The Washburn Student Government Association met for their weekly senate meeting Sept. 11 to induct new senators and discuss their IgniteU initiative.
In the cabinet reports, Kate Coulter, sophomore marketing director, reported on her first edition of the WSGA Current, a monthly newsletter centered around happenings and upcomings for the WSGA Senate.
Bella Wood, senior vice president, is preparing for the Safety Walk days, an opportunity for members of the Washburn University community to walk around campus and gauge the overall safety and to target areas of concern, especially at night. The first day, Sept. 19, is open for students. The second day, Sept. 24, is for faculty, staff and community members. All are expected to RSVP for both nights.
Kirstyn Brown, junior campus and community affairs chairperson, and Deondre Morris, junior diversity, equity and inclusion director, introduced a series of bills to recognize Sept. 11 as a day of remembrance, September as suicide prevention month and Hispanic heritage month being recognized from Sept. 15 – Oct. 15, respectively.
There were 11 new senators inducted into the WSGA, including:
- Jullian Hastings, freshman
- Brennen Ross, freshman
- Ashton Meier, freshman
- Kory McFan, freshman
- Belle Hammes, freshman
- Kendall Brungardt, freshman
- Lillian Clark, sophomore
- Riley Proctor, junior
- Caden Davis, senior
- Chavanaa Kerney
- Desiree Cain
“I’ve grown to realize getting involved on campus is the most important thing you can do … and I realize it’s something I should have done when I was younger, but it’s better late than never,” Davis said.
Wood and George Burdick, senior president of WSGA, informed the senate of their IgniteU initiative, which is dedicated to building “more effective and influential energy” for leaders in student organizations. The program will consist of multi part leadership training series throughout the academic year.
“It’s really geared towards giving people the leadership skills that they need to have an organization and really reach their full potential,” Burdick said.
The first session was Friday, Sept. 13 from 5:30-7 p.m. in Henderson 100. The session discussed the importance of being involved on campus and how impactful leadership skills are in other areas of students’ life. The next session, Self-Discovery, will take place in the same room Sept. 26 from 5:30-7.
The meeting wrapped up with Ichabod of Honor nominations for WSGA, with Trevor Ottman, junior chief of staff, and Colton Cattoor, junior senator, receiving the two nomination positions.
