At its latest general assembly meeting, the Student Government Association (SGA) continued to discuss working with EmersonTogether, the college’s new community-building initiative, which was unveiled over the summer.
Christie Anglade, interim vice president and dean of campus life, was introduced at the meeting as one of the members of EmersonTogether’s coordination team, one of the three teams that will create the strategic vision for the project.
Anglade oversees more than 100 full-time staff and around 400 student staff. In addition, she supervises 12 directors of 12 departments such as Athletics, Career Services, and the Center for Health and Wellness.
Following introductions, Anglade opened the conversation to the general assembly. The conversation largely focused on trust, after several members of the general assembly asked about events from last spring.
“Healing is personal, [it] takes time and growth,” Anglade said. “People need to demonstrate they can be trusted,” she added, saying “inconsistency creates mistrust.”
SGA’s executive president, Nandan Nair, explained that Emerson faculty and administration will continue to be introduced to the general assembly throughout the semester as part of continued efforts to promote conversation between the groups.
The meeting then turned to the results of SGA’s class council elections. Emerson’s class of 2028 elected Ruben Gonzales as their president, intending to “show people we can have a place to speak our minds.”
In addition to Gonzalez as president, the secretary for the class of 2028 will be Isaiah Flynn and the treasurer will be Annabelle Kump. Caroline White was also elected writing, literature and publishing senator and Jackie Weyker was elected marketing communications senator.
The meeting concluded with additional updates regarding S.B. 1, the bill that would alter attendance protocols at Emerson introduced at the previous assembly.
Angus Abercrombie, class of 2026 representative, gave a brief summary of the bill, saying it “sets the ground rules that students with disabilities and other needs are able to deal with those attendance needs and not be facing our intense policy.”
Abercrombie worked with the student accessibility senator and found that Emerson, in comparison to other schools, has stricter attendance policies. The current draft of the bill had issues with menstruation and religion, which Abercrombie will address in the next draft.
