Welcome back everyone to the start of a New Year and another semester. The USS is already busy planning lots of fun events this Spring, as well as doing our usual job of supporting lots of awesome student events and activities. Be sure to join us for our regular meetings to find out what we’re up to. Just scroll down to see our meeting times for the semester. (more…)
It’s been a crazy semester. As we wind down and get ready to take a breather over winter break, we wanted to let you know about some of the things the USS has been up to, as well as what we’re planning for next semester, and your opinions about what you think we should be doing.
Show Me The Money
This semester we’ve funded 20 proposals totaling approximately $55,000 from a wide range of student organizations and individual students, including New Light Opera, the Social Justice Leadership Retreat, and the first ever Battle of the Bands (and many others!). (more…)
The student occupation of the 90 5th Ave. Student Study Center at The New School came to an end over the holiday weekend. As we reflect on the events of the past two weeks, it is clear there are many unresolved issues which the occupation brought to light that need the full attention of the university community. One of these issues involves autonomous student space on campus. Another involves issues of privilege and power, and the lack of critical attention to questions of marginalization and exclusion. As a student at Monday’s public forum in Kellen Gallery (more…)
As many are aware, the last week has seen a flurry of developments related to the student occupation at 90 5th Ave. and Kellen Gallery (2 W. 13th) at The New School. While we fully support our fellow students’ right to political protest and dissent, we do not support the actions of defacement in Kellen Gallery, nor the hate speech and extreme violence which have manifested in writing on the walls in both spaces. However, we believe that these actions do not represent the majority of students at The New School, nor even the majority of people involved with (more…)
This Friday, we would like to invite you to “Occupy the Financial System: Your Banking Choices”, a teach-in event that will bring together members of the community to discuss responsible financial alternatives. Milano alumna Elizabeth Friedrich organized this event after hearing student concerns during the University Student Senate (USS) dinner and a Discussion event, “Is Your Money Funny?” and as a response to issues raised at Occupy Wall Street. [more] (more…)
The New School is hosting a series of events, discussions and activities this Saturday, October 22nd from 8 AM – 8 PM in the 66 W 12th and 65 W 11th St. buildings. The USS has been helping to organize these events, and they are open to the community. More info here.
Please join the (USS) at our first-ever Dinner and Discussion forum, to be held this Friday, Oct 14th from 4-8 PM in the Lang Cafe (65 W. 11th). The event will include free pizza and drinks, and will offer students a chance to talk informally (more…)
{9/28/2011}
An Open Letter to the New School Community,
On Wednesday, September 21st 2011, the state of Georgia knowingly murdered Troy Davis, a black man whose involvement was not proven beyond a reasonable doubt in the death of a white police officer in August of 1989. The events surrounding the night in question are sketchy at best, no DNA evidence exists to implicate Davis, and 7 of the 9 original witnesses who testified (more…)
The USS held their annual Executive Board elections on Friday, September 16, and the following members of the USS were elected to the Executive Board for the 2011-12 academic year. Co-chairs: Melissa Holmes (NSPE), Katherine Towell (Lang), and Bronwyn Lewis (NSPE). Treasurer: Hajir Sailors (Mannes). Secretary: Chris Crews (NSSR). Congratulations to all of those elected. (more…)
That’s right folks, another school year is here, and with that comes lots of exciting new student events that need support and funding to be a success. That’s where we come in. The USS funds student events and activities every semester, and we will be accepting student funding requests again very soon. So if your group is interested in getting funded, all you have to do is download our funding request form for all the details. If you have more questions, check out our funding request page, or just ask us, we’re happy to help answer them.
That’s rights folks, the USS needs a logo, and we need your help. And to sweeten the offer, we’re willing to pay one lucky student $250 for their amazing original design! See your logo on tote bags, water bottles and temporary tattoos (or whatever) everywhere and feel great. All the time. Forever. (Kind of.) Check out the design poster here. The contest is open to all New School students–you don’t have to be a design student to enter. We are accepting submissions until September 30th. (more…)
Well, it’s that time again, when the summer winds down and the school year gets started all over again. Between the earthquakes and hurricanes, it sure has been a lively end of summer here in NYC. But we’re not letting any of that slow us down here at the Student Senate. We’re busy preparing for the installation of our new President, David Van Zandt, another awesome Block Party, and all of the nuts and bolts of another new group of student leaders. For all those new New Schoolers, welcome to NYC. For everybody else, welcome back. Here’s hoping for another great year at The New School.
NYC, 5/6/11 – The following students have been elected to next year’s Student Senate: Myrianne Clitus, Melissa Holmes, Bronwyn Lewis, Kathy Litchfield, Chris Crews, Voltaire Veloso, Divya Khandelwal, Chieh-Mei Lee, Fernanda Ormeno, Christin Pettibone, Michael Kaplan, Santiago Posas, Katherine Towell, Hajir Sailors, Rachel Housle and Sean Elias. Congratulations!
Elections will be held in September to elect one more senator from Parsons. Stay tuned!
USS is holding elections for the 2011-2012 academic year. Voting will take place online between April 25 and May 2. Candidate bios are available here. Check your New School e-mail accounts for more information. For further information, e-mail the Office of the Assistant Vice President for Student and Campus Life at mcdonalt@newschool.edu.
The following number of seats are open for each division: Parsons 5, Lang 3, Mannes 1, Jazz 1, NSSR 2, Drama 1, NSGS/Milano 4
NYC, 12/1/10 – The University Student Senate is excited to announce the first annual Intercollegiate Collaborative Arts Project (iCAP). iCAP aims to unite all divisions of the university, creating an opportunity for students to be commissioned and paid for their work on a unified piece of art. This year’s iCAP will be a radical updating of Mark Blitzstein’s 1930′s The Cradle Will Rock: A Play in Music. Tickets are available at Theatre 80′s website. See here for more details.
