The Undergraduate Student Government (USG) held its weekly meeting on Nov. 4. Topics discussed included Northern Michigan University (NMU) wanting to partner with MTU for the spring career fair, the waitlist for the Thanksgiving Break Bus, and Winter Involvement Fest.
At the last United Michigan Student Government (UMSG) meeting, Mikayla Christenson, president of Associated Students of NMU, proposed that NMU and MTU host a joint career fair for Tech majors who do not have the opportunity. The idea to shuttle students to NMU for their career fair was brought up. This would require approval from both schools, along with approval from the College of Science and Arts here at MTU.
Unfortunately for students who are still looking to get a ticket for the Thanksgiving break bus, there are currently less than 60 people on the waitlist, so the probability of an additional bus to Lower Michigan is unlikely to happen. People who are looking to chaperone the break bus: all spots have been filled. If you are dealing with ticket duplicate issues, those should be fixed in the upcoming week.
The Society of Women Engineers requested $2,000 from the Opportunity Fund. The club has its national conference in Boston in July, but due to delays, their purchasing of tickets for their flight was held back till October. Due to higher ticket prices and an increase from 17 to 20 attendees, the club is paying $12,000 out of pocket. The motion passed with a majority vote.
Student Leadership Involvement (SLI) is hosting the new Winter Involvement Fest instead of a fair this year. The fest will have many events by individual or collaborating Registered Student Organizations (RSOs). Winter Involvement Fest will take place over multiple weeks, from Jan. 15 to 30. Events will take place whenever an RSO hosts an event. For RSOs worried about budgeting, possible financial support for event equipment and supplies is available. The registration deadline for organizations is Dec. 6.
The new AI registration tool is up for naming. This tool has been in development to improve advisors’ registration workflow. The tool is designed to help students understand the different choices they can make that will affect their degree, which made the naming process difficult. With input varying based on what they wanted to see, the group agreed to drop the fun character theme. Overall, the group did not pick a name for the new AI registration tool, and agreed to let the idea sit.
The next USG meeting will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 11, from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. in the MUB Alumni Lounge.
