SGB seeks student input on board member opening, shares plans for ad-hoc...
Danielle Floyd, president of Student Government Board, opened Tuesday night’s meeting with an invitation for students to give feedback on the board member vacancy. Candidates for the position will be...
View ArticleSGB board vacancy candidates discuss student representation
Student Government Board held its final interviews for the vacant board seat at Tuesday night’s meeting, where “listening to student input” was the core of both candidates’ platforms. SGB held its...
View ArticleSGB appoints Ryan Young to board vacancy
After several weeks and two rounds of public interviews, Student Government Board appointed Ryan Young to fill the vacant board position, left by the resignation of board member Celeste Lintz, in a...
View ArticleSGB approves new board member, talks financial wellness
Joel Philistin, the director of Pitt’s Center for Financial Education and Wellness, spoke at Tuesday night’s Student Government Board meeting to promote the center’s mission of financial understanding....
View ArticleSGB, board candidates reflect on appointment process
Following the resignation of board member Celeste Lintz in August, Student Government Board had to deal with an uncommon situation — how to replace her. “First and foremost, [we were] looking for...
View ArticleSGB promotes mental health awareness at weekly meeting
President Danielle Floyd opened Student Government Board’s Tuesday night meeting encouraging students to attend upcoming Mental Health Awareness Month events. “This is a time on our campus where we...
View ArticleSGB talks mental health, mindfulness at weekly meeting
October is Mental Health Awareness Month. Jay Darr, the associate dean of students for wellness, made it clear that mental health is a community effort. “I’m able to work with each and every one of you...
View ArticleSGB discusses sexual violence prevention committee at weekly meeting
In the wake of a recently reported sexual assault in the Cathedral of Learning, Student Government Board announced plans for a committee dedicated to preventing future assaults on campus. “The main...
View ArticleSGB discusses committee plans, debates allocations
Student Government Board debated on allocation requests for the first time “in a long time,” according to board member Daniel Temmallo. “I think every public meeting needs to have this kind of...
View ArticleSGB discusses violence prevention, public safety council at weekly meeting
Student Government Board is helping start a chapter of It’s On Us, a group aiming to prevent sexual assault on college campuses, according to President Danielle Floyd. This decision follows a reported...
View ArticleSGB talks task force initiatives, student leader stipends
Student Government Board plans to raise student leader stipends funded by “unused” funds from the student activities fee, according to SGB President Danielle Floyd. The Task Force on Student Leader...
View ArticleSGB approves ad hoc committee against sexual misconduct, introduces bills at...
Student Government Board unanimously voted to approve the charter for the new Students Against Sexual Misconduct ad hoc committee. The ad hoc committee is intended to serve as a “central hub for...
View ArticleSGB candidates discuss sexual assault, mental health at public interviews
The three candidates publicly interviewed for a vacant Student Government Board position at Tuesday’s meeting highlighted issues regarding sexual assault on campus and a lack of mental health...
View ArticleSGB board member resigns due to ‘extensive time commitment’
Student Government Board announced the resignation of Derek Dressler, the vice president of governance, in an Instagram post on Tuesday. “I remain committed to serving my peers in various non-Board...
View ArticleStudent Government Board reaches agreement with Student Affairs regarding...
The Student Government Board announced in an Instagram post on Thursday night that it has reached an agreement with the Division of Student Affairs regarding the allocation of student activity fee...
View ArticleSGB board, presidential candidates kick off elections with public interviews
Candidates for next year’s Student Government Board began this year’s election cycle at a “Meet The Candidates” event Thursday evening in Nordy’s Place. Two candidates for president and seven for board...
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Candidates for Student Government Board president discuss student...
Candidates for Student Government Board president Ryan Young and Corbin Makar presented the key initiatives of their campaigns at the first public debate of the election cycle on Thursday evening....
View Article‘Hey, vote for me’: SGB candidates begin targeted campaigning
The weeklong final push for SGB candidates to promote themselves before the election — also called targeted campaigning — began Tuesday, and government elections chair Ciara Markoski said students...
View ArticleSGB appoints new board member, judicial chair
Following a round of public interviews two weeks ago, Student Government Board appointed Alicia Peng Tuesday evening to serve as a board member for the remainder of the semester. The seat originally...
View ArticleSGB discusses Sexual Assault Awareness Month, SNAP benefits
Student Government Board President Danielle Floyd, along with the rest of the board, wore shirts reading “Create awareness. Embrace hope. Believe survivors,” at their public meeting Tuesday evening in...
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