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The Senate held elections for executive senator for this academic year. In the running were Senator-at-Large Aaron Finkel ’20, Class of 2020 Senator Tal Richtman and Class of 2018 Senator Matthew Kowalyk.
Student Union President Jacob Edelman ’20 announced his executive board appointees, all of whom the Senate unanimously approved.
The Senate convened on Saturday for its last meeting of the academic year. The meeting was moved from Sunday due to Springfest.
The Senate convened on Sunday to review progress on various campus initiatives. After delaying the start of the meeting in order to obtain a quorum, Student Union Vice President Paul Sindberg ’18 began the proceedings with executive officer reports.
Students Sharon Cai ’18 and Erica Chai ‘17, representing the publication Wander: Brandeis Abroad, requested club recognition at Sunday’s Senate meeting. Wander is a publication which seeks to provide a platform for Brandeis students who have studied abroad to share their inspirations and ideas in writing and art. The presenters suggested possible collaborations with the Study Abroad Office and student publications Laurel Moon and Jaded to have open mic nights. The Study Abroad Office and Provost’s Office used to charter them, but they no longer fund them due to budget cuts.
The Senate convened on Sunday to hear recognition and chartering petitions from clubs and to discuss Senate Money Requests for upcoming initiatives.
The Senate convened on Sunday to recognize several new clubs and discuss amendments to the Union’s constitution and reports on issues raised by constituents this past week.
Voter turnout was high, with several close races, in the first round of Student Union elections on Thursday.
The Student Association for The Right to Immigration Institute came before the Senate for chartering during Sunday’s meeting. Recognized as a club since November, TRII serves to train community members to represent a portion of the 700,000 national pending and backlogged immigration cases in U.S. courts. Student representatives at the meeting told senators that they intend to use funding for their members’ professional training, as well as to sponsor an annual Brandeis Citizenship Day, an event that offers a perspective on immigration to get people involved in the issue, in addition to providing services in the Waltham community. After the club’s presentation, senators opined that the club has a very well-prepared funding plan and has done impressive work. The Senate voted to charter TRII in a unanimous vote.
As the first round of spring Student Union voting heats up, 12 candidates have kicked off their campaigns, ready to face off in Thursday’s election.
After its cancellation in December 2016, the Riverside Shuttle has been reinstated for the spring semester, according to a campus-wide email from the Student Union on Friday.
Students Jenny Ho ’20 and Julianna Scionti ’20, representing the Brandeis Drawing Club, came before the Senate for club recognition. Ho and Scionti particularly highlighted a desire to supply art materials to students who face financial barriers in affording studio art course fees. Their organization is a revival of a previous studio art iteration, the Figure Drawing Club. When asked by Student Union Vice President Paul Sindberg ’18 how the club will avoid a decline like the one seen with the Figure Drawing Club, Ho and Scionti responded that they will focus on well-rounded recruitment of successive class years. In a unanimous vote, the Senate approved to recognize the Brandeis Drawing Club.
The Senate convened on Sunday to recognize two clubs and vote to put 69 clubs on probation for violation of a bystander training mandate.
The Senate convened last Sunday to discuss new club charters and swear in new senators. The senators pushed up their regular meeting time for the Super Bowl.
The Senate met with Senior Vice President for Students and Enrollment Andrew Flagel during their weekly meeting on Sunday, discussing overwhelmingly negative and neutral alumni reviews of the University.
The Student Union Senate convened on Sunday evening for the first meeting of the semester. No club business was on the docket, making for a short session.
The Senate convened on Sunday for the last meeting of the semester to discuss club recognition, the upcoming Midnight Buffet and dining options on campus.
The Senate convened on Sunday to discuss club chartering, plan efforts for upcoming events and address some student concerns.
The Senate convened on Sunday to hear petitions from several clubs and to discuss initiatives to bolster school spirit.
The Student Union Senate may soon release anonymous surveys to the student body about their club experiences so that students can share candid information about how to improve club experiences, Class of 2018 Senator Abhishek Kulkarni explained at Sunday’s Senate meeting.