by Kyrsten Turner | Sep 9, 2013 | News Slider
One of Lipscomb’s Student Government Association’s aspirations is to help create an energized campus atmosphere every year. To SGA President Andrew Hunt, this year will hold plenty of exciting opportunities for LU students. “I feel like it is our responsibility to make sure students have a good experience,” said Hunt, a Corporate Management senior from Centerville, Tenn. “We are going to provide events . We want people to have fun, but we want to provide spiritually uplifting opportunities and academically challenging opportunities, too.” SGA is partnering with Residence Life and the Student Activities Board to bring bigger and better events to students on campus. Among this year’s anticipated events are Lipscomb’s annual Paint the Herd, a fall concert and a spring concert. “We can have a whole lot more events [if we partner with Residence Life and SAB],” Hunt said, affirming that the events can be of better quality with the partnership. “In the end, it’s not about if this is a SGA event,” Hunt said. “It’s about students having the opportunity to do this because SGA had a part in it.” Students can be looking forward to this semester’s fall concert with Dave Barnes, which will be on Oct. 1 in Collins Alumni Auditorium at 7 p.m. The spring headliner will be announced at a later date. Dining still a central focus for SGA SGA has been pushing for off-campus meal plans for a long time. Patrick Grace, the 2012-2013 SGA President, officially announced the soon-to-be off-campus meal plans last year. This year, Hunt is proud to see the hard work pay off. “We’ve been working toward that for years,...
by Amelia Ong | Feb 14, 2011 | News Slider
Did you see a boy walking around the halls of Elam last Friday night, without climbing out of a window for a quick escape when an RA came around the corner?Well, it’s because that is now perfectly legal in the dorms on Lipscomb’s campus. After listening to the desires of students to have somewhere to hang out with their friends on campus, SGA realized the need for a change in the dorm visitation policy. It conducted an 1,100-person poll among students, and made some suggestions for change based on the polling results to the office of Residence Life. Residence Life then organized student focus groups, which eventually led to the new policy. With this much research done on what students want and need, you’d think the policy would be welcomed by all students living on campus. But with any and all changes, some welcome the new and others reject it. Caitlin Selle, a freshman communication major from Tega Cay, S.C., said she likes that the policy change allows students more leniency, but parts of it frustrate her as well. “I don’t want to walk from my shower [to my room] in my towel and meet some guy walking in the hall,” Selle said. “So, it’s a nice thing to have, but it’s not like I’m crazy about it.” The new policy, implemented on Jan. 12, is focused on helping students find gathering spaces and to provide the “opportunity to share their ‘home away from home’ with their friends across campus,” said an email from Dr. Sam Smith, associate dean of Campus Life and director of Residence Life. The effectiveness...
by Kathryn Claire Watts | Oct 27, 2010 | News Slider
Trunk or Treat Thursday evening will be just the beginning of what promises to be a spooky good time at Lipscomb this Halloween. SGA, Kappa Iota Theta and Residence Life are throwing the first of what is planned to be an annual trunk or treat event from 6-8 p.m. Thursday in the Allen Arena Circle. Groups from around campus – including representatives of Lumination Network – will sponsor vehicles that will pass out candy to students who visit their trunks. The event also will have food, a pumpkin patch and a couple of musical guests. “SGA is constantly focusing on establishing and maintaining a community here on campus,” said Leah Raich a junior SGA senator. “What better way to do that than by a campus-wide trunk or treat?” It’s not all goodies, though, as other parts of campus are involved in the Halloween festivities. For example, the spinning classes offered in the SAC this week have taken on a spooky feel. The studio has been “haunted,” with black lights, Halloween music and a graveyard scene. Halloween classics such as Goosebumps and Halloween will be the backdrop as students ride the bikes. On Sunday, all rides will be free as SeaMonsters 3D provides the setting. “Our spinning instructors are excited to see all the current as well as new spinners experience these haunted rides,” said Emily Harris, director of campus recreation. “You won’t want to miss this exciting opportunity. Call 615-966-5860 to reserve your bike.” Another nostalgic event is the airing of Hocus Pocus – a cherished Disney flick — in Fanning’s courtyard at 6 p.m. Sunday. This one ought...
