SGB to help organize a student speak-out on higher education

April 2, 2008, 2:17 p.m.

PITTSBURGH, Pa., April 2, 2008 - Student Government Board Members Amanda Reed and Lacee Ecker and Governmental Relations Chairwoman Endia Vereen will be working with students to set up a student assembly and speak-out regarding higher education. The speak-out, which will include students from the University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University, Chatham University and other schools in the city of Pittsburgh, will take place 18 April 2008 from 3 pm to 5 pm on the William Pitt Union Lawn. Participants may discuss freely any problems they have encountered in higher education, whether they be diversity, cost, or accessibility and work to develop a strategy to ensure that the issue of higher education is addressed by all presidential candidates during the 2008 election.

While the event will touch on issues that are political in nature, the event is nonpartisan. Information gathered from this event will help the Student Government Board in its upcoming meeting with the United States Student Association‘s National Student Congress.

ABOUT STUDENT GOVERNMENT BOARD - The Student Government Board exists to provide undergraduate, non-CGS students with representation as a student voice to University administration. The SGB represents the needs, interests, and concerns of all Pitt students. Another important aspect of the SGB is allocation of the student activities fee, which provides money to over 350 student organizations at the University of Pittsburgh.

The board is comprised of one President and eight Board Members, all elected by the student body. The SGB also has ten standing committees who address various aspects of campus life, including diversity, freshman involvement, and governmental relations.

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