Seven new senators were sworn in at the Students’ Association meeting Monday. Carter Howell, Jacki Mollison, Marylin Lopez, Mira Bry, Natalie Holland, Becca Derenge and Regan Bollweg are the newest members of the SDSU Students’ Association Senate. One other student, Dakota Jensen, will be sworn in next week.
They are senators at large, meaning they represent the university as a whole and not any specific college.
In other news at Monday’s meeting:
Dennis Hedge, provost and vice president for academic affairs and Michaela Willis, vice president for student affairs and enrollment management, addressed the senate at Monday’s meeting. Hedge and Willis spoke about the new Student Engagement Center.
The Student Engagement Center model will combine the Office of Multicultural Affairs, International Affairs, Veterans Affairs and the American Indian Student Center. The goal is to roll out the organizational structure starting Oct. 1.
Sen. McKenzie Hofer asked if students employed in the offices now under the Student Engagement Center would be affected.
“I would anticipate that those employment opportunities that exist today will continue into the future, and it will really be based on the needs of the new organizational structure,” Willis said.
Hedge also announced that a search will be launched soon to find a dean for the Van D. and Barbara B. Fishback Honors College. Hedge anticipates that finalists for the position will be on campus towards the end of the fall semester.
Greg Heiberger is currently serving as interim dean of the Fishback Honors College. Rebecca Bott-Knutson was dean of the Honors College from 2016 until her departure this spring.
The South Dakota Board of Regents will be sending out a system-wide survey regarding housing and dining. Each student that participates in the survey will receive $5 in Hobo Dough, Willis said. The survey will launch Oct. 1 and close Oct. 10.
India night will take place Sunday, Sept. 21 from 6-8 p.m. in the Volstorff Ballroom in the Student Union. Tickets are $18 for SDSU students and $25 for general admission.
