Our Voice
We are pleased the University Senate’s proposal to bar seniors who had not completed necessary requirements to graduate from walking at the commencement ceremony was voted down.
The current rule allows students to walk if they have up to 15 hours to complete in the summer.
We believe that this rule is fair, and that it is how it should stay. Walking at commencement is a big deal for students who have worked very hard to earn their degree. One or two classes or an internship should not keep these students from achieving this symbolic rite of passage.
Obviously, the majority of our students will be in favor of the senate’s decision, but students need to realize that they can have an impact on these decisions in the future.
Senate members are composed of faculty, staff and students. The faculty members are elected to the council, staff members are on the senate based on their job title, and students are appointed through their position in the Student Government Association.
SGA has four seats on the senate to represent the voice of the students on campus. Currently, your student senators on the University Senate are SGA President Janessa Hartmann, SGA Vice President Rachel Hodge, SGA Secretary Bianca Longmire and SGA secretary Will Thompson.
These students represent us to their fellow senators. We need to let them know how we feel so that they can express the opinion of the campus.
Please get involved. Senate meetings are open to the public and if you care about what goes on at GCSU then make it known, write a letter, find out what faculty members are on staff and tell them what you think.
The senate soon faces another important proposal. At the next senate meeting, scheduled for Friday, March 9 at 12:30 p.m. in Herty Hall room 252, Dr. Beth Rushing, the dean of Arts & Sciences, will suggest a new policy with the intent to place a cap on the amount of classes a student can withdraw from while attending GCSU.
This proposal affects nearly all students at GCSU, whether you drop a class every semester or just in cases of emergency.
If you care about this issue then make it known. Attend the meeting, contact your student representatives, talk to faculty members.
You can make a difference.
The senate has a major say in what goes on at your school and affects your education.
Believe it or not, getting an education is the reason you are here.
Take an active part in it.
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on Mar 2 2007. Filed under Opinion, Our Voice.
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