The Allegheny Student Government met Tuesday to discuss regular cabinet updates and projections for planning future events for students.
Cabinet Reports
Director of the Treasury Nick Banez, ’26, reported the first finance committee meeting took place Friday, Sept. 19, though a permanent meeting time has not yet been set. Twenty-four finance requests have been received and 12 were processed last Friday. Further, almost all club budget meetings have been completed.
Director of Finance Dominic Juliana, ’26, was absent from the General Assembly, but left notes in the meeting minutes.
“Please be advised,” he wrote. “A failure to plan 2 weeks ahead on your end does not constitute an emergency on ours. 2 week minimum for finance requests!” The total reports of the 12 approved finance requests were provided; the largest notable doles were $3,980 to Model U.N. for its yearly trip, $3,870 to provide lighting equipment for Orchesis, and $930 to Outing Club for a horseback riding trip. The total expenditures were $11,184.02.
Director of Community Relations Aubrey Carion, ’27, discussed work being done to coordinate shuttles to sporting events, with an emphasis on Oct. 18, as there will be three home games that day; women’s soccer vs. Bethany, mens’ soccer vs. Bethany and football vs. Grove City. Additionally, Carion said she is planning an event with Director of Diversity and Inclusion Hailey Herring, ’26, in cooperation with Meadville Cooperative Preschool in Oddfellows Hall.
Director of Organizational Development Brayden Devinney, ’26, reported to ASG that the GatorHub page for student government has been updated and re-organized for better access of required information for clubs and organizations, as well as meeting minutes.
Class Reports
Class of 2026 President Sydni Junker reported the class will be tabling on Sept. 29 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for its Grounds for Change event, titled, “Sippin’ Into Senior Year,” which will take place on Sept. 30.
Class of 2027 President Kirandeep Khroud reported the class will be assembling a candy-apple making event around Halloween. Additionally, the class will be looking into a hot cocoa event in the library around finals, and preliminary planning for Junior Appreciation Week will begin soon.
Class of 2028 President George Asante reported that planning for the class’s events is ongoing and that the class will be tabling on Oct. 7 to wish people well on break. The class will host a GFC open tab the next day, though final details have not been nailed down.
Class of 2029 Vice President Aicha Foster announced that the class will have a GFC open tab on Oct. 13 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Class leaders are looking into a specialty drink for the event.
Chief Executive Reports
Vice President Douglas Malcolm, ’26, announced that a project he has been working on with President Chezka Quinola, ’27, is nearing fruition: the installation of televisions in McKinley’s Food Court is being finalized with the college administration. These screens are intended to promote athletic events, club announcements, open tabs and academic honors, along with other achievements. Specific details on the program are still being determined.
This project has been in the works for two to three weeks and involved meeting with Dean for Student Life Trae Yeckley and Associate Dean for Student Life Gretchen Beck. The current proposal is for two televisions, with expansion of the program into Brooks possible depending on how it goes. The financial costs associated should be ironed out by the next GA.
The plan to install TVs follows up on the ASG administration’s campaign promise to promote ASG communication.
“I would say it’s a first step,” Malcolm said. “Trying to let people know what’s going on. Clubs will be able to show what they’re doing to a larger audience rather than just having, like, paper fliers but, yeah I would say it is a first step. Chezka and I have a lot more that we’re planning to do including the accessibility walks and stuff like that but yeah, I think it’s a good first step.”
Yeckley considered the TV project a positive move.
“I think it’s a great idea, it’s something that’s been talked about for a while,” Yeckley said. “We know that when we hang stuff from the fliers and such on the railings it can kind of get lost in the clutter, and we know that sometimes sitting in Kins or standing in line at Kins you’ll be looking around to see things and it would be great to have information available in a place students tend to congregate.”
Quinola did not attend the meeting.
Malcolm also offered an update on plans to broadcast ASG meetings.
“We did have some sound issues and tripod stuff, which is why we didn’t do it today,” Malcolm said, but we are putting in requests so we can have microphones and an actual camera so that everyone can be seen and it’s just higher quality.”
Last week’s GA livestream had around 50 viewers, according to Director of Communication and Press Jake Slater, ’26.
New Business
Approval of the Judicial Review Board was up for consideration, according to Attorney General Anna Kohler, ’26.
“The judicial review board is a section of ASG that is three non-ASG representatives in the student body,” Kohler said. “Their job is basically to — if in the off-case we have some constitutional infraction by one of the senators or cabinet members — we have these three to determine next steps in that process as sort of a non-biased, and outside opinion. So, this year, I am excited to announce my selections for the judicial review board: Isabelle Caramenico, ’26, Christian Habusta, ’27 and Sam Kohler, ’28.”
ASG voted 20-0 to approve the board nominees.
The next GA will take place Tuesday Sept. 29 at 7:30 p.m. in room 301/302 of the Henderson Campus Center.
