2008 Woodie Awards
Holden gives speech, kiosk plans briefly delayed at SGA meeting
By: Tiffany Kleekamp
Issue date: 10/13/05 Section: News
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One lesson of the class will be resolving conflict in a peaceful manor which, Holden said, the United States failed to do during the Civil War.
As leaders, Holden will teach students how to take the environment and work it to their advantage.
Holden was involved with student government in college, and he thanked the officers for being part of the organization at Webster. He said his most valuable life experience was being involved with student government, a far more important exercise than most students realize.
He stressed the officers shouldn't take SGA lightly because it teaches those involved how to deal with people of conflicting values and agendas and how to find common solutions.
Besides praising student governments, Holden also praised the Webster community.
Webster University, he said, truly educates students in the 21st century economy, unlike many other schools around the country, because it is one of the few that allows students to transfer from one school to another without losing credits.
KIOSK PLANS DELAYED
The kiosk plan originally proposed last fall by then-president, Phil Eckelkamp, will be voted on this week by the SGA. The kiosk was brought up again at the meeting and discussion on the project followed.
The kiosk, to be installed on the Quad, was suggested about a year ago in hopes to allow clubs to post fliers and pamphlets to promote more involvement on campus. The kiosk will cost $4,030, and $2,000 of that will be contributed by the administration. The motion was seconded to vote on the issue, but several members had questions about the proposal.
Business and Technology Senator Lowell Morrison suggested to hold a decision until the next bimonthly meeting, but SGA decided not to because several members thought it was important to see an actual picture of the kiosk before spending that much money on it. SGA President Trevor Zickgraf said tabling the motion would be inadvisable because if the administration backs out for some reason, SGA will be out $2000. Because of the cold weather, the ground has a good chance of freezing in the near future, Zickgraf said. He wants to get the kiosk taken care of soon so they don't have to put it off any longer.
Members are set to vote on two models of the kiosk by Oct. 14, then Zickgraf will set aside funds for the project.
NEW ORLEANS TRIP FUNDED
Senior Linda Golden, along with three other students, requested $325 to fund their trip to New Orleans to help a mission with repairs. SGA Vice President Devon Schwab moved to approve the $325 and Morrison seconded the motion.
Morrison then made a friendly amendment to increase the funding to $400, which would give each person on the trip $100. The amendment was approved, with 19 in favor, two abstentions.
THREE CLUBS APPROVED
Two new sanctioned student organizations and one unsanctioned student organization were approved. Three representatives from the Film and Video Society spoke about their club, which will be open to anyone and provide students with opportunities to work on motion pictures and attend workshops. The club also will provide film students a group of student contacts to go to for help on film projects.
The Video Game Design Team also was approved as a sanctioned club and will be open to all students. The organization will give students going into video game designing a chance to actively work toward their career. The funds for the club will be used for software as well as game development systems.
"If anyone has seen their work, it is amazing," Morrison said. "I highly push for this."
All SGA members were in favor of approving the club.
The student program of the Missouri National Education Association (MNEA) was approved as an unsanctioned organization. A representative said the organization wants to be recognized so they can promote the education department on campus. The representative said past chapters were started, but failed to continue when members graduated. The motion to approve MNEA as an unsanctioned club was approved and all members were in favor.
Other Business
The SGA Executive Board chose sophomore Dee Goines as the recipient of the $500 SGA Scholarship.
The deadline for the Dean's Award Service Nominations has been extended until Oct. 14 because no nominations were received.