The SA has booked two artists and is seeking a third to perform at this year’s Spring Fest, which will be held on May 4.
The Spectrum spoke with representatives of all parties about their prior experience, their platforms and the future of UB’s undergraduate student government — and the clubs that depend on it.
The Student Association (SA) Senate joined other student governments across New York State to endorse amendments to a statewide bill that would require schools, colleges and universities to train staff for suicide prevention and adopt reporting policies.
The bevy of new policies aim to improve club funding allocation, ensure club participation and maintain Senate attendance, while eliminating a budget review process.
Of seven scheduled Senate meetings so far in the 2023-24 academic year, three were canceled because too few senators showed up.
The UB Student Association (SA) extended the deadline for club officer training to Sept. 30 from the original deadline of Sept. 11.
The student petition, which has garnered more than 300 signatures, demands a student referendum on the policy, calling it “an extreme disservice."
The Student Association (SA) is in the process of creating a sanction appeal policy after men’s club ice hockey asked SA to overturn a $4,197.50 fine levied on the club in December.
Clubs in the hobby, POC, special interest and international councils have until May 17 to dissolve ties with any third-party groups or be derecognized by SA.
The Student Association (SA) Senate passed a highly-contested resolution last Monday to remove an election rule that prohibited campaigning for SA positions in forums with 10 or more non-candidates without approval from the Elections and Credentials Chair.
The Student Association (SA) rejected a 30-page proposal that would’ve amended the SA’s by-laws that would’ve changed the appointing process for council coordinator positions, allowing the SA president to hire them directly.
UB’s Student Association hasn’t publicly released any information regarding this year’s Fall Fest or Comedy Series, but SA president Nicholas Singh told The Spectrum last week that his team is in the “planning stages” for these events.
Former Student Association President Alyssa Palacios said in an email to The Spectrum that she had “no choice” but to resign from her role due to financial restraints that forced her to leave UB.
The Student Association Board of Directors voted Wednesday to remove Hobby Council Coordinator Zackary Graham from SA and revoke the remainder of his $5,850 stipend.
Alyssa Palacios has stepped down as Student Association president, according to an email sent to SA staff Wednesday by her successor Nelaje Branch.
On Jan. 27, the Student Association nominated and elected Nelaje Branch as the new SA vice president. This election took place on SA’s Facebook Live with 134 viewers in attendance.
Newly elected SA President Adolyn Cofie wants students to feel more important on campus. She wants them to feel their concerns are being addressed and they have an outlet for their problems.
Student Association elections, which were postponed from March 24 to March 26 due to COVID, are taking place online today through September 16.
The Student Association’s Board of Directors will adopt a new scheduling system to curb fraud following a May 19 resolution to remove Rules, Administration and Government Oversight Committee Chair Eric Weinman for “time theft” and other violations of SA’s Code of Ethics.
Student Association President Yousouf Amolegbe has waited for a follow-up decision on his now five-plus-week suspension, as the SA Board of Directors continues to vote to keep it in place. The BOD met Thursday as SA Treasurer Kendra Harris motioned to reopen the discussion of Amolgebe’s suspension.
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