Special Services Council Archives

Students band together to form new surf club on campus

Sonya GugliaraNews Student LifeNovember 10, 2021

Stony Brook students and surfing enthusiasts founded a new club to share their passion for the sport with surfers and non-surfers alike.

Campus Briefing: iGEM club denied SSC budget

Jill RyanNewsFebruary 14, 2016

The International Genetically Engineered Machine club was denied a SSC budget at the Undergraduate Student Government Senate meeting on Thursday.

Campus Briefing: USG senate recognizes five new clubs

Sam AwrabiNewsNovember 2, 2015November 5, 2015

The USG senate approved requests from five clubs on Thursday evening to be officially recognized by USG.

Campus briefing: senate passes resolution to support renewal of SUNY 2020 legislation

Arielle MartinezFeatured News Top StoryFebruary 23, 2015

The USG Senate approved a resolution to support a renewed plan for predictable tuition costs for State University of New York schools at its meeting on Thursday, Feb. 19.

Campus Briefing: Nine clubs lose budgets after USG Senate passes Appropriations Act

Christopher LeelumNewsFebruary 17, 2015February 17, 2015

The Appropriations Act was the star of the show for the Feb. 12 USG senate meeting, passing by a vote of 18-1-0, but not before some misunderstandings and reconsideration.

Campus Briefing: USG passes eight club budgets and two revisions before deadline

Arielle MartinezNewsOctober 7, 2014

Undergraduate Student Government senate approved Special Services Council budgets for eight on-campus organizations and budget revisions for two other organizations at its meeting Thursday evening.

Clubs struggle to roll with the punches as hiccups block budget applications

Chelsea KatzArts Top StoryJuly 18, 2014July 20, 2014

Channeling one’s inner Bruce Lee is not cheap. It requires gloves, kicking pads and body guards. It is something that Stony Brook’s Martial Arts Association knows first-hand.

USG Executive Council: promises made and promises kept

The StatesmanNewsApril 8, 2014

Last year, the Undergraduate Student Government executive council candidates pledged to make several changes to improve campus life. The Statesman reexamined those platforms to see if those candidates upheld their promises.

Campus briefing: SBU American Sign Language Club gains USG recognition

Arielle MartinezNewsApril 1, 2014

In the first meeting after the spring break, the Undergraduate Student Government Senate officially recognized the American Sign Language Club in a last-minute agenda item after Vice President of Clubs & Organization Kerri Mahoney forgot to propose the motion for a Senate vote before the open agenda period of the meeting.