The Student Government Association Senate held their regular bi-weekly meeting on Tuesday. The meeting included discussion of upcoming SGA concerts, voting to pass $10,430 worth of BucFunds to ETSU organizations and passing two new resolutions.
Open forum comments included a presentation by Secretary of Exterior Larissa Copley regarding entertainment options that may be presented in the spring 2020 and fall 2020 polls.
Out of many, some of the potential artists included Young the Giant and Lil Yachty. The candidate pool is still subject to change, but senators suggested several bands like The Avett Brothers and The Lumineers.
Secretary Popley explained that the selection process is intensive, and the cost of the performance is kept in mind. Each artist goes through a background check regarding previous performances, and selections are made from there. Even after being listed, candidates may not be selected by the student body or a price point may not be agreed upon by the university and the performer.
After Popley’s presentation, the senate moved on to the BUC Fund question. Five student organizations were up for consideration, and senators decided to trust the BUC Fund Committee’s judgement and vote them in all at once.
This included $4,000 to the Hispanic American Student Community Alliance for a casino night, $1,000 to the Quillen American Medical Student Association for Opioid Awareness Week events, $1,000 to the West-Luntsford Community Council for a student prom, $1,400 to the Student Social Work Association for field work and travel and $3,030 to ETSU Alternative Breaks to help fund student experiences.
The vote on the combination of these grants passed with 22 for, none opposed, and one abstention.
Two resolutions were brought back from committee for second reading and final vote. A resolution was passed unanimously to request the change of foreign language requirements in the College of Arts and Sciences to second language requirements, which could then be filled by American Sign Language classes. The committee mentioned that the college was very cooperative and was in the process of looking at changing course numbers to adapt to the change starting next semester.
A second resolution was passed requesting the construction of skateboard racks around campus to alleviate the issues of theft that skateboarders on campus faced when leaving their equipment outside. A new resolution to allow Storytelling to fill the oral communication general education requirement was sent to committee and faces a vote in two weeks.
