Photo by Artemis Chen ‘25
At the March 2022 senate meeting, Student Government E-Board and senators discussed the upcoming BOOM! Conference, taking place on March 29.
By Gillian Petrarca ’23
Staff Writer
March 8
After a land acknowledgment by Chair of Senate Shula Mathew ’22, the March 8 senate meeting began. The meeting agenda for the night included E-Board updates and open floor concerns and announcements, as well as a debrief of the previous Town Hall.
This week’s E-Board updates included a reminder from Sophia Jung ’22 for senators to make their constituents aware of two forms. The first was the Accessibility Barrier Report form, which allows students to report accessibility concerns around campus. The second was a dining ideas form, which will be shared with Dining Services in order to create more menu options that students would like to see. Chair of Halls EJ Jankovic ’23 updated senate on a different dining form, a dining feedback form, which can be accessed by a QR code near the cash registers in the Dining Commons. This form can be used to report any food concerns, such as raw meat or undercooked vegetables, to Dining Services. Jankovic also made an announcement regarding the Lavender Committee, which is having a binder drive. The last E-Board update was from Vice President of SGA Ananya Singh ’22, who announced that the Student Conference Committee survey is live. This survey will collect data on students’ experiences at the College and will be shared with administration. Singh asked senators to take the survey and to remind their constituents to take it as well.
Next, senators had the opportunity to voice concerns from their constituents. The German Club senator, Talia Pott ’25, asked when the sushi and sandwich station will be opened in the Dining Commons. Jankovic responded that they have spoken with Director of Auxiliary Services Rich Perna, and he wants to open this station soon. However, dining is very short-staffed at the moment and he therefore does not know when that will be a possibility. The North Creighton senator, Autumn Larsen ’25, brought forward two concerns from constituents. One constituent asked if napkins can be provided at M&C’s, which Jankovic will look into. The other concern was that Creighton has been missing brooms for weeks, to which Singh responded that the College does not provide cleaning supplies for students.
The meeting concluded with senators going into their commissions to debrief on the Town Hall with AccessAbility Services.
March 22
The March 22 senate meeting began after a land acknowledgment from SGA Public Relations Officer Viveca Holman ’22. The agenda included E-Board updates, open floor concerns and announcements and commission work.
Jung began the E-Board announcements by reminding senators that the Student Conference Committee Survey and the exam volunteer form have gone live. Vice President of SGA Ananya Singh ’22 encouraged senators to invite their constituents to the SGA leadership retreat from April 1-2.
The floor was then opened for senators to make announcements. The senator from the Neuroscience student forum, Xi Stoddart ’24, invited everyone to the organization’s study session on March 27 from 7 - 8 p.m. and emphasized that Insomnia Cookies will be provided. The senator from the dressage team, Marlene Healy ’25, invited everyone to the home show on March 27 starting at 9 a.m.
Senators then had the opportunity to voice concerns from their constituents. The senator from the Animal Welfare Organization, Sonia Ramanathan ’25, asked for clarification regarding the BOOM! Conference. Assistant Vice President for Student Life and Strategic Operations Alicia Erwin responded that BOOM! stands for “Building On Our Momentum” and is a day on, not a day off, where we come together as a community to think about diversity, equity and inclusion. Events for BOOM! can be found on Embark. A resident from Dickinson House raised concerns about a bear that has been behind the residence hall, and that many students have been approaching it. Jankovic responded that they will bring this up to Residential Life.
Senate concluded with senators joining their commissions to discuss the petitions that they have been working on over the semester.