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TSG candidates announced at General Assembly meeting

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Diamond Nation and Temple United, the two tickets competing for Temple Student Government executive positions, were introduced during “Meet the Candidates” at the General Assembly meeting yesterday, March 25.

Monday marked the first official day of campaigning for the two teams seeking to win the election scheduled for April 9 and 10.

Diamond Nation, led by candidate for student body president and junior human resources management major Anthony Torres, has set a platform on three pillars: community, opportunity and diversity.

According to Diamond Nation’s website, its mission is “to provide all students with viable and accessible opportunities, integrate the Temple and Philadelphia communities, and cultivate dynamic relationships among our diverse student.”

Candidate for vice president of services Patricia Boateng and candidate for vice president of external affairs Danube Johnson complete Diamond Nation’s ticket.

Diamond Nation will face off against Temple United led by student body president candidate Darin Bartholomew.

Bartholomew, a junior management information systems major, is joined by candidate for vice president of services Cree Moore and candidate for vice president of external affairs Sonia Galiber.

Temple United’s mission is to solve the challenges on campus through unifying the student body. “Through making information more easily accessible and representing a diverse student body, we will advocate for the Temple Community,” Temple United’s website states.

Temple United and Diamond Nation will debate next Monday, April 1, at the General Assembly meeting.

Logistics for Harrisburg trip announced at TSG meeting

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Temple Student Government Student Body President David Lopez announced the final schedule for Owls on the Hill Day in Harrisburg planned for today, March 19, at Monday’s General Assembly meeting.

The group of students is scheduled to depart Main Campus at 9 a.m. today, hear from Senior Vice President for Government, Community and Public Affairs Ken Lawrence upon arrival in Harrisburg, meet with legislatures for about two hours and return to Main Campus about 4 p.m.

Following the Owls on the Hill logistics, Director of Academic Affairs Patricia Boateng announced the creation of an academic affairs round table that will be held March 28, at 4 p.m. in Student Center Room 220.

The round table will focus on academic advising, transfer and non-traditional student experiences, the general education program and requirements for undergraduate majors.

The academic affairs round table idea stemmed from a meeting Lopez and his fellow officers had with Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs Hai-Lung Dai.

At next Monday’s meeting, the candidates for the 2013 TSG elections will not only kick off their campaigns, but will also be introduced to the General Assembly.

Check temple-news.com for a full recap of yesterday’s TSG meeting.

Assembly meeting provides preview for TSG work next semester

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Amid the final days of classes and the stress over approaching final exams, Temple Student Government held their final General Assembly meeting on Monday.

The meeting provided a summation of the work TSG had accomplished during the fall semester and a small preview into spring semester.

Student Body President David Lopez first thanked his administration and all students who served on TSG committees and then provided a summary by the numbers of the work accomplished this semester.

Lopez said that TSG registered over 3,500 students to vote, 1,500 students for Temple Advocates Legislative Outreach Network, completed 990 hours of community service through TSG sponsored events, and started the Adopt-a-block initiative.

Lopez said that he did not want to register more than 2,000 students for TALON, because he wanted to make a push for registration next semester.

“Our goal is 4,500 [students], so according to our timeline we are exactly where we need to be. We didn’t want to register more than 2,000 this semester because it is more important to register them second semester closer to Cherry and White day,” Lopez said.

TSG takes students to the state capital in Harrisburg on Cherry and White Day to both advocate for higher education funding and thank legislators that fight for funding for Temple. Cherry and White Day is scheduled for March 5.

Lopez and TSG also plan to organize a large volunteer initiative on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. On Thursday, Dec. 6, TSG has a meeting with student activities, community relations, and alumni relations.

“[We will] talk about a coordinated effort towards something to do on MLK day. We want to make one coordinated effort to promote locations that are available and then assign student orgs and assign alumni groups to places and do community service on that day,” Lopez said.

The TSG administration is also in the preliminary phases in conjunction with university officials to create a class wait list in the self-service banner.

“We had a meeting with one of the vice-provosts and we talked to them about implanting the class wait list system into banner, so that students rather than registering for a class and trying to green card and finding out it is not available will [instead] be put on a waitlist and be notified when it becomes available, so that they can register,” Lopez said.

Lopez approximated that the wait-list will be implemented during the summer semesters, according to his discussions with university officials.

The TSG general assembly will reconvene in late January to begin work for the Spring 2013 semester.

Laura Detter can be reached at laura.detter@temple.edu.