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New SGB task forces, committees aim to improve student life on and off campus

By Spencer Levering, Senior Staff Writer • November 9, 2023

Student Government Board President Ryan Young announced the creation of multiple new task forces, conditional committees and ad hoc committees in September. These include the Future Planning Task...

Pitt’s chapter of Turning Point spends $25,000 to bring James O’Keefe to campus

By Spencer Levering, Senior Staff Writer • November 3, 2023

Liliana Orozco, president of Turning Point USA at Pitt, said the $25,000 allocated to the organization from Student Government Board will go “completely” toward paying James O’Keefe. Money that...

SGB discusses provost search, AEDs and Democracy Week

By Adrienne Cahillane, Senior Staff Writer • November 1, 2023

The Student Government Board discussed the search for a new provost, AEDs on campus and Democracy Week at Tuesday’s meeting.

SGB votes on allocations bill, discusses student services

By Adrienne Cahillane, Staff Writer • October 4, 2023

At Tuesday’s meeting, Student Government Board approved an allocations bill in regards to speaker honoraria and discussed the “Tracy” proposal and student services.

SGB discusses allocations, reproductive health on campus

By Adrienne Cahillane, Staff Writer • September 27, 2023

At Tuesday’s meeting, Student Government Board introduced a new allocations bill that it plans to vote on at the next meeting. The bill changes the monetary caps for requests to attend competitions and...

SGB discusses allocations improvements, renovations on Forbes Avenue

By Adrienne Cahillane, Staff Writer • September 20, 2023

Student Government Board discussed neutrality throughout the allocations process and new renovations at their Tuesday night meeting.

Q&A: Meet the 2023-2024 Student Government Board

By Adrienne Cahillane, Staff Writer • September 19, 2023

A new school year means a new Student Government Board. The Pitt News sat down with the new members to ask them questions as they begin their tenure.

Senate Council holds first meeting of academic year, discusses summer updates

By Donata Massimiani, Assistant News Editor • September 15, 2023

Chancellor Joan Gabel announced that the search for a new provost is “getting ready to launch” at the first Senate Council meeting of the academic year. “It’s a full national search — on-campus,...

SGB discusses single use plastics, new committees at weekly meeting

By Adrienne Cahillane, Staff Writer • September 13, 2023

At Tuesday’s weekly SGB meeting, board members voted to charter the new single use plastic task force and the new students of color ad hoc committee.

Student Government Board convenes for first meeting of the school year

By Adrienne Cahillane, Staff Writer • September 6, 2023

At the first official meeting of the year, the new Student Government Board voted to charter three new committees and a future planning task force.