CUSG Chronicle Vol. 1, Issue 3

CUSG CHRONICLE March 26, 2019 VOL. 1, ISSUE 3 Clemson's Undergraduate Student Government Newsletter

MARCH 26, 2019 VOL. 1, ISSUE 3 CUSG CHRONICLE Clemson's Undergraduate Student Government Newsletter CUSG Members Travel to IN THIS ISSUE the State House for Clemson Day PROJECT SPOTLIGHT: AGRICULTURE WEEK Several Members of Student Government CREATIVE INQUIRY FAIR travel with Clemson faculty and staff to the State House in Columbia, South Carolina. ELECTIONS This event served as a great opportunity to bring awareness to Clemson and the diverse SENATE RESOLUTION 5: set of challenges the university is presented PUBLIC BIAS INCIDENTS with in the following years. ITSAB FUNDING UPDATE New Leadership Grant Started by CUSG

MARCH 26, 2019 VOL. 1, ISSUE 3 Project Spotlight Agriculture Creative Week Inquiry Fair Project Overview Project Overview Creative Inquiry is a valuable resource on campus that Agriculture Awareness Week was hosted by the not many students are aware of. The Creative Inquiry Agriculture Affairs Committee in the executive branch. Fair's purpose was to change this and get students The reason for this week-long celebration is to educate involved! The fair took place on January 22nd, 2019, in students across campus about Clemson's foundation in Hendrix Ballrooms A and B from 11 am until 3 pm. The agriculture. It kicked off in connection with the Food CI Fair aims to exhibit the research opportunities on Summit on March 2nd. On Monday, we tabled on Clemson University’s campus and help Clemson Library Bridge to promote Ag Week by handing out students gain valuable skills that will benefit them after stickers and the week's schedule. We partnered with they leave Clemson. Clemson Collegiate Farm Bureau to hand out free samples of local products in McGinty Mall on Fun Fact Thursday. We ended the week on Friday, March 8th by giving out free donuts and coffee to students in the Clemson’s retention and graduation rates rank Poole Agricultural Center while writing thank you among the highest in the country for public notes to CAFLS donors. universities.

Who got Elected? ATTORNEY GENERAL ERIK CARTLEDGE STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT LOGAN YOUNG & ANDREW KWASNY SENATE PRESIDENT ASHLEY GIRVIN

MARCH 26, 2019 VOL. 1, ISSUE 3 Fellow Tigers, Andrew and I are humbled and excited to be serving as the Student Body President and Vice President for the 2019-2020 school year. During our upcoming term, we will continue to focus on advancing the Student Body in the three areas that we believe are core to every Clemson student's experience: academics, school spirit, and community. We believe these three pillars are what makes Clemson student's so unique and highly valued. As we move towards becoming a Top 20 University, we want to make sure Clemson stays true to its heart - the students who attend our great University. We are looking forward to furthering our relationships with Administrators and advocating on behalf of the Student Body. In addition, we are looking forward to the advancement of CUSG. We confidently believe in all three branches of CUSG to unite and ensure our Student Body is the top priority in all areas of campus. Lastly, it is often said that the value of the tiger paw has never been higher. In a similar fashion, this year's election has shown us that the value of our seats in CUSG has never been higher; let us not take them for granted. With You, For Clemson.

MARCH 26, 2019 VOL. 1, ISSUE 3 RESOLUTION REVIEW The inspiration for Senate resolution 5 came about in light of multiple public bias incidents in the Clemson community that negatively affected Clemson students, faculty, and staff, particularly in the 2018-2019 school year. The purpose of Senate resolution 5 is to encourage Clemson’s Executive Leadership Team to respond to public bias incidents against Clemson students, faculty, and staff. The scope of the resolution covers bias incidents both on campus and in the surrounding Clemson community as well as in-person or on social media. Overall, this resolution aims to encourage Clemson to take its current response system to bias incidents one step further by encouraging the release of public statements from the University, when deemed appropriate, condemning bias incidents that are inconsistent with the University’s core values and with the ClemsonForward Strategic Plan. By encouraging the University to release powerful statements against these types of incidents, this resolution aims to promote inclusion on campus by demonstrating the University’s unequivocal support of its students, faculty, and staff in light of bias, discrimination, racism, or hate directed towards anyone in the Clemson Family. The next steps include speaking with and encouraging both faculty and graduate senate to debate and vote on this resolution within their respective legislative bodies and to continue conversations with administrators on campus about increasing the University’s public responses to bias incidents when deemed necessary and appropriate to better campus climate and the Clemson experience for all students.

Recent Events Sweet Home CUSG Formal TEDxClemsonU Oscar Party Senate Outreach Week

ITSAB ALLOCATES $341,463 ITSAB has spent over $300,000 for tech related student initiatives including printers. The majority of the remaining funds will be used toward wifi expansion THE BOARD FUNDED 8 BLACK AND WHITE PRINTERS AND 1 COLORED PRINTER FOR CAMPUS

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