SGA addresses campus issues
Ricky Causo
Issue date: 2/14/08 Section: News
SGA approved five bills, raised monetary support and discussed controlled access for UTC Place at their Tuesday meeting.
Bill Staley, a Hendersonville, Tenn. senior and SGA president, said the SGA Union University Money Drive raised $600, $100 of which was contributed by the E.D.G.E. organization.
Staley said he is currently in communication with Vice Chancellor Bob Lyon of the development office to see if a corporation would be willing to match the amount of the funds raised by SGA.
A trip to Union University on Feb. 23 for a service project is being planned, Staley said.
There were five new bills passed by SGA, all with unanimous approval. They included a $431.50 bill for the SGA-sponsored Super Bowl party, a new German club approval as a student organization, the new SGA elections packet was approved and will go out next week and rollover funds of $62,867.33 was redistributed into the categorized SGA accounts.
Campus Observations Senator Kristopher Davis, a Memphis senior, said the UTC place controlled access issue had a great turn out of students, and that a decision was made by the UTC housing department to install $600,000 worth of surveillance cameras in UTC Place.
The cameras will implement constant monitoring and do away with controlled access, Davis said.
Academic Affairs Senator Brandon Bess, a Memphis senior, said new decisions concerning transfer work admitted to UTC have been finalized.
The new terms state that transfer work cannot be counted towards GPA, but only credit hours, Bess said.
Bess also said a 2.0 GPA for transfer work was absolute, and anyone who falls under a 2.0 GPA will be put on academic probation.
Projects Committee Senator Tyler Forrest, an Athens, Tenn. sophomore, said the Leadership Banquet, April 15 at 7 p.m., is open for registration. The event honors various leaders on campus, Forrest said.
For more information or to voice an opinion, e-mail SGA at HEYSGA@utc.edu.
Bill Staley, a Hendersonville, Tenn. senior and SGA president, said the SGA Union University Money Drive raised $600, $100 of which was contributed by the E.D.G.E. organization.
Staley said he is currently in communication with Vice Chancellor Bob Lyon of the development office to see if a corporation would be willing to match the amount of the funds raised by SGA.
A trip to Union University on Feb. 23 for a service project is being planned, Staley said.
There were five new bills passed by SGA, all with unanimous approval. They included a $431.50 bill for the SGA-sponsored Super Bowl party, a new German club approval as a student organization, the new SGA elections packet was approved and will go out next week and rollover funds of $62,867.33 was redistributed into the categorized SGA accounts.
Campus Observations Senator Kristopher Davis, a Memphis senior, said the UTC place controlled access issue had a great turn out of students, and that a decision was made by the UTC housing department to install $600,000 worth of surveillance cameras in UTC Place.
The cameras will implement constant monitoring and do away with controlled access, Davis said.
Academic Affairs Senator Brandon Bess, a Memphis senior, said new decisions concerning transfer work admitted to UTC have been finalized.
The new terms state that transfer work cannot be counted towards GPA, but only credit hours, Bess said.
Bess also said a 2.0 GPA for transfer work was absolute, and anyone who falls under a 2.0 GPA will be put on academic probation.
Projects Committee Senator Tyler Forrest, an Athens, Tenn. sophomore, said the Leadership Banquet, April 15 at 7 p.m., is open for registration. The event honors various leaders on campus, Forrest said.
For more information or to voice an opinion, e-mail SGA at HEYSGA@utc.edu.
