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Student Government Board to elect new board member this month

By Elizabeth Primrose, Staff Writer • September 7, 2022

Following Celeste Lintz’s resignation from Student Government Board, applications for the board member vacancy are due this Thursday. According to SGB elections committee chair Ciara Markoski, SGB will hold public interviews of the candidates and private deliberations.

Bank accounts, dining and more: SGB members talk plans for academic year

By Pamela Smith, Contributing Editor • August 26, 2022

As the fall semester begins, Pitt’s Student Government Board will start allocating hundreds of thousands of dollars from the student activities fee fund — which is financed through students’ tuition — to clubs.

Student Government Board works to improve undergraduate student experience

By Donata Massimiani, Staff Writer • August 3, 2022

Student Government Board President Danielle Floyd said she hopes to create more “meaningful pathways” for students to engage with SGB during the upcoming school year.

Senate Council recaps academic year, SGB discusses plans for fall

By Pamela Smith, Contributing Editor • May 24, 2022

Chancellor Gallagher opened Thursday’s Senate Council meeting by thanking council members advocating for Pitt’s state funding.

Bank account program for student orgs pushed to fall

By Donata Massimiani, Staff Writer • April 10, 2022

Student Government Board planned to run a pilot program this spring to provide student organizations with private bank accounts at PNC Bank, but the program was yet again pushed back and is hopefully launching in fall 2022.

Floyd demotion, Temmallo resignation shake SGB as elections near

By Rebecca Johnson, Jon Moss, and Betul Tuncer • February 28, 2022

The Friday demotion of Student Government Board member Danielle Floyd from her position as vice president for initiatives, and board member Daniel Temmallo’s Saturday night resignation, shook the organization as its Tuesday elections neared.

Senate council discusses COVID-19 regulations for spring break, passes two policies

By Alexandra DeRubeis, For The Pitt News • February 25, 2022

With spring break quickly approaching and COVID-19 cases on campus dropping, Chancellor Patrick Gallagher said Pitt will follow the same guidelines as it did over Thanksgiving break. Pitt will require...

‘Historic’: LGBTQIA+ task force reflects on new community-specific position

By Abby Cardilli, Staff Writer • January 21, 2022

The posting for a new Coordinator of Belonging and Inclusion in the Division of Student Affairs this month, was proposed by the LGBTQIA+ task force along with a report last spring detailing current available resources for the LGBTQ+ community at Pitt

SGB discusses upcoming election, approves task force charters

By Kiera Ledermann, Senior Staff Writer • January 19, 2022

Student Government Board approved two task force charters and outlined its plans for the semester on Tuesday night at its first spring meeting.

SGB discusses COVID-19 vaccines, fall spending

By Kiera Ledermann, Staff Writer • December 8, 2021

Harshitha Ramanan opened Student Government board’s last public meeting of the fall semester by reminding students that COVID-19 booster shots and flu vaccinations are available at the Pitt CoVax clinic and the Student Health Center.