SGB addresses latest COVID-19 case numbers
By Nathan Fitchett, Staff Writer
September 16, 2020
SGB released a statement on Monday in response to the University’s decision last week to allow professors to request to move their class to in-person instruction if there is a “definable benefit,” . Board members and committee chairs also discussed COVID-19 and student activities budget updates and conversations with Pitt police, among other updates.
SGB hopeful for update on in-person classes later this week
By Nathan Fitchett, Staff Writer
September 9, 2020
With in-person classes set to begin Monday, Student Government Board President Eric Macadangdang said the board has still not received official word from Pitt’s administration about the start of classes, but is hopeful for an announcement later this week.
Bonner addresses COVID cases, xenophobia at second SGB meeting
By Nathan Fitchett, Staff Writer
September 2, 2020
Kenyon Bonner, the vice provost and dean of students, addressed Pitt students and faculty at Tuesday night’s SGB meeting, asking community members to come together and take care of each other during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
SGB to vote on modified governing code Tuesday
By Nathan Fitchett, Staff Writer
August 30, 2020
SGB unveiled Board Bill 2021-1 at its weekly meeting last Tuesday, seeking to update the governing code’s more outdated policies. Ben King, board member and chief of finance, authored the bill with co-authorship from President Eric Macadangdang and Aboli Kesbhat, allocations committee chair. The bill is posted online for public comment until SGB votes Tuesday.
SGB kicks off fall semester with first online meeting
By Nathan Fitchett, Staff Writer
August 26, 2020
SGB held its first public meeting for the fall semester virtually via Zoom on Tuesday night. Board members reported their activity from the summer semester and presented plans for the fall.
Across the board: Meet this year’s student government
By Ashton Crawley, Senior Staff Writer
July 22, 2020
SGB — which consists of nine elected board members, as well as many appointed committee members — is the governing body of the roughly 18,000 undergraduate students at Pitt.
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.
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.
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 encourages students: research board candidates
By Anushay Chaudhry, Staff Writer
February 19, 2020
SGB’s upcoming board election will take place on Tuesday, Feb. 25. Voting will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m on election day, with the results announced at SGB’s weekly meeting that day.