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Student government leaders report fundraising, safety and service initiatives across Texas Tech System
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Summary
Student government presidents from Angelo State, Midwestern State, Texas Tech and the Health Sciences Center summarized recent and upcoming campus initiatives, including fundraising totals, safety campaigns, community service and scholarship awards.
Student government leaders from across the Texas Tech University System reported on campus fundraising, safety and service programs and joint-system initiatives during the board meeting.
Angelo State University Student Body President (identified in the record as Cam/ Kim Weasy) said the university’s Christmas tree lighting and related fundraiser raised $5,709 from 153 gifts for the Ram Family scholarship; the president’s circle matched $5,000 and President Hawkins and his wife contributed $2,500. Weasy said the result brought the campaign endowment to more than $82,000 and described spring outreach events including a student resource drive that collected 21 units of blood.
Midwestern State University SGA President Vincent Peter summarized community events including the MSU Burns Fantasy of Lights (the event’s 51st year), organization fairs and a Take Back the Night event on sexual assault awareness, and reported an intramural win against Sheppard Air Force Base.
Texas Tech Student Government Association President Abby Vega reviewed recent Big 12 student-government advocacy in Washington, D.C., with topics of college affordability and pathways to employment; she also described system joint congress work, an ongoing utility box artwork initiative, a week-long campus safety program, a community service day and plans for a centennial SGA gala.
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center SGA President Jesse Burnett reported SGA fundraising and service activity, including a shoes drive for Soles4Souls, a Valentine’s card drive to a senior center, a virtual 5K fundraising the SGA Double T scholarship, and recent student scholarship awards: 107 students received $93,000 in awards. Burnett said the HSC is advancing multi-language healthcare resource efforts and listed upcoming medication take-back events.
Board members praised the level of student engagement across campuses. The student reports were informational and no board action was taken on the items presented.
