Alexa St John
Daily Staff Reporter
Student Government
At their Wednesday meeting, Engineering Student Government discussed plans to host a review of the University’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion plan, separate from the forums hosted by the College of Engineering, because of sentiments from students that they felt uncomfortable and unable to
At its Tuesday meeting, Central Student Government discussed resolutions on scholarships for Syrian refugees and the Communication Committee’s budget.
With the launch of Central Student Government’s new Leadership Engagement Scholarship, student leaders will now be able to ease the financial burden of varying club membership dues and receiv
At a town hall Thursday with Central Student Government members and Ann Arbor city officials, members of each group tried to find common ground between city and student interests for downtown housing.
Tuesday’s Central Student Government meeting featured guest speakers from the Academic Innovation office to discuss future plans for University of Michigan-sponsored websites. The body also discussed allocating $600 of their budget for self-promotion on Facebook.
Central Student Government discussed a resolution stating the body’s support against the possible deportation of an immigrant activist Tuesday night, leading to a debate on the legality of lobbying versus advocacy.
Ultimately, the resolution passed.
At its Tuesday assembly meeting, Central Student Government announced a new mental health survey that will be distributed to University of Michigan faculty and brought a resolution to the floor that aims to attract more freshmen students to the body.
With the presidential election only weeks away, Voice Your Vote, a Central Student Government commission, organized a residence hall crawl last week where volunteers went door to door in freshman dorms to encourage students to register to vote.
Former Central Student Government President Cooper Charlton, a University of Michigan alum, has been chosen as the 27th recipient of the James T. Neubacher Award.