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SA Senate waiting on final amount for this semester’s budget

The Hastings College Student Association Senate held its first meeting of the year on Tuesday, where $19,444 was requested of the estimated $70,000 funds. Senate is still waiting on a final total of available funds. The executive cabinet retroactively requested $3,050 for events held earlier in the semester, such as paint wars and grocery bag bingo. The banquet committee requested $7,750 for planning homecoming. The … Continue reading SA Senate waiting on final amount for this semester’s budget

Caitlin Smith
Opinion

Committed to comm”U”nity

A message from your SA President- and Vice President-Elect As your newly elected Student Association (SA) president and vice president, DaeRon and I are dedicating ourselves to our Hastings College community, past, present and future. Right now, more than ever, we need to support one another and stay united. We will continue to take care of each other and get through this together as one … Continue reading Committed to comm”U”nity

Maggie Rogers
News

Voting to start for ‘20-’21 SA president & vice president

Elections for the 2020–21 Student Association (SA) president and vice president will be conducted through online voting April 13–15 following the campaign period which started on March 30 and will end the day voting begins — potential candidates were to submit an intent to run by March 13. Due to campus closure, candidates campaigned online and through social media platforms. Two candidates for SA president, … Continue reading Voting to start for ‘20-’21 SA president & vice president

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Senate approves $2,650

Student Association (SA) Senate met for the first time since Jan. 15, in the Wilson Auditorium at 7:39 p.m. on Feb. 19. A previously scheduled meeting was canceled and this meeting was pushed back due to the traveling student section at basketball versus Concordia University last Wednesday.  The meeeting opened with the approval of the last meeting’s minutes.  After going through announcements and updates from … Continue reading Senate approves $2,650

Caitlin Smith
News

SA hosts craft-making nights for students

As the winter holidays approach, Hastings College offers a solution for the holiday dilemma of buying gifts on a student budget. Since November, five events have been hosted with the goal of encouraging students to learn new skills while giving them the opportunity to create unique gifts for family and friends.  This series of events started with a Pinterest craft-themed night, following with knitting and … Continue reading SA hosts craft-making nights for students

Effy Widdifield
News

SA and Scholarship Committee partner to combine funding

The Hastings College Student Association (SA) has partnered with the Student Scholarship Funds (SSF) Selection Committee, formerly known as the Student Research and Travel (SRT) Funds Committee, to create the Students4Students Scholarships. This comes after SA had a surplus amount of funds, and hearing that the SSF Selection Committee had a limited budget after funding was moved into the new sophomore travel experience expenses.  Students … Continue reading SA and Scholarship Committee partner to combine funding

Jordan Ismaiel
Students voice their opinions at a Student Association Senate meeting
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Larger SA budget for 2019-2020

The Hastings College Student Association (SA) held their first budget request meeting on Sept. 25 at 7:30 p.m. in Wilson Auditorium. One individual student and 14 student groups requested a total of $57,204.38 of the available $71,775 in the SA unallocated fund, an increase from last year’s $68,000 starting fund. After opening of the meeting and approval of last meeting’s minutes, Senate moved to the … Continue reading Larger SA budget for 2019-2020

Jordan Ismaiel
The new campus connect desk is in HSU where the IT Helpdesk used to be.
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Campus Connect Desk becomes hub for questions

A new feature to this academic school year that students and visitors of Hastings College will see immediately when entering the Hazelrigg Student Union (HSU) is the Campus Connect Desk. In previous years, that location had been the home of the Information Technology helpdesk, which moved to Perkins Library. The desk was initiated by Director of First-Year Experience Kimberly Milovac to be a central hub … Continue reading Campus Connect Desk becomes hub for questions

Effy Widdifield
News

Alumna returns as new coordinator of student activities

As of this year, Hastings College Alumna Bethany Simoens is the new Coordinator of Student Activities. Simoens graduated from HC in 2018 with a double major in math and economics, and plans to continue her schooling at a later time to get a Doctor of Philosophy in environmental economics.  During the year between her graduation and now, Simoens traveled in Europe for six months teaching … Continue reading Alumna returns as new coordinator of student activities

Effy Widdifield
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SA senate appoints committees

Student Association (SA) senate held their first meeting of the 2019-2020 academic school year in the Wilson Auditorium this past Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.  After opening the meeting, senators went over duties and procedures of being an SA senator. New to duties this year, senators will now serve one hour a week at the Campus Connect desk in Hazelrigg Student Union. Senators will give students … Continue reading SA senate appoints committees

Jordan Ismaiel