SGA is hiring: President of the Senate, Technical Advisor

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We’re hiring! No SGA experience is required for these paid positions. 

 

If you’re great with technology and want to help SGA meetings, surveys, and other tech-requiring things go smoothly, we need you to apply to be SGA’s Technical Advisor! The Technical Advisor’s role is to fulfill the technology needs of SGA’s members and to advise in their effective use of technology. In the past, this has included (but not been limited to) maintaining student group web server infrastructure, maintaining the SGA website, coordinating SGA election technology, and extended communication with Grinnell ITS. In addition, the Technical Advisor leads the SGA tech committee and meets monthly with Grinnell’s chief technology officer. 

 

Do you want to facilitate Student Senate through sometimes tricky, always interesting conversations? We’d love to have you apply for the President of the Senate. The President of the Senate professionally, objectively, and respectfully navigates Student Senate attendees through the weekly agenda at student senate meetings. 

 

Applications will close on Thursday, April 25 at 11:59 PM. If you have any questions or need any accommodations, please reach out to [loganreg].

 

Spring 2019 Student Initiative Results

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Below are the results for this semester’s Student Initiatives. The Initiative Implementation Meeting will be this Sunday, April 7th, at 12:00 pm in JRC 226. Anyone, students, faculty and staff, interested in the initiatives should come.

 

Spring 2019 Initiative Results:

Scales in the D-Hall: Failed to Pass

More Outlets in the Grille: Passed

Fix the South Campus Vending Machines: Passed

Vending Snacks in Burling: Passed

Avocados in D-Hall: Passed

Adjustable Desks in HSSC: Passed

Live Streaming for all Cultural Events: Passed

Free Tampons and Pads in ALL Dispensers: Passed

Young Alumni Trustee: Passed

Student Trustee: Passed

Allergen Information at the Spencer Grille: Passed

Campus Trampoline: Failed to Pass

Shovels in all Floor/House Closets: Passed

Raise the Temperature in the Nelbow: Failed to Pass

Spinning poles in Bear: Passed

Keep Bucksbaum Open Later: Passed

Tea and Coffee in Upstairs D-Hall: Passed

Water Fountain in Dibble Annex: Passed

Text Campus Safety: Passed

Campus Safety Transparency: Passed

Standardized Water Bottle Fillers: Failed to Pass

First Aid Kits in Dorms and Project Houses: Passed

“Grape Nuts” in D-Hall: Failed to Pass

Reusable Salt and Pepper Shakers in D-Hall: Passed

Compostable Biodegradable items in the Grille: Passed

Environmental Studies Major: Passed

Enclosing East Campus Loggia: Failed to Pass

Update Science Department Laboratory Handbooks: Passed

Student Group Mural: Passed

Grille Snacks: Passed

Outdoor Hexagonal Spaces at HSSC: Passed

If you have any questions, please email Stifund Chair Joseph Robertson [stifund].

 

 The Return of KDIC 88.5FM

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KDIC is back! From the grave! Zombie KDIC! Hungry for brains!

 

With a new state-of-the-art soundboard and a fully repaired transmitter, KDIC 88.5 FM Grinnell College Radio is ready to roll once again. Please submit an application if you have any great ideas for a weekly hour-long radio show! Music, live music, discussion, talk show, debate, poetry, comedy—give us whatever you got! We are really excited about the return of radio to campus, and we hope you are too. Some former radio DJs you know and love are already up on air, check out the schedule attached! And if you’re interested in doing your own gig, send those applications in by Sunday, March 24 so we can get you trained and our programming up and running after Spring Break. If you have had a show in the past and are not on our current spring schedule, feel free to reapply.

Application: KDIC Application

 

 Other cool features of KDIC available to everyone: the recording booth and listening room, all in our JRC 219 studio. Trying to record some music or sound art of some kind using professional recording and production equipment? Send an email to [recording] with ideas and they can help you out, or just check their Facebook page for an application. Want to browse the radio station’s extensive decades-old collection of CDs and vinyl records and listen to them on super nice speakers? The Listening Room is open to everyone—bring homework and/or friends to this new hangout space on campus! We’re open evenings: Monday 4:30-8:30, Tuesday 4:30-6:30 PM, 7:30-9:30 PM, Wednesday 4:30-8:30 PM, Thursday 4:30-6:30 PM, 8:30-10:30 PM Friday 4:30-8:30 PM Saturday 4:30-6:30 PM. Oh and not technically KDIC related but Bob’s got open hours now, go hang/study there too! All power to students + workers!

 

Peace, love, and brains,

Sarah, Steven, Lydia

KDIC Managers/Momagers

Citizens’ Police Academy

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Hi Grinnell College Students, 

Are you interested in learning more about the Grinnell Police Department – from an inside view?

If so, you can apply for theCitizens’ PoliceAcademy as a representative of the College – there are spaces for a couple of staff, faculty, and students. This program is highly recommended if you want to know more about the GrinnellPoliceDepartment. Participating in this program is a great way for students, faculty, and staff to meet community members and Grinnell PD staff, as well as to learn about law enforcement. 

