From Student Life: Student groups and their piggy banks will find themselves affected by broad-reaching changes announced at Student Union’s first-ever Budget Open Forum on Friday. One key new policy is the “90 percent rule,” under which a student group may only be considered for increased funding if they had used […]
Brian Benton
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From Student Life: “Mere months after their slated destruction, slates were removed from the recent Freshman Class Council election. This year, candidates had no option to join slates and instead had to run alone, marketing themselves as individuals rather than as part of a coherent unit. These elections weren’t the […]
Budget Committee will be holding the inaugural Student Union Budget Open Forum on Friday, Sept 26th. The forum is part of Treasury’s ongoing efforts to engage the student body and to improve transparency in the way Budget Allocation works every semester. The forum will begin with a 30-min presentation by […]
Chancellor Mark Wrighton will be giving his annual State of the University Address on Monday, September 22 at 8:00 pm in Tisch Commons. The annual speech, organized by Student Union Senate, serves as a way for the Chancellor to share thoughts, goals and insights on the year passed and year […]
Student Union is proud to announce the newly-elected Freshman Class Council for the Class of 2018! This election had the highest voter turn out of any FCC election in recent history! A press release is available here and full results can be found here. Questions can be directed to SU VP of […]
Junior Tommy Nathan was appointed Speaker of the Student Union Senate following an internal election and sophomore Gabrielle Buchbinder was selected as Student Union Chief Justice this week. Tommy Nathan can be reached at senate@su.wustl.edu and Gabrielle Buchbinder at judicial@su.wustl.edu. Congratulations to both on their new positions!
Constitutional Council is looking for a new Alternate Justice. As Alternate Justice you will be part of a small group consisting of a Chief Justice, four Associate Justices, and two Alternate Justices, which makes up the Constitutional Council. This body oversees the Student Union Constitution and all filed grievances. The […]
Student Union is proud to announce the largest Student Union Speaker Series in recent history, featuring nine dynamic speakers on a broad range of topics. The events will take place throughout the remainder of the school year. The complete list of speakers is below. You can also find an in-depth […]
Freshman Class Council Debates will take place in Tisch Commons on September 15 at 5:30pm. All candidates, including the eight Freshman Class Council President candidates, will be present and answering questions about their goals, vision and experiences. Voting will then take place the following day (September 16) for freshmen. Voting will […]
Treasury voted on Tuesday night to fund allocations of $225,567 of Student Union’s current $280,000 Carry Forward Fund to a number of on-campus projects. President Emma Tyler contacted various campus administrators, organizations and groups for proposals of places where funding was needed for project, and presented the proposals to Treasury […]
Freshmen interested in running for Freshman Class Council can now download their election packets. Class Councils consist of five positions: President: The class President is responsible for presiding over class council meetings, and serving as the official representative of the class. When leading over the class council the President is […]
1. Open Seats in Treasury and Budget Committee: If you’re interested in working to allocate the $2.8 million Student Activities Fee, consider applying for Treasury (one open seat) or the Budget Committee (two open seats). Full descriptions of the positions can be found at the following links: Treasury + Budget Committee. Both applications are due Saturday, […]
Welcome to the new su.wustl.edu! With a new school year comes a new (much needed) Student Union website! We’ve cleaned up and simplified the design to make it easier to find what you need and added more ways to share your questions, recommendations and concerns. We also put an emphasis […]