The Whalesong

Student Senate opposes tuition fee -- Senate votes to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge -- Campus calendar -- Program cuts haunt budget -- Got class? Register now -- Big oil leaves messy tracks in Alaska -- "C" is for cookie, that's good enough for me -- Poetry corner -- Photo student leaves UAS bittersweet -- Requiem gives talented students musical outlet -- Native oratory contest awards speaking skills -- Winner of Pulitzer Prize for poetry visits UAS campus -- Diversity: A key to education in the 21st century -- Graduation still elusive -- Ready or not for finals -- Ten tips to tension tamed tests -- Finals crossword -- Congratulations to UAS fall and spring 2005 graduate

Digitizing and Streamlining Valparaiso University Student Senate\u27s Organization Recognition Process

Valparaiso University (VU) Student Senate’s current comingling of paperwork and excel spreadsheets to maintain and manage a record of student-led organizations on-campus has proven to be highly inefficient and unhelpful. Not only is it difficult for those on Student Senate to manage the annual recognition and re-recognition process, but the organizations themselves also have no access to their information once it has been submitted. This system will employ a MySQL database that will maintain a record of all organizations with information on their officers, contact information, links to their constitutions, and final budget values. One notable challenge is the need to store historical information for organizations that may come and go from year to year. The interface will allow Student Senate and the organizations themselves to access information for each organization using Python’s Flask framework. This framework will also include an automated version of the form each organization is required to fill out and turn in as part of the recognition or re-recognition process, as well as forms to inform Student Senate of changes to an organization. Access to viewing organization information will be controlled via the Google login infrastructure already utilized by VU. The finished result will be a database with web access that the VU Student Senate can use for a period of several years, with an emphasis on robust internal construction and longevity. Through this database, Student Senate will be able to manage and maintain a record of all on-campus, student-led organizations, both current and previous, as well as maintain records of their officers, contact information, and final budget

Fearless Friday: Taylor Bury

This week, SURGE is pleased to feature Taylor Bury ’16 as Gettysburg’s Fearless Leader! Taylor is a senior at Gettysburg College. She is a Biology Major from York, Pennsylvania. She has been involved with Student Senate since her first year on campus, rising through the ranks to serve as its President. [excerpt

Fearless Friday: Erin Meachem

In this round of Fearless Friday, SURGE is honoring the work of Erin Meachem ‘16! Erin is originally from Queensbury, New York and is currently in her senior year at Gettysburg, majoring in English and Spanish. She has been heavily involved with student senate, serving as the senator for the Class of 2016 over the last three years. Erin currently works as the Student Liaison for the Career Development Center, advertising career development events to people who participate in student senate. In addition, she worked as the Peer Learning Assistant for a First-Year Seminar last semester and helped First Years hone their writing abilities. Last but not least, Erin volunteers at Casa de la Cultura in order to tutor young students in their English skills. [excerpt

A Show of Hands

Over generations, Student Senate has grown into its role as an indispensable force for student representation

Bill 00- -F Student Representatives for the University Senate

Bill to establish three student representatives to the University Senate