In a meeting with The Student Government Association (SGA) on Nov. 15, UT Tyler’s Tuition Committee proposed a 12 percent increase in students’ net price of tuition and fees, as well as a $20 per credit hour increase for business, engineering and nursing students, making their net price increase up to approximately 19 percent. Without…
The Tuition Committee unveiled the first draft of its proposal to increase UT Tyler students’ tuition and fees Wednesday in a presentation to student government. According to Committee Co-Chair Laura Jackson, the proposal is the result of many hours of deliberation by a cross-functional team of students, staff and faculty who served on the committee,…
Student Government Association (SGA) Parliamentarian Katelyn Hicken wants SGA to recommend the creation of a student organization that will advocate for free menstrual products on UT Tyler’s campus. Hicken said she believes the issue is important given that most of UT Tyler students are female and that SGA is one of the best places to…
The Student Government Association (SGA) at UT Tyler briefly took up a proposal Wednesday to raise mandatory student fees at the University. However, SGA eventually tabled the topic after little discussion from members and input from Parliamentarian Katie Hicken who advised the body not to proceed unless they felt comfortable. “At this point, if anybody…
The Student Government Association (SGA) at UT Tyler approved revisions to its appropriation standards Wednesday. As a result, student organizations can no longer request funding for “non-consumable” items. SGA Treasurer Jacob Mcleod said SGA does not have the storage or the manpower to store the items as SGA policy required and that previous SGA treasurers disliked…
A student addressed The Student Government Association (SGA) at UT Tyler Wednesday and asked for its help to keep Swoop and Patriots as mascot and student name for the University. In her address, Senior Mariah Maxfield read to the assembly a letter she wrote, but has not yet delivered to University President Michael Tidwell. In…
During Thursday’s student government town hall, SGA Vice President Preston Templeman fielded a question from the audience about whether student government had ever considered designated areas for students who wanted to use tobacco. Templeman, who was an SGA member during all of last year’s controversy around tobacco and supported SGA’s push to ban tobacco from…
The Student Government Association (SGA) at UT Tyler is currently discussing a proposal from Sen. Adrian Hood of The College of Engineering to create a 3-D printing and design laboratory, otherwise known as a makerspace, on UT Tyler’s campus.
Did you know you could be expelled if you discuss your thoughts of self-harm with other students? Uh…yah. That’s what one university said. What if your student group invites a speaker to campus and over 400 students showed up just to shut down your event because they’re offended by your speaker’s views? And what if when you yelled “I…
“The whole idea of it is to get the concerns and issues that [students] have so we can move forward with what they want,” SGA President Srinivasan said.
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