Early in spring 2004, the Students' Association Congress was poised for the most anticipated time of the year - the budget meeting. The $115,500 proposal awaiting student leader approval was the highest the school had ever seen at the time and still outweighs semester budgets proposed today. But the meeting wasn't just climatic for the senators ... [Read More…]

The Student Congress still has more money to spend even after granting funds Wednesday to two student groups, so it extended the deadline for conference requests. The Students' Association distributed $1,600 to fully grant the money requested by Swing Cats and the Society of Physics Students for travel to out-of-town events. SA executive treasurer ... [Read More…]

Members of the Students' Association were reminded of their duties and warned of potential consequences of neglect at Wednesday's meeting. After an overwhelming vote to grant $1,000 to the Student Dietic Association, SA president Connor Best addressed Congress about committees, office hours and the possibillities of impeachment. See the list ... [Read More…]

The Students' Association voted with ease in the first congressional meeting to approve a $90,000 budget for the fall semester. View the Fall 2011 SA Budget This year, 46 student groups requested a total amount of $92,846. SA only granted 41 percent of that, fully funding the requests of just four groups. The remaining balance of the fall ... [Read More…]

A district court judge cleared the name of former Students' Association President Daniel Paul Watkins last month, ending a six-month legal battle in Virginia. Watkins, a 2009 graduate and law student at University of Virginia, left the Albemarle County Courthouse a free man after the presiding judge dropped Watkins' charges of stalking and ... [Read More…]

Election results for the Students' Association Congress came quick this year as students had the opportunity to vote in elections for class officers, residential hall representatives and academic building representatives this week in the McGlothlin Campus Center during just the second week of school. "We had a huge debate on whether we were going ... [Read More…]

The Students Association will conduct its fifth annual Welcome to Abilene event from 7-9 p.m. Tuesday in the Teague Special Events Center, with more than 50 businesses and churches represented to help incoming freshman and transfer students connect with the off-campus community. S.A. President Connor Best said 30 businesses and 25 churches ... [Read More…]

The Students' Association finalized its 2011-12 cabinet last week, with the selection of its chief development officer, chief financial officer and chief communications officer. Rebecca Dial will serve as CDO, Heath Bracken will serve as CFO and Helga Sierra will serve as CCO. SA Executive President Connor Best, junior political science major ... [Read More…]

During a night of reflection and inside jokes, the 2010-2011 Students' Association executive officers passed the torch to the 2011-2012 SA executive officers in the traditional Changing of the Guard ceremony. SA created a new budget handbook, revised the dancing and chalk policies, gave students more options in dining and had a hand in key events ... [Read More…]