Pitt police Chief James Loftus answers student questions at SGB meeting
Pitt police Chief James Loftus made an appearance at the Student Government Board’s Tuesday evening meeting for a student Q&A. Students asked a variety of questions, from safety tips to the...
View ArticlePitt CMRO chief talks COVID-19, vaccines at SGB meeting
Dr. John Williams, the director of Pitt’s COVID-19 Medical Response Office, said at Tuesday’s Student Government Board meeting that while masks remain important for the immunocompromised, which...
View ArticleMany SGB members decide not to run again after year of ‘nasty comments’
With the upcoming Student Government Board elections on March 1, many current members are out campaigning for reelection. But this year, some SGB members chose not to run again due to what they...
View ArticleSGB hosts PittServes rep, discusses civic advising
Harshitha Ramanan, the Student Government Board president, said students have contacted her about several concerns, and she provided responses to issues such as Wi-Fi connectivity problems and the...
View ArticleSGB creates new social media rules for 2022 election
With the Student Government Board election less than a week away, this year’s candidates have to comply with a few new rules. SGB’s elections committee revised the existing code following last year’s...
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Your guide to the 2022 SGB elections
Polls will open Tuesday at 8 a.m. for the 2022 Student Government Board elections. Four slates — including two presidential candidates — and one independent candidate are vying for one presidential...
View ArticleFloyd demotion, Temmallo resignation shake SGB as elections near
The Friday demotion of Student Government Board member Danielle Floyd from her position as vice president for initiatives, and board member Daniel Temmallo’s Saturday night resignation, shook the...
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Danielle Floyd wins SGB presidency for 2022-23 academic year
Danielle Floyd will serve as the president of Student Government Board for the 2022-23 school year. She beat opponent Arjun Manjunath of the For You Panthers slate in Tuesday’s election with 59.09% of...
View ArticleSGB approves new vice president, discusses transportation issues
Brennan Conway will serve as Student Government Board’s vice president of initiatives for the remainder of the 2021-22 academic year, filling the remainder of president-elect Danielle Floyd’s term in...
View ArticleSGB opens committee chair positions, discusses upcoming inauguration
Danielle Floyd, current Student Government Board member and president-elect, encouraged “any and all” students to apply for committee chair positions for the 2022-23 academic year. She said it’s a way...
View ArticleSGB hosts Pitt Eats reps, discusses Sexual Assault Awareness Month
The Eatery may get a facelift within a year or two, according to PittEats officials. Representatives from Pitt Dining made an appearance at Student Government Board’s Tuesday evening meeting for a...
View ArticleSGB says goodbye at last meeting of the year
Student Government Board’s last public meeting of the year featured tearful goodbyes and well wishes for the future. President Harshitha Ramanan began the meeting by announcing she had no official...
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Pitt reimagines office space as nearly half of staff members work remotely
Roughly half of Pitt’s more than 7,000 employees now work remotely at least part of the week — a sea change in how the University does business, according to a top Pitt official. “I’m really pleased...
View ArticleSenate Council recaps academic year, SGB discusses plans for fall
Chancellor Gallagher opened Thursday’s Senate Council meeting by thanking council members advocating for Pitt’s state funding. According to Gallagher, the University’s funding and consequently in-state...
View ArticleStudent Government Board condemns recent mass shootings, calls for increased...
The Student Government Board released a statement on Wednesday condemning recent mass shootings across the U.S. The specific shootings SGB noted in the statement include the Dallas hair salon shooting...
View ArticleStudent Government Board works to improve undergraduate student experience
Student Government Board President Danielle Floyd said she hopes to create more “meaningful pathways” for students to engage with SGB during the upcoming school year. “The main purpose of SGB is to...
View ArticleSGB board member resigns ahead of fall semester
Student Government Board member Celeste Lintz announced her resignation from the board in a Tuesday Instagram post. “It is with a heavy heart that I chose to resign due to increased commitments, but I...
View ArticleBank accounts, dining and more: SGB members talk plans for academic year
As the fall semester begins, Pitt’s Student Government Board will start allocating hundreds of thousands of dollars from the student activities fee fund — which is financed through students’ tuition —...
View ArticleStudent Government Board to elect new board member this month
Following Celeste Lintz’s resignation from Student Government Board, applications for the board member vacancy are due this Thursday. According to SGB elections committee chair Ciara Markoski, SGB will...
View ArticleSafe spaces and gender-neutral restrooms: Pitt students reflect on LGBTQ...
For Austin Kellar, a junior Japanese and English literature major, Pitt is an LGBTQ friendly school. But he believes that Pitt can work toward creating an even more inclusive environment. “I’ve had...
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