SGA Working for You!

What we have for you for the rest of the semester!

Make Moves- Battle of the Boulevard Edition: March 21st-April 10th

• We will be hosting a Belmont vs. Lipscomb fitness challenge. In order to participate please go to makemoves.org to register. We will track your fitness regimen and then compare it to the Lipscomb students. This is another chance to be the Boulevard Champions.

Grant Petitions- Petitions Due Friday, March 18th, Grant Meeting Monday, March 28th.

• Forms are on our website. Fill out the form and then be prepared to be at the SGA meeting on Monday, March 28.

Library Extended Hours- Mid-March

• The library will be open 24 hours a day on week nights to help provide students with a secure study space.

SGA Talk Back Session- March 28, 10 a.m.

• SGA wants to hear your thoughts. What should we be doing to better serve you? What would you like to see SGA do in the coming year? What are your hopes for Belmont? Come at 10 am and talk back to us!

SGA Elections- April 4th-15th

• Help select the future of SGA leadership. SGA President and Vice President campaigns will run from April 4-April 12. Students will then be able to vote, on black board, from April 13-April 15. This is your chance to help decide SGA’s direction.

Rose Park Tailgate- April 6th

• SGA will be hosting a Tailgate during the first baseball game at Rose Park. A shuttle will be provided to and from campus and dinner will be served at the field. Please join us for a night of fun, food and school spirit!

24-Hour Space Survey

WE NEED YOUR HELP!!!

As we look to provide students with a 24 hour space, we need some information. If you could take 5 minutes to fill out the survey, we would be very thankful!

The survey can be found at http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22BU4KZHDG6/

Always,

SGA Cabinet

Homecoming Calendar

Homecoming Schedule:

Reunions:

All Alumni Reunion

3:30 pm-Saturday

Beaman Center

African American Alumni

Chapter Reception

3:30 pm-Saturday

Beaman Center, Room A

Bruin Recruiters Reunion

3:30 pm- Saturday

Beaman West Lobby

Education Reunion-

Graduate & Undergraduate

3:30 pm- Saturday

Beaman Center, Room B

Political Science Reunion

Majors & Minors

3:30 pm – Saturday

Beaman Center, 1^st floor conference room

Psychology Reunion

Major & Minors

3:30 pm – Saturday

Psychology Dept.

4^th Floor Mcwhorter Hall

RA Reunion-

Former Resident Assistants

3-5 pm Saturday

Patton Hall Lobby

Sport Administration

10 Year Anniversary Reunion

7 pm- Friday

Tower Society Reunion

Noon- Sat

Vince Gill

Reservations required

Homecoming Highlights

4^th Annual Belmont at the Blue Bird

6 pm- Tuesday Reservations necessary

Alumni Memorial Carillon

4 pm- Saturday

Bell Tower

Indoor Tailgate

4-6:30 pm – Saturday

Maddox Grand Atrium

Young Alumni Homecoming Social

9-11 pm- Saturday

Mafiaoza’z

Music and the Arts

“Art from Anywhere” 3^rd Annual Alumni Art Exibit

Monday-Thursday

Leu Center for the Visual Arts

Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl

Troutt Theater

Friday-Sunday

Lectures and Speakers

Insider’s View- Homecoming Edition

10 am- Wednesday

MPAC

Building God’s Community

10 am-Wednesday

Neely

Homecoming Chapel

10 am – Friday

Neely

Fitness and Fun:

Homecoming Kick- Off Pep Rally

10 am – Monday

Curb Event Center

Polar Bear 5 k

6 am – Wednesday

Meet @ Fountain in front of Curb/Beaman

Homecoming Bonfire

Lighting at 5: 20

5 pm – Friday

Gravel Lot, 15^th and Bernard

Belmont Baseball vs. Illinois State

3:30 pm Friday

11 am   Saturday

Bruin Basketball

Belmont Men vs ETSU

7pm Thursday

Curb Event Center

Homecoming Double Header

5 pm Saturday- Women

7:15 pm Saturday- Men

Curb Event Center

Homecoming Indoor Tailgate Registration Form

Homecoming is just around the corner. We hope that all student organizations will participate in the Indoor Tailgate! The Indoor Tailgate Registration Form is below. Please fill it out and return to Julie Bunt in the Office of Alumni Relations ASAP.

