The Fordham University Rose Hill United Student Government (USG) met on Thursday, March 14 to discuss new club proposals and initiatives.
The Residence Hall Association delegate Isaac Forson, FCRH ’26, announced the Under the Tent event is confirmed for this year, and that they have begun planning.
Assistant Vice President of Government Relations Bill Colona talked about his role at Fordham. He explained that their mission is to promote and facilitate the university’s public policy objectives while collaborating with government officials, businesses and industry representatives. Additionally, they develop advocacy, legislative and funding positions consistent with the university’s priorities. He essentially speaks with the government body on behalf of Fordham.
The Future Teachers Club presented a virtual presentation about their club’s goals and activities. The club hopes to create an inviting and inspiring community for aspiring educators and allow students to share resources and creative strategies. They also want to create a unique mentorship opportunity to unite undergraduate and graduate students, allowing for more networking and guidance. The first few meetings would involve bonding activities and setting up mentorship pairs. They plan on volunteering at local schools, hosting board games or trivia nights, events for teacher appreciation week and application writing workshops for graduate school applications. The club was approved.
The Sustainability Committee presented their proposal for composting. They have been gathering data and researching this proposal for months. They explained that, since the cafeteria is already being renovated, they want a composter to be added for the staff and the Aramark employees to use because that is where they can see the most change. Vice President of Sustainability Sean Power, FCRH ’24, said that he knows the pricing for composting machines can be a bit intimidating, but he has already been in communication with Aramark. After the waste is composted, the Rose Garden Club could use it or take it to the New York Botanical Gardens. The Sustainability Committee also presented a budget request for their Earth Week events and more storage for clothes for Fordham Flea. Both the budget request and proposal were approved.
Vice President of Fordham College at Rose Hill Dean’s Council Emma Balint, FCRH ’24, presented a budget request for cookies and donuts for one of her subcommittees tabling. The tabling will be promoting the Out of Darkness Walk on April 6. Vice President of Gabelli School of Business (GSB) Dean’s Council Catie Flores, GSB ’25, presented a budget request for an SD card for her Marketing Subcommittee and a trophy for a club that they are partnering with. Vice President of Student Life Brian Inguanti, FCRH ’24, presented a budget request for materials for Beacon Exemplar. All budget requests were approved.
Executive President Briana Al-Omoush, FCRH ’24, stated that the first information session for the election period is set for April 8. She urged the Senate to try to finish their initiatives and proposals soon as it is going to be difficult to campaign and work on proposals at the same time.
Stephen Clarke, associate director for campus center operations, said that April is completely booked for events, and it is going to be a very busy month. He stated that he has completed the first round of interviews for the open positions in the Office for Student Involvement. Senior Week tickets went on sale this week, and he said that seniors should make sure to buy their tickets as soon as possible because ticket prices can increase.
