2008 Woodie Awards
Student Legislature debates bills to further education
By: Kathryn Fox
Issue date: 4/11/07 Section: News
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Kathryn Fox
Staff Writer
The South Carolina Student Legislature (SCSL) will be meeting for their spring session April 12-14. SCSL meets twice a year at the state capitol in Columbia, once in the fall and once in spring, to debate bills and to further educate students on parliamentary procedures and state government.
"It's an opportunity for enrichment for the students," said Lisa Van Riper, faculty advisor of student legislature.
This is the eighth year that North Greenville University has participated in the SCSL. The nine students who will be representing North Greenville this weekend make up a medium size delegation. The session is considered a planning session where nominations for offices and discussions of future bills will take place.
The students involved are Justin Hunt, senior business administration and NGU Chair; Carmen Davis, junior elementary education and NGU Vice Chair; Cory Truax, junior undecided; Ben Carnes, senior broadcast media, Laura May, senior media; Katie May, freshman history; Braden Hall, sophomore interdisciplinary studies; Andy Yoho, sophomore interdisciplinary studies; Baby-Lace Wagner, freshman undecided; and Stephanie Tyrpak, sophomore broadcast media.
The delegates have met regularly throughout the semester where they focused on outlining rules and regulations for future delegates to better understand the procedures.
"This semester has been largely devoted to authoring and ratifying our delegation's constitution that will outline rules and procedures for future delegations to adhere to," said Hunt.
Also, much of the meeting time was spent on training new delegates and learning parliamentary procedures as they are outlined in "Robert's Rules of
Order."
"Without any knowledge of [procedures] a delegate is completely ineffective at having his voice heard," said Hunt.
Each year that NGU grows the participation in SCSL continues to grow because of the recruitment of students involved.
Staff Writer
The South Carolina Student Legislature (SCSL) will be meeting for their spring session April 12-14. SCSL meets twice a year at the state capitol in Columbia, once in the fall and once in spring, to debate bills and to further educate students on parliamentary procedures and state government.
"It's an opportunity for enrichment for the students," said Lisa Van Riper, faculty advisor of student legislature.
This is the eighth year that North Greenville University has participated in the SCSL. The nine students who will be representing North Greenville this weekend make up a medium size delegation. The session is considered a planning session where nominations for offices and discussions of future bills will take place.
The students involved are Justin Hunt, senior business administration and NGU Chair; Carmen Davis, junior elementary education and NGU Vice Chair; Cory Truax, junior undecided; Ben Carnes, senior broadcast media, Laura May, senior media; Katie May, freshman history; Braden Hall, sophomore interdisciplinary studies; Andy Yoho, sophomore interdisciplinary studies; Baby-Lace Wagner, freshman undecided; and Stephanie Tyrpak, sophomore broadcast media.
The delegates have met regularly throughout the semester where they focused on outlining rules and regulations for future delegates to better understand the procedures.
"This semester has been largely devoted to authoring and ratifying our delegation's constitution that will outline rules and procedures for future delegations to adhere to," said Hunt.
Also, much of the meeting time was spent on training new delegates and learning parliamentary procedures as they are outlined in "Robert's Rules of
Order."
"Without any knowledge of [procedures] a delegate is completely ineffective at having his voice heard," said Hunt.
Each year that NGU grows the participation in SCSL continues to grow because of the recruitment of students involved.
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