the semester Monday, Dec. 7.

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Student Senate welcomes RSOs

Comments Off 22 October 2009

Each student who comes to Clarion University brings his or her own set of interests. There are many Recognized Student Organizations that are designed to involve students in something that interests them. The funding for Clarion University’s RSOs lies in the hands of the Student Senate.

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