Details include:

·First class Tuesday, March 19  (weekly meetings for 8 weeks on  Tuesday) 

· Last class is on May 7th.

·Approximate class time is 6-830PM

If you are interested or have any questions, please contact Officer Benjamin Smith at(bsmith@grinnellpd.com). 

Application

Brochure

Schedule

Khadijah Toumbou ’19

Vice President for Student Affairs

Student Government Association: JRC 222-E

Toumbouk@grinnell.edu | vpsa@grinnell.edu

Spring 2019 All Campus Events

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Hello students, the spring schedule for All Campus Events can be found here: Spring 2019 All Campus Events

SGA Cabinet Applications 2019-2020

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Are you interested in applying to be a member of the SGA Cabinet? Many of Grinnell’s student organizations and services utilize SGA’s help and support. Cabinet members are necessary for all SGA operations, which includes programming, events, concerts, Campus Council, representing the Grinnell College student body, and more! Below you will find a brief overview of general cabinet expectations and links to applications for each position.

 

Tentative, general cabinet expectations:

• Working 20 hours a week for $9.50/hour
• Attending lunch meetings on Mondays and Fridays (12-1pm)
• Attending Student Senate
• Returning to campus approximately one week early for goal setting, planning, meetings with administrators and staff, and programming for new students 

 

See the applications below for overviews of specific Cabinet positions. Please check out the SGA Constitution and reach out to the current SGA Cabinet to learn more about these roles and SGA as a whole.

 

Cabinet Applications

• Administrative Coordinator  Currently Dylan Welch [sga1])
• Assistant Treasurer  (Currently Amanda Weber [sga2])
• Diversity and Outreach Coordinator  (Currently Regina Logan [doc])       
• All-Campus Events Chair  (Currently Selah Mystic [ace])
• Services Coordinator (Currently Joshua Tibatemwa [services])
• Concerts Chair Application (currently Cassidy Christiansen [concerts]

 

Eligibility: Any full-time student of Grinnell College shall be eligible for any SGA Cabinet office, provided that co is at least a first semester sophomore at the time of assuming office, is planning to be in attendance on the Grinnell College campus for the duration of the term of office, and will not concurrently be a Campus Council Senator or a member of Grinnell College Student Staff (community advisor). While experience in SGA can be helpful, it’s absolutely not required.

 

Applications are due on Thursday, February 28th, by 5:00 PM. We are aiming to conduct interviews for selected students on Friday, March 1 – Saturday, March 2.

 

If you need any accommodations, please contact President-Elect Regina Logan at [loganreg].

 

All the best,

 

Regina Logan, President-Elect

Saketan Anand, Vice President-Elect of Student Affairs

Gracee Wallach, Vice President-Elect of Academic Affairs

Amanda Weber, Assistant Treasurer

SGA Funding Workshop for Student Groups

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There will be a *mandatory* funding workshop on Monday 3/11 from 7-7:30 pm in JRC 101 for all student group leaders on campus. If you want to receive funding from SGA, you must be at this event or you need to schedule another time to meet with [sga2] and [services]. 

 

At the workshop, we will be helping student orgs set up bookkeeping systems and talking about the proper way to submit budgets and reimbursement requests. It’ll be short and there will be lots of ~snacks~, because we want fiscal responsibility to not suck.

 

Please feel free to hit me up with any questions. See you there!

 

Best,

Amanda Weber

SGA Assistant Treasurer

Grinnell College ’21

JRC 222-E

 

http://sga.grinnell.edu/money/

Grinnell Concerts Spring Lineup

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2/2 Lala Lala w/ Sen Morimoto

2/8 Karen Meat w/ Katie Sin ’13 and Prairie Dogs ’21

3/1 Curtis Roach w/ MARCO ’20

3/9 Denzil Porter w/ TBA

4/5 DJ Cqqchifruit and La Spacer

4/13 KAINA w/ victor!

4/19 Camp Cope w/ TBA and the lovely Pictoria Vark ’21

4/26 Franchika w/ Ashlee Bankz

5/3 Girl K w/ Blizzard Babies

*Lineup may be subject to change, stay tuned for more detailed event info!

SET TIMES TBA

ALL SHOWS ARE IN GARDNER LOUNGE AND ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Grinnell Concerts is funded entirely by Grinnell College Student Government Association (SGA) and run by students. For questions, concerns, or accommodations, please email Cassidy at concerts@grinnell.edu!

 

SGA Election Registration Period Has Ended

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Thank you to everyone who signed up to run for SGA Senator, President, VPSA, and VPAA. The registration period is now closed. We would like to notify students that they still have the ability to run for President, VPSA, or VPAA if they follow the procedure outlined below.

1. 1. To become a candidate after the registration deadline, the petitioner must collect the signatures (electronic or physical) of 10 percent of all current students on campus. This semester, that requirement is 155 signatures.

 

1. 1. The petitioner must submit these 155 signatures before the voting period opens.

 

1. After verification of the 155 signatures, the petitioner is eligible to receive funding from Election Board, to participate in the Executive Candidate Panel, and to have their name and candidate statement on the ballot. 

