During a public meeting on Oct. 30, Student Government Association members voted on a few items.
One of those items is Resolution 2526 C, where Alex Scherschel, chief financial officer, is proposing...
Student Government Association challenged students to ride tricycles with vision impairment goggles to discourage drunk driving during Alcohol Awareness Week in the breezeway on Wednesday, Oct. 21....
On Tuesday, Sept. 2, Human Resources (HR) announced that student worker and graduate assistant positions would receive a base pay raise.
The pay increases come from a collaborative effort between the...
Rose Robinson, Assistant News Editor
• October 16, 2025
On Thursday, Oct. 9, SGA held Breakfast with the President in Carter Hall. Student and faculty attendees ate breakfast together and had a Q&A session with President Steven Bridges.
On Aug. 25, the first Student Government Association meeting of the 2025-2026 school year took place in the Liberal Arts Building. The new members were appointed and sworn in.
There were five new appointments...
When running for president of SGA, Tamia Smith had one goal in mind: to enrich campus life at USI. In a meeting with The Shield, Smith said being involved at USI provided her with the opportunity to engage...
During the last official SGA meeting for this school year, the organization had one final guest speaker. Betsy Jo Mullens, director of Housing and Residence Life, provided SGA with plans for the upcoming...
During the April 10 SGA meeting, members began final preparations for the transition to the organization’s next general assembly and executive board. Election polls closed April 13 and results were announced...
During the April 3 Student Government Association meeting, the organization welcomed two guest speakers to share information regarding their university departments. Ella Avolio-Alschbach, The Rice Library’s...
April 7 will be an eventful day across the USI campus. From Rice Day (celebrating the birthday of USI's founding president, David L. Rice) to voting on a new Student Government Association and its constitution,...
SGA is continuing to spread information regarding the April 7-13 election cycle. In effort to make students aware of electoral procedures, the organization held a “Slushie Social” on Monday, March...
The exceptionally productive March 5 SGA meeting kicked off with officer reports, starting with SGA President Tamia Smith. Smith reported she had her first session with the student trustee search committee....
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