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Storm the Capitol

Storm the Capitol is an annual event, sponsored by Student Senate, in which TSU students go to Jefferson City for the day to lobby for things that pertain to higher education. This year, we will focus primarily on the budget, as well as two pieces of legislation (more information to come).
We ask that interested students attend one of the informational/training sessions, because it is very important that we are all on the same page when we go to Jefferson City. Plus, it’ll be a lot of fun!
Updates and additional information will be posted here on the blog, so be sure to check back regularly. If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail me at trs1648@truman.edu.
The following is a list of all the dates, times, and places that everything STC-related will be happening. Enjoy!

February 3-5 10-4:30pm SUB Information Tables. Come learn more about (and sign up for) Storm the Capitol and participate in our letter writing campaign!

February 7th 10am- SUB Alumni Room: Lobby Training Day. TSU lobbyists will teach students the “tricks of the trade” in preparation for Storm the Capitol.

February 10-12 3-7pm SUB: Information Tables, round two. Come learn more about (and sign up for) Storm the Capitol and participate in our letter writing campaign!

February 16 & 23 7-8:30pm SUB Down Under: Training Sessions. If you were unable to make the session on February 7th, have no worries! We will be covering the same materials in these two sessions.

February 25 is Storm the Capitol! Buses will leave around 6:30am, and we should be back by 6pm.

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Roundtable Events Spring ‘09

PLEASE attend accordingly!

HERE they are:

Wed. 6pm, Jan. 28th ResLife/RHA/NRHH/Senate CSI Commons Space SUB                                                                               Wed. 6pm Feb. 11 SAB/FAC/Senate @ CSI Commons Space SUB
Wed. 6 pm Feb. 18 Greek/Senate @ SUB Alumni Room
Wed. 6 pm Feb. 25 Academic @ MO Hall Private Dining Room
Wed 6pm March 18 Service Orgs/Service Council/Senate
Wed 6 pm March 25 Religious Orgs/Senate @ the SUB Down Under
Wed 6 pm April 1 Fine Arts Orgs-Activities/Senate @ OP Room 2121

There will be finger food provided.

Your organization must RSVP to ams048@truman.edu and with your expected attendence (usually 3-5 members, prefereably at least one exec, and not all seniors)
For any questions regarding these events, feel free to email jaf3154@truman.edu or ams048@truman.edu

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Roundtables

Senate is hosting several roundtables this semester! Our roundtables are focus groups between student senate a demographic of student organizations

like…..

ResLife/RHA/Senate Sept. 8th

Media/Senate Oct. 6th

Presidents’ Roundtable Oct. 20th

Diversity/Senate Nov. 5th

Athletes/Senate Nov. 19th

CONDUCT CODE FORUMS

Oct. 15 5-7 pm

Nov. 12 5-7 pm in the SUB down under by the senate office

there is free food provided at all events! rsvp and attend accordingly!Â

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org visits

hey heyyyyyy

I wanna come visit your organization! let me know when you meet so we can learn about one another! there’s a lot happening on campus!

hope to hear from you soon!

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Conduct Code

Hey,

I am in desperate need of student input for the conduct code revision recommendations that senate presents to student affairs!

the alcohol policy

parental notification

good samaritan policy

group punishment

double punishment

posting policy

??

what else?!

experiences are also welcome, I need to hear the situations in which it has been unfair, not right, etc

write me back or email me jaf3154!Â

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Professor Ratings Survey Now Up

Starting next spring, students at Truman State will be able to view student ratings of professors prior to registering for classes.  The question is: what information would you like to know before registering for classes?  There is currently a survey up on Truview in which you can select which questions you think students should be asked about their professors at the end of each semester.  The most popular ones will be asked of students at the end of each course, and the results will then be available for Truman students to view before registering for classes.  Please take the survey, your input is needed!!!

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The confusing proccess that is Credit no Credit made clear

The idea behind taking classes credit no credit is one that both faculty and students could get behind. Students are given the opportunity to take classes that are interesting, and that allow them to explore new areas without having the risk of hurting their GPA. This kind of exploration is what a liberal arts education is supposed to be all about. But up until a week ago there were odd restrictions and miscommunications that kept the sprit of this idea from coming to anything.

It used to be that students could only take 5 hours of credit no credit per semester, totaling to 12 credit hours over the span of time you’re at Truman. This equated to one class. The thing Academic Affairs realized is that students weren’t really using the credit no credit option much at all. That is, until they were upperclassman with little of their requirements left to fulfill. These students who are in a prime position to explore many different courses in their last year or so, were restricted to only one course.

Thanks to active work by Student Senate this policy has now been changed. Students can now take up to 8 hours credit no credit a semester. And, here’s how you do it.

Contact the Associate Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs/Dean of Graduate Studies: Dr. Maria Di Stefano mdistefa@truman.edu and ask her to review your case. You should probably have a statement ready to justify why you want to take two courses credit no credit, and that reason probably shouldn’t be “to make my semester easier”. However, I know that most students will use this correctly, and that we deserve the opportunity to take advantage of this policy.

So, go out there, explore classes and try new things, because, now, you can!

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