Running for Progress: RUN TEMPLE

The Temple News profiles the two tickets, RUN TEMPLE and Temple Advocating Progress, campaigning for the executive positions of Temple Student Government. Making up RUN TEMPLE’s ticket for Temple Student Government executive officers are Brandon Rey Ramirez for TSG student body president, Jaimee Swift for TSG vice president of external affairs and Ruturaj Rana for [...]

Executive TSG tickets declare campaigns

Two groups running TSG were revealed at yesterday’s General Assembly meeting. Temple Student Government executive nominations addressed the General Assembly at the end of the meeting yesterday, March 19. The Run Temple ticket includes current TSG Deputy Chief of Staff Brandon Rey Ramirez for student body president, Ruturaj Rana for vice president of services and [...]

TSG prepares for executive, General Assembly elections

Temple Student Government elections are right around the corner. Temple Student Government Elections Commissioner Shanee Satchell reminded students about upcoming dates for TSG elections at the General Assembly meeting Monday, March 12. TSG held an interest meetings on Wednesday, March 14, for students wishing to run for either General Assembly or executive positions. Packets for [...]

General Assembly passes diversity resolution

The university’s diversity and library system were discussed at last night’s General Assembly meeting. Unanimously, the Temple Student Government General Assembly voted in favor of a formal resolution, presented by Ari Jones, of Temple NAACP, to create a university wide Celebrate Temple Week to promote diversity and integration of students on campus. “With Temple being [...]

TSG recruits Ambler students in fight for higher education funding

Temple Student Government is hoping to increase Ambler student participation in TALON, as Occupy Temple students plan a rally for higher education. Temple Student Government officers reminded students to register with the Temple Advocates Leadership Outreach Network at the General Assembly meeting today, Feb. 20. TSG Student Body President Colin Saltry said he also visited [...]

Task force charged with evaluating student-community relations yet to issue final report to public

At tonight’s General Assembly meeting, TSG members discussed upcoming events and the Community and Student Issues and Concerns Task Force. Ugo Obilo, Temple Student Government vice president of services, said today, Feb. 13, that the Community and Student Issues and Concerns Task Force is waiting for Chair Stephanie Ives, Dean of Students, to confirm its [...]

In proposed budget, Corbett calls for 30 percent cut to Temple’s funding

Nearly a year after requesting that the state-related universities’ appropriations be cut in half, the governor proposes another major cut that could result in tuition increases. Gov. Tom Corbett proposed a fiscal year 2012-13 budget for the commonwealth today, Feb. 7, that would decrease Temple’s state funding by 30 percent. If approved as is, the [...]

Attention swings to Pa. budget

TSG officials talked about the state budget at their General Assembly meeting. Anticipating a disappointing cut in state funding for the university, Temple Student Government Student Body President Colin Saltry spoke at the General Assembly meeting yesterday, Feb. 6, about his predictions for Gov. Tom Corbett’s budget proposal, which will be announced today, Feb. 7. [...]

Days before Corbett’s budget address, students hold rally for higher education funding

As they did last year, state-related students from across the commonwealth rallied in Harrisburg for higher education funding. Students and Temple Student Government officers gathered in the state Capitol building yesterday, Jan. 31, to address state legislators on behalf of the four state-related universities. Temple, Penn State, Lincoln University and the University of Pittsburgh assembled [...]

TSG survey to assess gen-ed

A survey will be available this semester to evaluate the general education program. Utilizing its role as a liaison between students and university administrators, Temple Student Government is set to debut a survey dissecting student perception of the general education program. The five-minute online questionnaire survey is the brainchild of TSG Director of Academic Affairs [...]

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