The Student Government Association held its first meeting for the spring semester and welcomed the new appointments to office. Among the items discussed were the updated ETSU attendance policy, the spring concert, the Culp’s reopening and a new resolution for bathroom accessibility for people with disabilities.
To begin the meeting, Director for the Center of Teaching Excellence Dr. Amy Johnson informed SGA that ETSU’s official attendance policy has been updated to include a list of excused student absences: health, military requirements, official university-related activities (i.e. sports, organizations, etc.) and religious observances. Johnson also stated that professors must have an attendance policy listed in their syllabus with any requirements they may have for classroom procedures, so long as they fall within the same guidelines as the university’s attendance policy. Any contests about attendance, work and grades can be reported to the chair of a student’s department or to the department dean.
Secretary of Exterior Roxy Reed then led with voting for the spring concert in March. SGA voted on Fetty Wap, the third pick according to student voting, but the artist has not yet been confirmed. However, singer Marc Bassy has been confirmed to open the SGA concert.
Originally, Nelly was invited to come to Freedom Hall as the first student choice, but because of a conflict of dates, Nelly had to cancel. The next in line was X Ambassadors with the second highest votes, but because of technical difficulties, they too had to decline.
The first week of March is also dedicated to the Culp’s grand opening on March 6. An event will be held that Friday for students to partake in with other university officials, along with the wider community.
“We’re really looking forward to the Culp Center reopening, which is super exciting,” SGA Executive Vice President Tiffany Cook said. “That is an SGA project that’s been in the works for seven years.”
Because this has been a long anticipated project, ETSU is inviting former ETSU/SGA alumni to come celebrate the grand opening with a special luncheon in their honor.
Though the grand reopening isn’t until March, organizations and other offices (including the East Tennessean) will be moving into the Culp in February. The Culp’s soft opening date will be Feb. 24, when students will have access to the building’s resources once again.
The spring also holds other big events, including elections for SGA and Board of Trustees.
The Student Government Association held its first meeting for the spring semester and welcomed the new appointments to office. Among the items discussed were the updated ETSU attendance policy, the spring concert, the Culp’s reopening and a new resolution for bathroom accessibility for people with disabilities.
To begin the meeting, Director for the Center of Teaching Excellence Dr. Amy Johnson informed SGA that ETSU’s official attendance policy has been updated to include a list of excused student absences: health, military requirements, official university-related activities (i.e. sports, organizations, etc.) and religious observances. Johnson also stated that professors must have an attendance policy listed in their syllabus with any requirements they may have for classroom procedures, as long as they fall within the same guidelines as the university’s attendance policy. Any disputes about attendance, work and grades can be reported to the chair of a student’s department or to the department dean.
Secretary of Exterior Roxy Reed then led with voting for the spring concert in March. SGA voted on Fetty Wap, the third pick according to student voting, but the artist has not yet been confirmed. However, singer Marc Bassy has been confirmed to open the SGA concert.
Originally, Nelly was invited to come to Freedom Hall as the first student choice, but because of a conflict of dates, Nelly had to cancel. The next in line was X Ambassadors with the second highest votes, but because of technical difficulties, they too had to decline.
The first week of March is also dedicated to the Culp’s grand opening. An event will be held March 6 for students to partake with university officials, along with the wider community.
“We’re really looking forward to the Culp Center reopening, which is super exciting,” SGA Executive Vice President Tiffany Cook said. “That is an SGA project that’s been in the works for seven years.”
Because this has been a long anticipated project, ETSU is inviting former ETSU/SGA alumni to come celebrate the grand opening with a special luncheon in their honor.
Though the grand reopening isn’t until March, organizations and other offices (including the East Tennessean) will tentatively be moving into the Culp in mid-February. The Culp’s soft opening date is set for Feb. 24, when students will have access to the building’s resources once again.
The spring also holds other big events, including elections for SGA.
“There’s a lot happening in the spring, and we’re hoping to get a lot of meaningful work between all that,” Cook said.
A new resolution has been passed to ETSU administration that details the need for changing tables in single-person restrooms in ETSU buildings on and off campus to provide better accessibility. This resolution follows a national movement called “Changing Tables” that provides changing stations for children, older children, teens and adults in restrooms in an effort to provide accessibility for all people in public spaces.
