Baylor student government is aiming to support college students and campus organizations who exhibit leadership skills with its new leadership development grants. The application is open to students and organizations who are under 25 years old and wish to further pursue their ambitions with additional funding. The deadline to apply is May 31.
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While serving in the role of student body president over the past year, The Woodlands senior Nick Madincea has brought the distinct perspective of a nontraditional student and an entrepreneur to Baylor student government.
Following the 1954 Supreme Court case Brown v. the Board of Education — which began a decadeslong process of the racial integration of public schools — Baylor voluntarily adopted racial integration in 1963. While the university has made strides to embrace diversity and inclusion on campus since then, members of the Baylor community say there is always work to be done.
Inspired by the governing bodies of Baylor and other R1 institutions, The Woodlands senior and Student Body President Nick Madincea said student government aims to be the first in the Big 12 to roll out a five-year strategic plan. He said the strategic plan will help the organization unveil new projects while carrying on old ones.
“One of the aspects that I think I’m personally most excited for is a trophy. So the winner of the game will be getting a trophy. And this is to be a traveling trophy that goes back and forth between the two institutions, whoever wins that year,” Davis said.
“I believe in being an energetic executive. And I think that one of the biggest misconceptions I see in student government is people think that there’s a lot of time. We really don’t have much time at all, you know, we have essentially nine months in my position to get stuff done,” Madincea said. “So what I’m really hoping is that people kind of see my cabinet being energetic and proactive and getting out there and getting a lot done. And that that motivates them to act and to act quickly and energetically in service to our student body.”
Student government is preparing for the new school year with a number of goals, including solidifying the airport shuttle service, improving safety and cultivating stronger relationships on campus.
Now that the sun has set on the 2022-2023 academic year, The Baylor Lariat has compiled all the most important Baylor-focused news since August. In chronological order, here they are.
Walker’s student government journey began his freshman year when he ran for class vice president with his continued collegiate campaign “Walk with Walker.” In a tight race, he lost.
Every spring semester, Baylor mulches and fertilizes parts of campus that didn’t survive the winter months. On April 15, 2021, student government presented a bill — initially totaling around $9,000 — that would fund the planting of nine trees around campus.
At first, Marsh thought Lee was lying, because he hadn’t run a campaign. But after checking the results, he realized he came in tenth, securing a seat.
After a tough debate against David Shmitt and Bethel Tesfai, two candidates who are stout competitors in the run for Student Body President, the Editorial Board is pleased to show its endorsement to Madincea.
The Editorial Board believes Maknojia is the best fit for internal vice president and has a genuine interest in improving campus and student government. The Lariat commends all the candidates on their hard campaign work and wishes them good luck during the election.
“One in 10 students are registered with OALA. Doing this event with the Student Government can help bring people together and move forward as a student body,” Colihan said. “I really feel like we can use this union to both of our advantages by furthering Student Government, while promoting accessibility for all.”
Undoubtedly, my hope is to encourage you to vote in the elections on April 13 and 14, yet even more so my heart is to empower you to consider running for a position as well.
Baylor hosted the 15 Big 12 schools present at Capitol Hill over spring break by creating schedules, forming lobbying groups and holding group dinners. Not only did current Big 12 Institutions such as the University of Texas attend, but future Big 12 members such as the University of Houston and Brigham Young University were present as well.
Now, students with living accommodations not only have access to a detailed website regarding what the accommodation process entails, but also have the opportunity to participate in roommate matching. If a student with living accommodations is registered for housing by May 1, they will be able to select a roommate in the same process every other student living on campus uses.
According to a brief released by the Baylor Student Court last spring, the restructuring bill (SE 69-18) originally failed. However, it was later revisited by Internal Vice President Bethel Tesfai’s proposal that a student petition be used to once again propose the amendment.
Baylor’s Student Government has begun the spring semester ready to dedicate its time and work to improve the student experience, hoping to implement new policies, work on campus renovations and bring more accessibility awareness.
Students voted Houston junior Pearson Brown student body president for the 2015-16 school year in a runoff election today. Brown defeated Frisco sophomore James Porter by a margin of 1,555 to 912 votes.
Student Senate voted 39-12 on Thursday, to override a veto by Arlington senior Dominic Edwards, student body president, on a bill relating to changes in the Electoral Code. The veto would have restricted student government candidates and campaign workers from posting to their personal social media accounts.
Meet the 2015 Student Body Officer candidates!
Exactly 800 changes to the Student Body Constitution are up for approval at Thursday’s Student Senate meeting, some of which have drawn scrutiny from both members of Student Court and the Senate.
Leaders of student government held a constitutional review for eight and a half hours Monday to alter, update and amend the Student Body Constitution, said Arlington senior Dominic Edwards, student body president.
The Student Senate unanimously voted to make alterations in the electoral code to clarify unclear wording at its meeting Thursday.
The student body’s Electoral Commission announced Wednesday that non-campaign workers are allowed to use their personal social media accounts in order to campaign for candidates in the general student body elections.
On March 18, the Student Court made a decision on the McCahill, Hardy v. Kinghorn case. The decision, however, raises more questions than answers.
Student Senate unanimously passed a bill at Thursday’s meeting that recommended visitation hours for all residence halls across campus be the same.
A government’s role is to provide infrastructure and leadership that incentivizes its citizens toward principles that contribute to a flourishing life. Though very different from the ruling body of a nation, student government is not exempt from this mission-centric design. student government exists to build a better Baylor and is guided by a set of foundational principles that are made known through the mission of the university, namely the pursuit of “academic excellence,” “Christian commitment” and “a caring community.”
Student government is made up of several of moving parts, just like the Lariat. There is a hierarchy. There are workflows. There are policies and people to enforce those policies. Everyone has a job to do.