As East Carolina University approaches the end of the spring 2021 semester, ECU Chancellor Philip Rogers reflects on the challenges the ECU community has faced throughout the year.
In an email sent to ECU students, Rogers said although thereâs optimism for summer vacations and continued vaccine availability, students shouldnât forget struggles endured âas a country, as Pirate Nation, as families and as individuals.â He said the COVID-19 pandemic presented challenges for the year, while racial injustice has existed for centuries.
Rogers said, prior to the verdict of the Derek Chauvin trial, as the nation anticipates the outcome of the Chauvin trial, pain is evident in Minneapolis, Atlanta and other communities as well as North Carolina. On April 20, Chauvin was found guilty on charges of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter for the death of George Floyd.
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The Grinnell College administration is separating the Division of Student Affairs (DSA) from the academic affairs division in an effort to allow for longer-term planning. It remains unclear, though, what concrete impact the changes will have, and students involved in disciplinary processes are wondering whether the new structure will do anything to fix the problems they have encountered.
The DSA, which includes Student Health and Wellness, Campus Safety, Center for Religion, Spirituality, and Social Justice, Intercultural Affairs, Residence Life and International Student Affairs, will now be independent of the dean, who oversees academic programs and faculty, the libraries, the registrar and other academic services. The change was announced by President Anne Harris in a March 8 email.
Amid disputes and the inconclusive status of three of the four propositions in the 2021 ASUC elections, the Elections Council convened Monday to certify the referendum results.
The council affirmed the passage of the referendum titled Protecting the Checks and Balances of the ASUC Constitution, however, election results are only finalized upon certification by both the election and judicial councils.
The three remaining referendums the Graduate Assembly Fee, Student Technology Fee and Daily Cal Initiative did not pass, according to the Elections Council, because they did not meet the threshold of eligible student voters that UC Berkeley’s referendum policy requires. In order for a referendum to pass, at least 20% of students must vote, and a simple majority of the voters must approve the proposition, according to the policy from the UC Berkeley Division of Student Affairs.
April 20, 2021
By Steve Nakata, Division of Student Affairs
In recognition of their leadership and contributions to WSU communities, 48 Washington State University students, 4 faculty and staff members, and several organizations will receive the Leadership and Engagement Award of Distinction (LEAD) during a ceremony at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 20.
The event is coordinated by the Office of Student Involvement in the Division of Student Affairs and will include the inauguration of the newly elected president and vice president of the Associated Students of Washington State University (ASWSU). Members of the WSU community are invited to join the award recipients in viewing the ceremony via live stream.