WSGA reviews the Washburn 2020 climate survey and find interesting results

  • JoAnna Marks, director of diversity and inclusion, delivering her cabinet report. WSGA met for their weekly all-senate meeting on Feb. 1.

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  • Katherine Cook, director of campus and community affairs, gives her cabinet report. Cook informed members that it is time to start thinking about senator of the month nominations for February.

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  • WSGA senators listen to committee reports. Various committees met to discuss a variety of things, such as bringing awareness to the upcoming WSGA elections and what events are occurring for black history month.

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  • Shayden Hanes, WSGA president, Quinn Leffingwell, WSGA vice president, along with members of their cabinet listen to Kelly Erby’s, assistant dean of the college of arts & sciences, presentation. Erby alongside Jennifer Ball, associate vice president for academic affairs, presented their report on the Washburn 2020 climate survey.

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  • Cameron Arnold, treasurer of the National Association of Music Educators at Washburn, speaks about the organization’s funding request. The organization requested funding to attend a Kansas Music Educators Association workshop.

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  • Blake Masters, president of the Washburn Piano and Organ Society, explains the organization. The organization requested funding for Washburn Piano Day as well as a trip to see a Georgi Li Piano Concert and the KC Symphony.

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  • Daniel Buller, budget director, Zachary Yelland, administrative assistant, and Quinn Leffingwell, vice president, are nominated to serve on the student election board. To be nominated to serve on the election board, students had to be graduating at the end of the semester.

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  • Mae Atakpa, vice-chairperson, discusses upcoming Black Student Union black history month events. Some events discussed included a “Black Panther 2” movie watch party and a poetry slam.

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Results from the 2020 climate survey were presented at the Feb. 2 WSGA all-senate meeting.

Members of WSGA listened to Kelly Erby, assistant dean of the college of arts & sciences, and Jennifer Ball, associate vice president for academic affairs, present their report for the Washburn 2020 climate survey. The survey results were delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as various outside influences. The most evident finding in the results was that minority demographic groups were less likely to agree with positive statements about the university compared to majority groups. Erby and Ball urged students to participate in the upcoming 2023 climate survey to provide more recent data.

The meeting wrapped up with funding requests for the Washburn Piano and Organ Society and The National Association for Music Educators, which were approved. Mae Atakpa, WSGA vice-chairperson, discussed various events that will be held by Black Student Union for Black History Month. Some events include a “Black Panther 2” movie watch party and a poetry slam, with the month concluding with the Black Excellence Ball.

 

Edited by Glorianna Noland and Rakesh Swarnakar