Student Government held its ninth meeting of the semester, covering two fund requests and two upcoming events.
First, the Wilkes Veterans Council presented to the council for a second time with a fund request to cover expenses to attend the 15th annual Student Veterans of America National Conference in Orlando. This conference will allow student veterans to connect with potential employers from over 500 companies.
This year, the Wilkes Veterans Council plans to send four students to the conference—three veterans and a non-veteran who is highly involved with the council. The members are applying to grants and have fundraising efforts in motion to help fund this trip. The fund request from Student Government will help cover conference registration, hotel, meal and travel expenses. There was a motion to allocate part of the amount requested to fund areas of the trip, and the motion was passed.
Next, the SUB Lounge Capital Projects Committee presented to the council for the first time with plans and a fund request to redesign the area. The new design was crafted with comfort, functionality and students’ intentions in mind. The committee chose to work with RT London for this project, a furniture company that specializes in college campuses and has worked with Wilkes numerous times. The new design for the SUB lounge includes booths, high top tables and chairs, new couches and more. The project will start as soon as proper funding is allocated. The committee will present again to the council at next week’s meeting.
The 2022 Casino Week will take place from Nov. 11 to Nov. 14. This year’s theme is “James Bond – Casino Royale.” Throughout the week, there will be games, food, mocktails, prizes and more.
Student Government will meet again Nov. 16 for its 10th meeting of the year.