Good luck to everyone who is running!

 

Best,

 

Dylan Welch ’19 and Charlotte Love ’19

SGA Administrative Coordinator and Election Board Chair

 

Green Fund Applications

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Hi all,

 

The application to be a voting member of the Green Fund Committee for this semester is now open! 

 

Green Fund is an SGA budgetary committee that pilots sustainability projects on campus. As a voting member of the committee, you will be responsible for creating and implementing projects that make student life more sustainable and will be expected to attend weekly meetings from 12-1 on Thursdays in JRC 203. Our meetings are open to anyone who wishes to attend and discuss, but only voting members decide whether we will pass budgets. If you are interested in sustainability or if you have any ideas to make this campus more sustainable, apply to be a part of our committee! 

 

Applications are due next Friday, February 1st, at 5 pm. Here is the link to the application: https://goo.gl/forms/jgIcAyTI8Tbto53y1

 

Also, if you have a project idea but do not want to sit on the committee, please email [greenfund] and I can fill you in on the next steps of the process of applying for funding. 

 

For any questions, please feel free to reach out to me at [greenfund].

 

Rachel Snodgrass ’21

SGA Green Fund Chair Fall 2018

 

Organization Fair Jan. 31 Sign-up

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Welcome back to campus everyone,

 

I know a lot of you have begun thinking about publicizing your organizations. This semester the all campus SGA Org Fair will be held on the 31st of January from 11am to 1pm in the JRC 1st and 2nd floor lobbies, feel free to get excited! It is a great opportunity to let people know past and future projects, events and goals your organization has. 

 

Click here to sign up if you wish to represent an SGA approved organization: 

 

If you are an organization seeking SGA approval, click here 

 

Feel free to send additional questions to [services]

 

Joshua Tibatemwa ’19

Services Coordinator + Student Programming Chair

sga.grinnell.edu

 

Getting funding from SGA

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Hey Grinnell,

 

SGA is officially accepting funding applications for all-campus events, community service, and student organizations! Here’s how to apply:

 

If your funding request covers events and/or items to be used on or before Sunday, February 10th, you can apply through SGA’s Interim Allocation Committee (IAC). Here’s what you need to do:

1. 1. Download and fill out an Itemized Budget from sga.grinnell.edu/money

 

1. 1. Email it to Myles [sgaprez] and Quinn [sgamoney] by Sunday, January 24^th, or Sunday, February 3^rd, at 5pm. 

 

1. Finally, present to the Interim Allocation Committee (IAC) on Sunday, January 24^th, or Sunday, February 3^rd at 7pm in JRC 209.

After your presentation, the committee will vote on your budget and then you’ll receive an email indicating the amount of funds awarded.

 

If you would like SGA funding for an all-campus event, community service, a green project, or a student organization after February 10th, you can apply through All-Campus-Events Committee, Services Committee, Green Fund, or Student Programming Committee! Visit the funding page of the SGA website for all the details.

 

If you have any questions about funding or SGA in general, feel free to let the SGA Treasurers know. You can reach them anytime via email [sgamoney] and [sga2] or by stopping by SGA office hours (which can be found on DB). Please contact [doc] or [sgaprez] if you need accommodations. 

 

Have a great semester!

 

Sincerely,

 

Myles Becker & Quinn Ercolani

President & Treasurer

 

Blood Drive Spring 2019

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Each blood donation can save up to three lives, so the more donors we have, the more local lives we can impact!               Blood donation only takes one hour and is a great way to give back to the community! Follow this link to view the schedule and pick a slot to donate. If you have donated with LifeServe before you just have to log in and you are all set to sign up. If you are a first time donor, worry not! Simply sign up filling in as much information as you can and sign up for a slot. First time donors get a free TShirt too! Grinnell College 01/24/2019 (11:00 am – 05:00 pm) 1115 8th Avenue Grinnell College – Joe Rosenfield Center – JRC 101 Grinnell, IA 50112 If you have eligibility questions, please contact our medical team at nurse@lifeservebloodcenter.org.

 

Student Initiative Results Fall 2018

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All-Campus Events Fall 2018

Flu Shot Clinic Oct. 9-10

Check out these flu shot facts and go get yours today or tomorrow! 

1.   If you do get the flu this season, you will be less sick. Getting the flu shot is not a cure-all, but it does reduce your chances of getting the flu by 40-60%. If you do get the flu (and you got the flu shot) you are less likely to get pneumonia or have other complications.

2.   Getting a flu shot is a civic duty. According to the CDC, people who get the flu are contagious for 1 day before showing symptoms and for 7 days after the infection begins.

3.   The flu shot does not cause the flu! The only real side effect for most people is a sore arm. Only 1-2% of people develop a mild fever after getting the flu shot.

SHACS Free flu shot clinic for students. Be there. Bring a friend.

When: This Tuesday and Wednesday 9:00 am – 3:00 pm       

Where: JRC 101

SGA Constitution 2018-2019

The updated SGA Constitution for the 2019-2019 school year can be found here.