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-11 posts tagged "student government in focus"
Catherine Owers | Friday, December 11, 2015
When students received two emails from Notre Dame Security Police (NDSP) reporting three incidents of sexual violence on campus in the first two weeks of the fall semester, the issue of sexual assault in the Notre Dame community was once again highlighted. With the continuation of the “It’s On Us” campaign and participation in the launch
Haleigh Ehmsen | Friday, December 11, 2015
In the beginning of their term as student body president and vice president, seniors Kaitlyn Baker and Maddie Kohler set goals to collaborate with Notre Dame, increase campus safety and be transparent, and now at the end of the semester Baker said new initiatives have propelled those goals forward. This year, Baker said campus safety has
Margaret Hynds | Friday, December 11, 2015
Every spring, each of the University’s 29 undergraduate residence halls elects a president and vice president to preside over the dorm’s government and to represent the dorm on Hall President’s Council (HPC). According to the council’s co-chair, senior Meredith Fraser, HPC meets every Tuesday evening and consists of the all dorm presidents and vice presidents
Katie Galioto | Friday, December 11, 2015
The department of health and wellness spent its inaugural semester working to find ways to foster conversations about mental health issues on campus, department director sophomore Rohit Fonseca said. Student body president Bryan Ricketts and vice president Nidia Ruelas introduced the idea of adding the department of health and wellness last February as part of their campaign
Matthew McKenna | Friday, December 11, 2015
Club Coordination Council (CCC) president Marisa Thompson said the CCC is one of the most underutilized student government groups on campus. “When people want something done in their hall, they go to their Hall Council,” she said. “When they want some type of event programming on campus, they go to SUB. But when a club wants
Rachel O'Grady | Friday, December 11, 2015
After a year that prompted major organizational changes, the Student Union Board (SUB) has already put on one sold-out concert and several other successful events, according to Alan Whalen, director of marketing. “This has been a big year for SUB so far, with our first ever fall concert and several other big events already under
Martha Reilly | Friday, December 11, 2015
There may not be any Greek life in South Bend, but the “Big Belle, Little Belle” initiative at Saint Mary’s promotes a sisterly bond, allowing upperclassmen to help first-years transition into life at the College. Co-chairs of the first year concerns committee, sophomore Caroline Koenig and junior Taylor Lashbrook, collaborated to assemble the program, according to Koenig.
Clare Kossler | Friday, December 11, 2015
Now more than halfway through their term as student body president and vice president, seniors Bryan Ricketts and Nidia Ruelas are finding their time so far in office to be somewhat different from what they initially expected. “[Running for office], you do have to think, to believe you’re qualified to do it. But you also
Emma Borne | Friday, December 11, 2015
In an effort to improve the football game day experience, student government over the summer took on a project to lower concession prices at Notre Dame Stadium for students. Student body chief of staff Dan Sehlhorst said in an email that he and student body president Bryan Ricketts collaborated with Auxiliary Services and the concession stand
Selena Ponio | Friday, December 4, 2015
In their campaign platform, student body president and vice president Bryan Ricketts and Nidia Ruelas introduced the idea for Onward, an online forum for students to submit and vote on ideas for improving the University. The forum officially launched through student government’s website on Sept. 29. The site is accessible through studentgovernment.nd.edu and requires a Notre