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SGA Rundown: Woven Conference proposal

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Senators discuss serving Native American students and hear executive updates.
Phoebe Vrable, News Editor December 2, 2022

At the beginning of this week's Student Government Association meeting, board members filled out a form with the names of students they have gotten to know whom they will be encouraging to run for Senate in the coming year. Info meetings for prospective board members will be held on Dec. 7 and Dec. 8...

Woven Conference celebrates women in leadership

Woven Conference celebrates women in leadership
Christian women weave their faith and careers together.
Hannah Larson, Editor-in-Chief April 2, 2022

The Crowell School of Business hosted the sixth Woven Conference on April 1. According to Laureen Mgrdichian, associate professor of marketing, the goal of the Woven Conference is to encourage women to see their careers as a way to serve the Lord.  “We determined that we would hold a conference...

SGA Rundown: Woven and GRIT

SGA Rundown: Woven and GRIT
Senators vote on proposals to fund Woven conference and annual service project GRITmas.
Ashley Grams and Jayne Bickford November 6, 2020

The Student Government Association met Thursday via Zoom to catch up on the past week’s events, vote on funding for the Woven Conference, hear a new proposal about GRITmas and discuss social media engagement plans.  VOTE ON PROPOSAL During last week’s SGA meeting, senators reviewed a proposal...

SGA Rundown: Woven conference and updates

SGA Rundown: Woven conference and updates
Senators welcomed the new Stewart Hall senator and discussed a proposal about the Woven Conference.
Maria Weyne, News Editor October 29, 2020

The Student Government Association met Thursday via Zoom to celebrate Halloween, welcome the new Stewart Hall senator Zoe Taper and hear a proposal about Woven Conference.  UPDATES TO SENATE  As senators dressed up for their annual Halloween party, senior vice president Gretchen Ferguson welcomed...

SGA Rundown: Budget cuts and voting

SGA Rundown: Budget cuts and voting
Senators voted on proposals while juggling new financial challenges as their budget was cut by roughly $11,000.
Maria Weyne, News Editor October 24, 2019

This week, Student Government Association Vice President of Finance, Information Technology and Human Resources Thomas Burgess informed the senate that their budget had suffered an unexpected cut. The budget for this year originally sat at $30,000 but has dropped to $16,000 due to a misunderstanding...

SGA Rundown: Open proposals, voting and Midnight Madness

SGA Rundown: Open proposals, voting and Midnight Madness
Senators voted on the career center partnership proposal and opened the floor to new proposals.
Maria Weyne, News Editor October 18, 2019

After having a break for Torrey Conference, senators returned to the Student Government Association conference room to vote on the Career Center partnership proposal and to host a time for open proposals. MIDNIGHT MADNESS  With Midnight Madness approaching, Enrollment, Marketing and Communications...

SGA Rundown: Biola ShakeOut and voting on proposals

SGA Rundown: Biola ShakeOut and voting on proposals
Senators voted on open proposals and were updated on the ShakeOut event.
Lacey Patrick, Editor-in-Chief September 26, 2019

Chief of Campus Safety John Ojeisekhoba kicked off this week's Student Government Association meeting by presenting the ShakeOut event. The senate also voted on multiple proposals that were presented during last week’s meeting.  WOVEN CONFERENCE The Woven Conference would require 20% of SGA’s...

SGA Rundown: open proposals and Student Care

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Senators listened to their first open proposals from students and discussed the importance of mental health.
Maria Weyne, News Editor September 19, 2019

In their third meeting of the semester, the Student Government Association held its first open proposals for the year, which allowed constituents to request funding for events on campus. Also, dean of Student Wellness and Student Development Lisa Igram spoke about mental health and pitched the idea of...

SGA Rundown: proposals lay groundwork to bring back campus traditions

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Discussion about Alpha’s Candyland and Deck the Haven along with a visit from Chief Ojeisekhoba highlight the senate’s first open proposal day.
Austin Green, Managing Editor September 21, 2018

The Student Government Association senate had its first open proposal day of the 2018-19 school year Thursday. Representatives of three well-known campus communities took advantage of the opportunity, and SGA president Sierra McCoy added an internal proposal formed in conjunction with Biola Athletics....

Gender climate assessment to gauge experiences

Christian Leonard, Editor-in-Chief February 20, 2018

The Office of the Provost plans to conduct a gender climate assessment, which will provide administration with data concerning the satisfaction of students, staff and faculty by fall 2019. COMPARING EXPERIENCES The university last held a gender climate assessment in 2008, but only evaluated faculty....

Professional women impart wisdom

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Woven Conference addresses relevant topics while emphasizing faith in the workplace.
Jessica Goddard, Features Editor February 6, 2018

Andrew’s Banquet Hall, immaculately decorated in purple, filled with the scent of coffee and bagels while over 100 women and a few men entered to attend the fourth Woven Conference on Feb. 4, the largest one since it’s beginning. THE SPEAKERS “I think we had about 80 girls last year and we...

Five proposals passed

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Senators concentrate on voting but also learn from previous student leaders and about new event planning.
Rebecca Mitchell, Writer October 24, 2017
Senators concentrate on voting but also learn from previous student leaders and about new event planning.