Last Week in Senate: Giving Day

By: Jon P. Dusza and Ava C. Green, Managing Editor and Editor in Chief

The United Student Association (USA) had its weekly senate meeting last week, March 28, in OM 221. In it, the senate discussed Canisius’ upcoming Giving Day and public safety, among other things.

Gaveled into session by Vice Speaker Harrington, no general student concerns were brought to USA’s attention, so the meeting started off with reports from USA’s E-board. President Tim Sanders began by announcing that USA would donate $10 for every $5 dollars donated by students on Giving Day. The USA money will be given to the Urban Leadership Learning Community (ULLC) program, the Canisius Opportunity Program for Education program and the Borders and Migration Initiative. Executive Vice President Analee DeGlopper was congratulated during her report by the senate on her recent election to be president of USA during the club’s next term, which begins on April 25. DeGlopper also told senators to spread the word in the Canisius community about joining senate; informational sessions to do so are ongoing. Vice President of Business and Finance (VPBF) Gabby Kaderli expressed the same point, adding that her position as VPBF is also available.

Executive reports having been completed, the senate moved next to cabinet reports. Public Health Chair Daeshyon Riley told the senate that he and his committee are working on a quad event in collaboration with RHA, which will involve chalk and lemonade, weather permitting. Riley also said that his committee’s ongoing efforts to install flyers urging students to wash their hands have nearly been fulfilled, and that the flyers need only to be posted around campus. Sustainability Chair Maddie Kotch told the senate about her committee’s plans to do two campus cleanup events during Earth Week, on April 22 and April 26, as well as a local market event on April 29.

Next up were liaison reports. Library Services Liaison Daeshyon Riley reported that the library will email students about changes in library policy in the future, such as the library’s recent moving of DVDs into storage. Riley also talked about the renderings for the new student success center to be added to the second floor of the library, which have been printed in this edition of The Griffin. The meeting closed with Public Safety Liaison Alexandra Hackett’s report. She spoke about how, due to public safety staffing issues, her planned Coffee with a Cop event is being changed to an event where people can speak to Canisius’ public safety committee. Hackett said that Public Safety currently has only one officer per shift, so officers do not have much time to spare at events and such.

With that, the meeting ended, gaveled out of session at 2:59 pm, one of the quickest meetings of the year. Senate meets next on Friday, April 4 at 2:30pm.