Indoor Tailgate Participation Form

Saturday, February 19, 2011

4:00‐6:30 PM

Maddox Grand Atrium

Please complete a separate form

for each activity.

Please remit this form by February 9, 2011.

Sponsoring Organization ________________________________________________________________

Name of Event ________________________________________________________________________

Organization Website __________________________________________________________________

Brief Description of Tailgate Activity

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Cost to Participants (if any):_____________________________________________________________

LOGISTICS:

______ No. of 6 ft Tables   ______ Electrical

______ No. of Chairs                 ______ Audio

Other set up needs: ____________________________________________________________________

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Name of Contact Person for Activity ______________________________________________________

Title___________________________________________________ Phone________________________

E-mail_______________________________________________________________________________

Complete and return to:  Julie Thomas Bunt, Homecoming 2011

Office of Alumni Relations

Fidelity Hall 102 – OR fax to 615.460.6739

Questions?  julie.bunt@belmont.edu or 615.460.6737

ELP 2010-2011

After three tedious days of interviews, SGA has finally chosen 12 students to take part in this years executive leadership program.

Please join us in welcoming….

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Cassidy Conway

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Sarah Currey

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Nyk Allen

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Brent Deems

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Rachel Glidden

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John Freund

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Jaclyn Torrento

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Jessica Adkins

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Jamie Hagen

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Clay McCullough

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Patrick Haltom

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Kailey Pearce

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We can’t wait to see all the wonderful things each of you will contribute this year.

-SGA Cabinet

Congress Retreat 2010

SGA is working for you this year.  With our new Cabinet and Congress members it’s sure to be a year full of nothing but success.

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Freshman Field Day

SGA organized this event in collaboration with a number of other student organizations on campus to let freshman students hang out and have some fun and get the opportunity to meet student leaders. McDougal’s and Sodexo donated heaps of chicken tenders, wings, and ice cream.

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-SGA Cabinet

2 Provost Candidates to Visit BU

Next week (Sept 7-10) two provost candidates will be on campus at Belmont to communicate with students, faculty, and staff.

Dr. Thomas Burns will be here Sept. 7-8 and will be hosting Q&A session and it’s urged for all of campus to attend.

Tuesday, September 7
10:30-11:30 a.m.: Student Session, Massey Board Room
1:30-2:30 p.m.: Faculty/Staff Session, Massey Board Room

Wednesday, September 8
9-10 a.m. Faculty/Staff Session, Massey Board Room

Dr. Abiodun Goke-Pariola will be here Sept. 9-10 and will also be hosting his own Q&A session for all of campus.

Thursday, September 9
10:30-11:30 a.m.: Student Session, Massey Board Room
1:30-2:30 p.m.: Faculty/Staff Session, Massey Board Room

Friday, September 10
10-11 a.m. Faculty/Staff Session, Multimedia Hall of Bunch Library

It is stressed that if you do decide to attend, please come with questions in hand.

After each candidate has spoken, there will soon be a website link for all of faculty, staff, and students to go to and evaluate each candidate. The deadline for submitting these evaluations will be Sept . 13 at 5 p.m.

Want to serve on Congress? Applications are now available!

The Student Government Association has open congress seats for the 2010-2011 academic year. We encourage you to consider being a part of this leadership team that positively affects this school. Students wishing to become a candidate for the Student Congress must submit a petition. The petition must bear the legal signatures and Belmont ID numbers of the candidate and 10 students in good standing. All petitions must be submitted to the SGA Office by 5 p.m., Friday, September 3. Applications and petitions are now available on the window of the SGA Office on the first floor of the Beaman Student Life Center. You MUST have your application AND petition submitted in order to run for any SGA position.

Elections for Congress positions will take place during the following week on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday (September 8, 9 and 10). For more information or further questions, please contact Kevin Sanders at (615) 598-1397 or send an email to sga@belmont.edu.

Welcome, Welcome, Welcome!

We are so glad you took the time to stop by check out our new website and we hope you enjoy! Make sure you check back every so often for new updates on what we are doing for you around campus. We want YOU, the student, to know how important you are to us and that we will be a voice for you in any way we that can. With that said, feel free to leave us comments with any questions and concerns that you have. We look forward to a great year here at Belmont and we hope you are, too.

-Your SGA Cabinet