CARIMES, March 27, 1997
SGA officers say they will strive to improve
communication and teamwork in the PSH community
Jody L. Jacobs
Editor
Only days after they
were sworn in, the newly
elected officers of the Student
Government Association (SGA)
started meeting to develop
plans for the next semester -
and to build their working
relationships.
President Paul
Feenstra - who served as SGA
junior senator at large for two
semesters - said he plans to
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Paul Feenstra, president
Susan Oshman, treasurer
use "common sense" as he
begins his new responsibili -
ties.
"I am going to need
input," Feenstra said. "It's
important for the students to
know that the doors to the
SGA office are always open to
them."
Feenstra - who com
mutes from Lancaster - said
the SGA will be tackling new
policies in the upcoming year
including an educational
The newl
absence policy for SGA mem
bers; new standards for com-
mittees to promote more stu
dent involvement. SGA will
also be investigating a stu
dent bill of rights which was
introduced at the
Commonwealth Campus
Student Government meetings
this semester.
"We think that we can
be a good voice for the stu
dents," vice president Stacie
Wentzel said. "We want stu
-elected
Stacie Wentzel, vice president
Stephanie Wilson, secretary
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To improve communi
cation with the student body,
Wentzel said that office hours
in the SGA office will become
more flexible than they have
been in the past so that stu
dents can more easily talk to
members.
also composing a survey - to
be distributed at a future
date - so that the student
government will have a better
The new ofri-
cers and senators of
the 1996-1997
Student Government
Association (SGA)
were sworn in by
student court chief
justice Adam
Cubbagc Tuesday
March 18 at the rqr
ular SGA meeting
Aftcr con-
gratulating the new
inductees, Provost
John Bruhn (left)
shakes hands with
Frank Nieves who
just turned over his
office to Paul
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campaign - and they didn't
take advantage of that,"
Woodley said
PSH students also
elected Stacy Quinn as board
chair. She ran unopposed.
Quinn is only the second stu
dent to fi 1l this position -
and succeeds Arthur
Saunders.
The position of board
chair was created last spring
with the revisions to the stu-
dent government constitution
which were approved by a
student body vote.
According to the SGA
constitution, the chair's
duties include presiding over
all meetings of the senate and
interpret parliamentary pro
cedure. AI though the board
chair has most duties of SGA
senators, that office forfeits
the right to vote during SGA
meetings. Before the creation
of this office, it was the
responsibility of the SGA
president to run the meet-
idea of students' interests
and concerns, Wentzel said
"I think students have
a negative outlook on student
government for one reason or
another and we're trying to
change that," Wentzel said.
The student govern
ment officers said they also
plan on working with the
campus clubs and organiza
tions and include them in the
distribution of campus funds.
Treasurer Susan
Oshman said she will be tak
ing the improvements Tarik
Griggs' made to the finance -
process and expand upon
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three senators. Voters were
restricted to voting for can
didates in their respective
division. Those that were
elected include
Senior senators at
large Samuel Kline and
Kristen McGlennen; and
senior senator of public
affairs Jon Smith.
SGA senate remain open and
include: senior senator sci
ence, engineering, technolo
gy; senior senator behavioral
sciences and education;
senior senator humanities;
and graduate senator at large.
Persons interested in
those positions should con
tact the SGA office at 948-
6137.
tors that were elected were
sworn into office March 18
by student council chief jus
tice Adam Cubbage.
"I think Tarik did an
outstanding job revamping the
entire system," Oshman said.
utilize her accounting back
ground to make the request
for club funds as s imp le as
possible
students are asking for
money - we need to make it an
easier process - applying for
funding shouldn't be a big
headache," Oshman said.
plans to be receiving budget
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Students also elected
Four positions on the
All officers and sena-
Oshman said she will
"A lot of clubs and
Oshman said she