BSU holds meeting
0Written By Stacy Goble
The Black Student Union (BSU) held its first meeting on campus Friday, Sept. 7.
“I was glad to see such a great number of freshman students in attendance,” BSU President William Wheeler said.
The event brought on 27 new members to their chapter, nearly doubling the union in its size, and making it one of the largest organizations on campus for the second year in a row. During Friday’s event, BSU’s Parliamentarian Ashonda Underwood, spoke positively in regards to the overall growth in percentage of black students on campus. She cited that there had been a “2 percent growth since last year.” As a result, BSU elected five new officers in order to offer more leader positions to new and transfer students.
BSU has planned out a semester full of exciting events which include a Soul Food dinner, game nights, campus discussions, and a Wild n’ Out event against their sister chapter at Eastern Kentucky University in November. BSU holds its meetings on the first Thursday of every month, unless posted otherwise.