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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
Michele Welker of the Office of Sexual Harassment and Assault Response and Education answers a student question while Univeristy Counseling Center Director Jay Darr listens. SGB replaced their normal meeting with a mental health town hall.

Counseling Center leaders talk mental health at SGB town hall

By Emily Drzymalski, Staff Writer • October 9, 2019
Top officials from the University Counseling Center discussed mental health at an SGB town hall Tuesday night.
SGB announced that their SORC task force will meet this Sunday.

SGB announces task force to meet Sunday

By Emily Drzymalski, Staff Writer • September 25, 2019
After announcing three weeks ago that a Student Government Board task force would be created to preserve current student organization names, President Zechariah Brown said at Tuesday’s public meeting that the task force plans to hold its first meeting this Sunday.
The SORC task force plans to meet sometime this week.

SGB provides initiative updates at allocations-heavy meeting

By Emily Drzymalski, Staff Writer • September 18, 2019
Student Government Board President Zechariah Brown said at Tuesday’s SGB meeting that the board’s student task force on independent student organization names has yet to meet following its formation last week.
SGB provided an update on the student task force for clubs and organizations in response to SORC’s updated registration guidelines Tuesday night.

SGB provides update on student org task force

By Emily Drzymalski, Staff Writer • September 11, 2019
At its second public meeting of the year Tuesday night, Student Government Board provided an update on a recently announced student task force, as well as several new upcoming initiatives.
The University is aiming to instate its new student organization name policy in fall 2020.

SGB to form task force for preserving names of independent student organizations

By Jon Moss, Assistant News Editor • September 6, 2019

Following a Friday meeting between members of Student Government Board and Pitt’s Division of Student Affairs, SGB will form a student task force to look into ways for independent student organizations...

The University is aiming to instate its new student organization name policy in fall 2020.

SORC to block clubs from re-registering next year over updated guidelines

By Erica Guthrie and Jon Moss • September 5, 2019
Independent student organizations — which make up 87% of all clubs on campus — will not be allowed to re-register with SORC next fall if they do not comply with updated naming guidelines, the University said.
Pitt’s new policy regarding branding will strain small clubs’ resources.

Opinion | University shouldn’t remove “Pitt,” “Panther” from club names

By Hayden Timmins, Staff Columnist • September 5, 2019
Pitt’s attempt to control every aspect of a club is insulting to the student-run organizations in accordance with Pitt policies and will be devastating to their brands.
SGB President Zechariah Brown introduces the organization at the first meeting of the year.

SGB discusses upcoming initiatives at first meeting

By Emily Drzymalski, Staff Writer • September 4, 2019
Student Government Board kicked off its first meeting of the year Tuesday night.
The change will affect many student organizations at Pitt.

New guideline may remove “Pitt,” “Panther” from student group names

By Janine Faust and Emily Wolfe • August 30, 2019
Pitt plans to implement guidelines in the future preventing independent student organizations from using University trademarks or wordmarks such as “Pitt” or “Panthers” in their names.
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