SA enacts new constitution, swears in officers
Annabelle Gordon | Asst. Photo Editor
The meeting began with swearing in the 65th session of SA officers, including President David Bruen, Vice President Darnelle Stinfort and Comptroller Nyah Jones.
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Student Association officially implemented its new constitution and swore in several officers during its last meeting of the semester Monday.
SA voted to approve the constitution in March, and the constitution was officially implemented on midnight Monday, said Joshua Shub-Seltzer, the 2020-2021 parliamentarian. SA also approved a new set of bylaws during the meeting.
The meeting began with swearing in the 65th session of SA officers, including President David Bruen, Vice President Darnelle Stinfort and Comptroller Nyah Jones.
Bruen, Stinfort plan to fill SA cabinet, implement Green New Deal
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Darnelle Stinfort (left) and David Bruen were elected as Student Association vice president and president, respectively, in April s election.
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Student Association President-Elect David Bruen and Vice President-Elect Darnelle Stinfort will spend the summer reorganizing SA’s cabinet under the organization’s new constitution.
The new SA constitution, which the organization passed in March, will add positions to next year’s cabinet and alter some existing positions. Co-chair positions will be renamed, and additional cabinet positions including a director of internal operations and a new student advocate will be created, Bruen said.
SA passes bill to make DPS focus groups permanent
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SA also unanimously passed a bill providing the president, vice president and comptroller $2,500 stipends each for their work in the organization.
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Student Association unanimously passed a bill Monday to make its Department of Public Safety focus groups a permanent initiative.
SA Chief of Staff Kailee Vick introduced the bill. It’s important that students have an opportunity to provide feedback about the department and its role on campus, they said.
“We really wanted to make it a permanent initiative and make this a recurring thing because we think it’s really important for students to be able to have a platform where they can really just voice their concerns with the department and then have that stage to be able to then have actionable change come out of that,” Vick said.
SA to vote on resolution urging SU to expand mental health resources
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The resolution aims to acknowledge that the two Wellness Days SU offered this semester are not a sufficient break for students.
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Student Association will vote on a resolution next week that would acknowledge students’ increased stress and urge Syracuse University to impose institutional solutions, including the option to take classes pass/fail.
The resolution encourages faculty members to be understanding of the circumstances students are in and offer resources to help. The option to take classes pass/fail would alleviate stress students are feeling about how the pandemic has impacted their academic performance, the resolution reads.
Student Association votes to approve changes to constitution
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SA also passed a bill Monday to partner with Spin, a company that works closely with campus administrations and student governments to provide dockless bikes and scooters.
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After nearly a decade, Syracuse University’s Student Association could soon operate under a revised constitution.
The assembly on Monday unanimously approved several revisions to the constitution proposed by Parliamentarian Joshua Shub-Seltzer and the Organizational Review Committee. The updated constitution will now move to a referendum vote among the student body.
If implemented, the revised constitution will change election procedures. These changes include a second school-wide assembly election in the fall.