April 2008 Update on Football at UNC Charlotte April 14, 2008

Charlotte 49er Students,
I am writing today to update you on football at UNC Charlotte as of April 13th, 2008. The Chancellor appointed a Football Feasibility Committee last February after you turned out in force, voting in the Spring 2007 SGA football poll to say that you wanted football and that you wanted to pay for [...]

2007-2008 SGA Accomplishments… so far February 27, 2008

We have accomplished a lot this year but we still have a long way to go with some of our initiatives. SGA hopes to make some big announcements in the coming weeks regarding Google Apps and a few other things… but here is a short list of things so far:

SGA Accomplishments in 2007-2008
·        Following Up [...]

Campus Dining Uses Local Foods Extensively, We Just Didn’t Know About It February 20, 2008

Sometimes we get to sit down with one of the departments on campus to request something and we are just blown away. When SGA Secretary of Sustainability John Avery and I sat down with Campus Recycling and Chartwells Food Service to talk about local foods in UNC Charlotte dining, we had the opportunity to have [...]

Students and Administrators Unite for a Safer Campus February 13, 2008

For the last two years the Student Government Association has worked with campus administrators to plan and execute the Campus Safety Walk where we gather and split into groups that can cover the campus at night to find safety issues. Last nights 3rd annual walk was no let down, as it was well attended and [...]

Moving Forward With The Name Change February 5, 2008

To start out our 2nd semester of SGA Podcasts, I sit down with Student Body Vice President Tim Ernst to talk about our options in pursuing a quality branding solution for UNC Charlotte. Should we change our name? Should we become the University of Charlotte? Why would a change in our name help or hurt [...]

Updates on What Happened at the End of the Semester December 17, 2007

Exams always keep us students busy. I even had to can the SGA podcast for the last few weeks because of them, but starting back next semester I’ll be updating the blog at least once a week again along with a podcast. But as for end of the semester updates here is what we’ve got: [...]

1st Semester Recap November 19, 2007

Originally appeared in the 11/15/07 issue of the University Times:
Now that the semester is almost over and as Tim and I prepare for the 2nd half of our vice-president/president term, I will update you on some of the progress we’ve made addressing many of the issues we stated we would undertake in our platform. We [...]

Preview of My Column for the UTimes Welcome Back Issue August 8, 2007

UTimes Editor Brian Carlton is doing a great job in giving SGA a voice throughout the upcoming year, here is an advance copy of my column for the Welcome Back issue. In the future if I ever give Brian anything exclusive, it won’t be printed here, it’ll be in the UTimes.
Welcome back! (And to the [...]