The Fordham Rose Hill United Student Government (USG) met on Thursday, Sept. 11, to discuss upcoming events and public concerns. 

Executive President Lucas Hjertberg, FCRH ’26, and Executive Vice President Andrew McDonald, FCRH ’26, began the meeting by presenting the Orientation Rose Hill Club with the award for August Club of the Month. Hjertberg then reiterated that the Club of the Month nomination form can be found on the USG website, so the student body can give their input. 

McDonald reminded USG members that their retreat is scheduled for Sept. 20, and that they are still working on finalizing  the retreat  activities. 

Vice President of Student Life Luc Angus, FCRH ’26, announced that the upcoming Keating Steps is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 26. He then presented a budget request for funding for raffle prizes, which include a Ninja CREAMi, a JBL Speaker and “The Lion King” Broadway tickets, among other things. The budget will also fund ice cream novelties for the event. Both budget requests were approved by USG.

The USG Vice President of Operations Tina Pathak, GSB ’27, presented the New Club Process Spreadsheet for this academic year so that all USG members will better understand the new club application process and will be more prepared to answer students’ questions in general. She then showed the steps students need to follow to create a new club — after her committee updates the USG website, students will be able to access the form through the USG or Operations Committee website. The submitted form will then go directly to the Operations Committee. Pathak explained that she hopes to improve the club process and create an overall more efficient system regarding new club approvals. 

Vice President of Fordham College Rose Hill (FCRH) Mary Hawthorn, FCRH ’26, said that the FCRH Dean’s Council had their first meeting, which consisted only of returning members, and that they have created their meeting schedule for the semester. Applications for any and all new members closed on Sunday, Sept. 14. Hawthorn also announced that she is still planning Donuts with the Dean — an event where students can talk with administrators and learn more about the FCRH Dean’s Council — tentatively scheduled for early October. She also brought up two public concerns that arose during the  Dean’s  Council  meeting. 

The first concern raised was students requesting clearer information about the new Pre-Law advising system, to which Hawthorn responded that she plans to create an Instagram post explaining the new changes. The second concern was about who FCRH seniors should contact for advising questions while the current dean is on maternity leave. She explained that multiple students have brought up this concern, specifically with worries about spring course registration and for getting advisor holds removed. Angus said that he recently reached out to the Dean’s Office with this concern and was told that Senior Executive Secretary Katherine Brooks is in charge of checking the FCRH Senior Dean email inbox and will be helping students. 

Vice President of Gabelli School of Business (GSB) Hunter Gholson, GSB ’26, said that he had his first GSB Dean’s Council meeting last week and that they are welcoming many new members into the committee. He also announced that they have two events coming up — an alumni event called “Rams to Riches” and their annual GSB Club Fair on Sept. 22. 

The Vice President of Sustainability Ayden Johnson, FCRH ’27, announced that his committee welcomed 32 new members and that he is looking for a larger meeting space to accommodate the increase. Johnson recently met with his e-board, who decided that they want to host a sustainability panel during Sustainability Week.

Vice President of Dining and Facilities Maddie Ando, FCRH ’27, announced that she is working on reconstructing the work order system so that students can check the progress of their work order requests.

USG will meet again for their weekly meetings in Bepler Commons Sept. 18.