At Thursday night’s SGA Senate meeting, Thomas Tiemann, Jefferson Pilot professor of economics, expressed his desire to take his urban economics class on the one-day trip to Chicago. He emphasized the importance visiting a large, diverse city when studying urban economics, and he asked the senate to consider providing an allocation to fund the trip.
Senior Alexa Sykes asked the senate to consider joining Teach for America, a two-year program open to college seniors. The program aims to close the education gap between the affluent and the poor, she said.
And the program does not exclusively recruit education majors.
“Teach for America has a very intense five-week training course once you’re accepted into the corps,” she said. “Everyone is on the same level when you enter that classroom.”
In other news, Spectrum renewed its resolution against Chick-fil-A’s presence on campus. The SGA will vote on the legislation Oct. 11, and Executive Vice President Connor O’Donnell encouraged all senate members to attend the meeting.
The SGA is also assessing the feasibility of installing a system in the mail center to email package slips to students. The senate debated security concerns and the problems posed to students without smartphones or frequent email access.
Lastly, a bill to enact the Soar Award System, which will recognize the achievements of one student leader, organization or program each month, passed 38-0-1.