The Student Government Association held its second meeting of the semester, highlighting future events around campus, updates from the UT System Student Advisory Council and awards that the UT San Antonio community can apply for.
UT San Antonio’s UT System Student Advisory Council Co-Chair Aydan Villarreal provided a brief update on what the council discussed and recommended to the UT System Board of Regents this past year to improve student quality of life at UT System campuses.
Representatives focused on furthering students’ competency and mastery of artificial intelligence for undergraduate and graduate students. The joint councils also emphasized experiential learning and recommended that the Board of Regents provide more opportunities for all degree programs. Villarreal did not clarify what specific opportunities would be offered.
The main focus for recommendations involved affordability and food insecurity for UT San Antonio’s undergraduates. The council examined the expectation of what affordability should be for college students, and it recommended that the UT System schools survey the college campuses to examine the level of food insecurity occurring at each campus as a first step to solving the issue.
June Medelez, who was standing in for the vice president, spotlighted the University Life Awards, which recognize outstanding students, student organizations, staff and faculty for their contributions to the quality of student life at UT San Antonio. Applications opened on Feb. 16 and will close on March 27 at 11:59 p.m. The Awards Ceremony will be on April 30 at 6 p.m.
Associate Dean of Students Jessica Dawson then brought attention to several events set to occur on Main Campus. Sweet Treat Tuesday will take place on Feb. 17 from 3-5 p.m. Students can grab a beignet at the event to prepare for RowdyGras. Sweet Treat Tuesday will be held in the HEB Student Union, Room 1.210.
The San Antonio Rodeo Excursion will take place on Feb. 19. Students can visit the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo by paying a $20 fee that covers transportation, entry and an Earl Keen concert. Check-in at the Convocation Center is at 4 p.m., and the group will leave for the rodeo at 4:30 p.m. The link to purchase tickets is here: https://rb.gy/2tlq39.
The first Market Fundraiser of the spring semester will occur on Feb. 19 from 2-5 p.m. at the Central Plaza. Registered student organizations will have the opportunity to sell the items they make to other UT San Antonio students at the event.
Dia en la Sombrilla, UT San Antonio’s fiesta celebration event, will occur on April 17 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Sombrilla. Applications for student organizations to register for a booth are open now until Feb. 19 at 5 p.m. on RowdyLink.
SGA will be hosting a Field Day for student organizations on Feb. 27 at the Rec Field from 1-6 p.m.
The next SGA meeting will be on Thursday, Feb. 26, at 5:30 p.m. in the HEB Student Union in the Travis Harris Rooms 2.202-2.212.
