Students largely absent from push to improve shared governance
Faculty, staff and trustees have worked to develop an understanding of shared governance this past year, while students have remained absent from the process.
Student Government
SA Senate elects committee chairs
The Student Association Senate appointed its staff and committee chairs and assigned senators to committees for next year in their meeting Monday.
Student Court repeals sanctioning power of SA finance committee
The Student Court struck down an SA bylaw that allowed the finance committee to sanction student organizations, ruling that power belongs to the treasurer.
SA Senate allocates $12,000 to student fund
The SA Senate unanimously passed a bill moving $12,000 to the CARES Fund, an emergency student assistance fund.
Students protest against GW YAF after transphobic tweets
More than 20 students protested against GW Young America’s Foundation’s recent transphobic tweets at the SA Senate meeting Monday.
Zidouemba announces major cuts to SA cabinet
Incoming SA President Christian Zidouemba said he plans to cut the SA executive cabinet from 46 members down to 14 in his upcoming term.
SA to dole out $1 million to student organizations
Allocation requests for the fall outnumbered the SA’s budget by about $4 million, leaving nearly all requests only partially met.
SBA swears in president, executive vice president, senate
Second-year students Nicole Karem and Garret May were sworn in as SBA president and executive vice president.
Student Court delays decision on SA finance case
The Student Court will release its decision on Fitzgerald v. Xu before May 1.
SA Senate approves $1.3 million budget
The SA Senate approved the $1.3 million budget for next year’s undergraduate and graduate student organizations.