The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
Students have received more than $250,000 from the Student Emergency Assistance Fund, as of Thursday.

Emergency fund has granted more than $250k to students

By Anushay Chaudhry, Staff Writer • May 28, 2020
As of Thursday, the Student Emergency Assistance Fund has granted a total of $254,326 to 457 students, out of more than 700 students who have applied for money.
Pitt has formed three task forces to investigate many different aspects of what life at the University could look like in the fall.

Editorial | Pitt reopening task forces in need of better student representation

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • May 12, 2020
The task force’s executive committee is missing any representation from the group most impacted by its decisions — students at Pitt.
The 2019-20 Student Government Board confirmed next year’s board members via Zoom in their last meeting of the academic year.

SGB approves 2020-21 board and committee members at final meeting of semester

By Anushay Chaudhry, Staff Writer • April 14, 2020
Brown included a tribute to the current seniors who are a part of SGB, stating that although this moment may not have been their ideal version of the end of the year, it was still a meaningful experience.
Aboli Kesbhat will serve as SGB allocations committee chair for the 2020-21 academic year.

SGB announces approval of new allocations chair Aboli Kesbhat

By Anushay Chaudhry, Staff Writer • April 7, 2020
Student Government Board President Zechariah Brown kicked off the Tuesday night public meeting by announcing the newly appointed SGB allocations committee chair for the 2020-21 academic year, Aboli Kesbhat.
The Student Emergency Assistance Fund was created in a joint effort between the Office of Philanthropic and Alumni Engagement and the Division of Student Affairs and allows students in need of emergency financial assistance to apply for a grant from the fund to cover expenses.

Student emergency fund to begin notifying applicants

By Benjamin Nigrosh, Assistant News Editor • April 2, 2020
The Student Emergency Assistance Fund allows undergraduate, graduate and professional students in need of emergency financial assistance to apply for a grant from the fund to cover such expenses.
Zechariah Brown announced the launch of the Student Emergency Assistance Fund at a Tuesday night Zoom meeting.

SGB announces Student Emergency Assistance Fund

By Benjamin Nigrosh, Assistant News Editor • March 31, 2020
Student Government Board President Zechariah Brown announced the launch of the Student Emergency Assistance Fund at the board’s Tuesday night online meeting.
SGB will hold its weekly meetings online for the remainder of the semester.

SGB takes public meetings home

By Anushay Chaudhry, Staff Writer • March 24, 2020
Brown, along with the rest of the board, hosted a test-run of SGB’s new system for public meetings — group calls over Zoom.
The Student Government Board currently supports enacting a $15 minimum wage for student workers.

Student leaders hopeful about raising future student wages

By Ashton Crawley, Staff Writer • March 24, 2020
Senior Anaïs Peterson’s referendum question asked students if Pitt should raise the minimum wage for student workers to $15 per hour.
SGB denied in full the Black Action Society’s allocations request for $15,000 to host actress Dominique Jackson at an event.

Black Action Society addresses letter to Bonner, SGB

By Anushay Chaudhry and Benjamin Nigrosh • March 6, 2020
Black Action Society President Jenea Lyles said in a letter addressed to Dean Kenyon Bonner and Student Government Board President Zechariah Brown that recent SGB decisions have created “intentional barriers that questions ‘sense of belonging’ for People of Color” at Pitt.
SGB president Zechariah Brown discusses the appointment of Varsha Suresh as SGB’s new diversity and inclusion committee chair at Tuesday’s weekly meeting.

SGB approves new Diversity and Inclusion chair

By Anushay Chaudhry, Staff Writer • March 4, 2020
Student Government Board kicked off their weekly meeting Tuesday night with an announcement from President Zechariah Brown approving the newly appointed SGB Diversity and Inclusion Committee Chair Varsha Suresh.
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