Spring presidential and vice presidential elections for the Student Government Association are upon us. Despite the democratic nature of student government, only three positions are elected by the student body. The others apply directly to their position and are selected by student government and advisors. The three positions elected by the student body are President along with Vice President and ... Read More »
Student Government Organization passed a resolution called the “Student Government Association Sustainable Clothing Statute.” The statute mandates Student Government to only place t-shirt orders through socially responsible retailers. The shirts are required to meet two of the three approved factors to be deemed as a socially responsible product. The clothing must be organic, fair trade or made in the United ... Read More »
Many students either experience, or have a friend who knows first-hand, the reality of super-senior life. For the past six years, the Student Government Association has sought to implement differential tuition, an additional tuition, as a solution to the five or six-year graduation model many students deal with. According to the University of Wisconsin System’s website, “institution-wide differential tuition is defined ... Read More »
On Wednesday, May 6, Faculty Senate held its last meeting as an independent entity and voted on the proposed constitution for the Common Council shared governance structure. Faculty Senate is currently made up of faculty and academic staff but soon university staff will be joining the discussion on campus-wide issues. “As it is now, the three voices of the university ... Read More »
Katie Cronmiller and Amy Vida will be the Student Government Association president and vice president for the 2015-2016 term. “The climate we’re going into is going to be very different this year, because across the state right now people are trying to figure out how to survive this budget cut and a part of that is figuring out how student ... Read More »
The biennial budget proposed by Gov. Scott Walker, a contender for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, would likely impact sustainability at the University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point and throughout the city. Proposed cuts to the UW System would result in a $6.4 million loss for UWSP and an additional $1.4 million cut from specified programs. A reduction this large would force programs to rein in their ... Read More »
The Office of the Registrar rolled out a new option on myPoint that allows every currently enrolled student to “shop” for a degree progress report, generating a view of what course requirements would exist for a different major and/or minor. This report allows students to see how their current and previous coursework aligns with their desired transition. It can also ... Read More »
Student Government Association election campaigning begins Feb. 6, with elections allowing students to choose their president, vice president and up to 30 senators. “The president and vice president applications are out, so people are getting signatures to get their names on the ballot,” said Leah Aeby, the SGA chief of staff. “There will be no campaigning until all the signatures ... Read More »
Gov. Scott Walker announced his state budget proposal on Jan. 27, including a biennium funding cut of $300 million for the University of Wisconsin System. The budget must be voted on by the state legislature. If it passes, the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point will lose about 17 percent of its state support – around $6 to $7 million. A cut ... Read More »
Clubs and organizations submitted proposals for the upcoming fiscal year to the Segregated University Fee Allocation Committee before Dec. 8. “The State of Wisconsin is the only institution that allows students to assess other students’ segregated fees,” said Charlie Greiber, the Student Government Association Budget Director. Proposals come from university departments as well as clubs and organizations. Clubs range from ... Read More »
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