SGA | Photo by Grace Ramsdell | The Wright State Guardian
The Student Government Association (SGA) met through WebEx on March 9, and discussed elections, new initiatives and an upcoming in-person meeting.
Budget request for Retain the Nine
President Adrian Williams has been working with Representatives Willis Blackshear Jr. and Dontavius Jarrells to add an amendment to the Wright State University (WSU) budget request for the minority retention program Retain the Nine. Williams has been working on the program for over three years, and this amendment would add $250,000 every year for two years to the WSU budget for Retain the Nine.
“The goal of this is to basically use Wright State as a testing ground for this minority retention program with the hopes that it could then be catered for use at other schools,” Williams said.
This amendment will be voted on in the near future.
New conveniences
The gate in front of honors will be opened sometime this week, according to Residential Senator Jonathan Ciero. Ciero hopes that the gate will be open permanently.
Williams has also been in contact with the scooter company Spin to have their scooters on campus.
Extended deadlines
The petitioning process for the Fall 2021 SGA elections has been extended to Friday March 12 at 5 p.m. The requirement for the number of signatures needed has also been dropped.
Normally, prospective senators are required to get 100 signatures on their petitions, while a president and vice president ticket is required to get 300 signatures. This amount has been lowered to 20 for senatorial candidates and 100 for the president and vice president ticket.
Graduation in person
Graduates of WSU who were unable to walk in person during the spring, summer or fall 2020 terms are eligible to walk at the Spring 2021 commencement.
“As long as there’s room, they will be accommodated at this commencement,” WSU Faculty President Dr. Laura Leuhrmann said.
The Office of Commencement Services is currently sending out surveys to students to determine exactly how many of them will be attending.
Next meeting
The next meeting for SGA will be held in person in room 005 of the Student Success Center and virtually over Zoom. SGA meetings are held every Tuesday at 7 p.m. and the public is welcome to attend online meetings.
