Vice President of External Affairs Harun Pacavar announced that senator elections will occur on Monday, April 10, and SGA will be promoting the elections through social media. SGA also plans to have a table setup in the CUB for the election to get as much student involvement as possible. 

Vice President of Student Groups Brea Neal shared insights from her recent trip to the Board of Student Government Presidents Conference in Pennwest, California. 

“During the conference, I was able to network and connect with other passionate school SGA officers on their main discussions or issues that our schools are facing individually and collectively,” Neal said. “The sessions that I attended were building bridges, financial literacy, membership, budgeting for student clubs and student advocacy.” 

Sen. Isabelle Schanaquer announced that President’s Hour will occur on Tuesday, April 4, in Naugle Hall’s MPR and that Relay For Life will occur overnight on March 31 from 6 p.m. to 3 a.m. 

Brajkovich announced that the office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion will be holding an event on April 13 in the CUB MPR. For the event, the DEI office plans to have different tables at the event discussing empowerment, unconscious bias and mental health. 

For board reports, APB announced plans for a trip to Philadelphia on Thursday, April 6, for a 76ers game against the Miami Heat. Signups will start Monday, April 3, and there will be a $5 deposit. 

SU’s Student Government Association also expressed frustrations with student media organizations during its public meeting on Thursday in the CUB MPR. During open discussions, members of SGA turned their attention toward student media, expressing dissatisfaction with how student media has been portraying them in past articles. SGA also accused the student media of a lack of fact-checking. 

One of the concerns raised to SGA was how they pass fiscal decisions with only four Senators instead of six. 

The SGA will hold its next meeting on Thursday, April 13, at 4 p.m. in the CUB MPR C. 

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