USUAA student government office. Photo by Matthew Schmitz.
USUAA (UAA’s student government body) held a meeting on March 24 in the Lyla Richards conference room of the Student Union.
Present for the meeting were President Katie Scoggin and Vice President Shanone Tejada, Senators Seth Burch, Zach Ahrens, Matthew Green, and Machelssy Dinganga. Also present were delegates Albiona Selimi, Yuki Mustang, and Jared Vaughn, and Liaison Brian Cuevas-Fuentes. Other members of USUAA joined via zoom.
Lara Volden, The Associate Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Services, as well as Jasmin Davis of System Wide OIT spoke to the senate about the university’s current recruitment videos, and asked permission from the senate to acquire footage of an upcoming meeting for future videos. The senators expressed excitement at this idea, and agreed to participate.
Volden then turned the floor over to Davis, who gave a short talk on the current status of the UAOnline system, as well as some general technical advice for students in regards to any issues that may arise.
Advisor Zac Clark gave a brief overview of current weekly events happening on campus, including a 12-hour charity livestream, a panel on local women in politics, and a student art show. Upcoming student events include karaoke and game night on March 29, a reception for a student art show, a film screening in celebration of Trans Day of Visibility, and a UAA movie night showing of the new Dungeons and Dragons movie on March 30.
Clark also presented a general report of various board meetings from the past week to the senate. Concert Board will begin hosting live music again on Wednesday, April 5th, and shows are planned to continue every Wednesday throughout the month. The Green Fee board is currently in the process of planning a “Green” week in April. The Media Board also met earlier that day and discussed a number of ideas with Facility Services Coordinator Kim Mahoney, including potential future renovations and moves for student organizations.
After board and committee presentations were completed, the senate moved into an executive session and adjourned the meeting at 5:20 p.m.
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