The Student Government Association began their meeting 30 minutes late and went directly into executive session on Dec. 1. Executive sessions are when the senate votes to close the meeting to the community in order to discuss confirmation proceedings for nominees to SGA positions and disciplinary proceedings. Advisers may also privately address the senate. Stephen Prather, radiography junior and SGA pro-tempore, motioned to go into executive session for 15 minutes. “We need to discuss some protocol and proceedings,” Prather said.

The Student Government Association held its meeting on Nov. 3 by talking about the syllabus proposal that was taken to the Student Recruitment and Retention Committee on Oct. 30. The syllabus proposal would give faculty the means to put a syllabus onto OneStart before classes begin and encourage them to use the utility. Jay McTyier, program analyst for the Registrar, talked about how IU Southeast is technologically prepared to set up the proposal.

The Student Government Association passed a proposal that would change how syllabuses are viewed at their meeting on Oct. 27. According to the proposal, instead of the course syllabus going onto OnCourse when classes start, they will be available before the start of the respective semester. Kevin Evans, secondary education junior and SGA vice president, said he has been working on getting the proposal into effect since the start of the school year. “The policy still has to go through some committees and the Faculty Senate before it can be approved,” Evans said. “The chancellor will also have to look over it.”

Two students were made probationary senators for the Student Government Association during their Sept. 22 meeting. Stephon Moore, journalism freshman, and Brandon Smith, secondary education freshman, were voted in as the new probationary senators. “I wanted to help people, make a difference at IUS and meet new people,” Smith said.