SGA

Members of Barnard dining staff reviewed students’ concerns regarding food insecurity, dining hall accessibility, and accommodations for dietary restrictions at Barnard’s Student Government Association meeting on Monday night.

Director of Campus Sustainability and Climate Action Sandra Goldmark gave an overview of Barnard’s climate action program and newly launched initiatives centered on promoting climate action through cross-campus collaborations between students, faculty, and administrators at the Student Government Association meeting on Monday night.

Executive Director of Student Health and Wellness Programs MJ Murphy discussed the development of Barnard’s new “Feel Well, Do Well” initiative, addressing questions about professors’ roles in promoting wellness in the classroom and navigating student medical care costs at Barnard’s Student Government Association meeting on Monday night.

Barnard’s Student Government Association announced the results of its fall elections Tuesday afternoon.

Barnard President Sian Beilock outlined her goals for the Feel Well, Do Well @ Barnard initiative and the Community Safety Group, which was created to review Public Safety procedures and trainings, during an appearance at the Barnard Student Government Association’s meeting on Monday night.

Inaugural Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Ariana González Stokas, TC ’10, discussed plans to improve accessibility for low-income students and to provide increased support for transgender students during an appearance at Barnard’s Student Government Association meeting on Monday night.

Amy Zavadil, Barnard’s interim executive director for Public Safety, fielded questions from student representatives regarding Public Safety’s role, speaking to a fundamental shift in the office’s policies and mission in a changing national landscape at Monday’s Student Government Association meeting.

Dean of the College Leslie Grinage and Deputy Deans of the College Alicia Lawrence and Natalie Friedman fielded questions from Barnard Student Government Association representatives on concerns regarding the “Feel Well, Do Well @ Barnard” campaign and the deans’ new responsibilities overseeing academic and student life programs at Barnard.

Student representatives questioned Chief Operating Officer Rob Goldberg and Vice President of Finance Eileen Di Benedetto on updates to Barnard’s endowment, a new initiative that would increase the accessibility of course materials for students, and changes to Hewitt Dining Hall in the first Student Government Association meeting of the semester.

Barnard’s Student Government Association awarded an $8,000 increase to Bacchanal and announced the creation of a Bacchanal governing board, which will require feedback and approval from council members across all four schools for Bacchanal lineups and decisions, at its annual budget meeting Monday night.