The three impeachment hearings concluded last Wednesday with the unanimous impeachments of the Student Body president and Chief of Staff and the acquittal of the vice president.
Twenty-three senators voted on the impeachment with 14 votes in favor, eight against and one abstention. The two-thirds majority vote required for the removal of a vice president was not met.
Former Chief of Staff Alyssa Spencer's impeachment hearing was held Tuesday, citing her alleged offensive comments, failure to fulfill duties as Chief of Staff and allegations of influencing the impeachment process of Thomason Clayton, Student Body vice president.
The impeachment hearing for Caitlyn Burgle-Surles was held Monday, citing her inability to fulfill duties as president due to allegations of racist behavior.
The Student Body president, vice president and Chief of Staff will all have their own hearings. No time or date has been set, but there will be no change to the election dates.
The next general senate meeting will take place Nov. 10, when senators will discuss a resolution to adopt a pass/fail grading system for the spring 2021 semester.
The ballot includes Homecoming king and queen, Student Service Fee Allocation Committee representatives, UTA ambassadors and student senators.
Open positions in Student Governance include Student Body president, Student Body vice president, student senators, Mr. and Ms. UTA, and UTA Ambassadors.
Kinesiology senior Ana-Alycia Juarez said she felt excited when she learned her resolution “We need adequate lactation rooms!” passed Student Senate.
If passed by Student Senate, the student body will vote in April to increase student union fees to support the renovation.
The Green Fee, which would be implemented if it passes the Senate and a student body vote during the April election, was also discussed during the meeting. If passed, the 3-year fee will be collected from students beginning in fall 2022 to fall 2025.
Resolution 22-01, “U.C. the Need!” proposes raising student union fees to improve the University Center. If passed through the Community Affairs Committee, the Senate will poll students and vote on the resolution.
Many resolutions this academic year had to do with students' day-to-day struggles, Cailtyn Burge, speaker of the senate, said.
Student Government bridges the gap between students and the administration at UTA to help solve problems.
The next general senate meeting will take place Nov. 10, when senators will discuss a resolution to adopt a pass/fail grading system for the spring 2021 semester.
The ballot includes Homecoming king and queen, Student Service Fee Allocation Committee representatives, UTA ambassadors and student senators.
Open positions in Student Governance include Student Body president, Student Body vice president, student senators, Mr. and Ms. UTA, and UTA Ambassadors.
Kinesiology senior Ana-Alycia Juarez said she felt excited when she learned her resolution “We need adequate lactation rooms!” passed Student Senate.
Resolutions concerning abandoned bikes, lactation rooms, apartment lease agreements and selling emergency contraceptive pills on campus were among those passed.
There are open positions in the Legislative Relations and External Relations committees, Student Senate and the Election Supervisory Board.
One resolution called for installing Telemedicine kiosks on campus, while another would add a billing department to the Health Center.
All areas of the student government will be represented at Greet Your Government, along with a voter registration table.
The prospect of applying to the UT System Board of Regents or the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board as a student representative was also discussed.
Applications to join the committee and represent graduate students at UTA close Friday.
There are still student senator vacancies in the College of Nursing and Health Innovation, the College of Business, the College of Engineering and the Honors College.
Student Senate confirmed a Supreme Court justice and unanimously moved to adopt a constitutional amendment at the general body meeting on Tuesday.
Student Senate confirmed information systems junior Gavin Mitchell as the new chief of staff Tuesday. The senate also introduced four new resolutions and a constitutional amendment.
Student Senate swore in the Student Body vice president, 13 senators and unanimously confirmed a Supreme Court Judge during its first general body meeting of spring 2019.
Bethany Clinton enters the vice presidency halfway through her term as chief of staff after the resignation of Britney Keza, former student body vice president.
The Student Senate unanimously passed a resolution in the last general body meeting of the fall 2018 semester.
Student Senate tabled resolutions during committee meetings Tuesday as the end of the semester approaches.
