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Senate Bill (S) 52-006: Medical Student Organization Improved Funding Act, University Of South Florida. Student Government Senate Aug 2011

Senate Bill (S) 52-006: Medical Student Organization Improved Funding Act, University Of South Florida. Student Government Senate

Legislative Branch Publications

Legislation that establishes an independent system to fund student organizations housed within the USF College of Medicine.


Senate Bill (S) 52-007: Alterations To Requirements For Candidacy In The Midterm Senatorial Election, University Of South Florida. Student Government Senate Aug 2011

Senate Bill (S) 52-007: Alterations To Requirements For Candidacy In The Midterm Senatorial Election, University Of South Florida. Student Government Senate

Legislative Branch Publications

Legislation that removes the 50-signature petition requirement from the documentation to be submitted by a candidate running in the midterm senatorial elections.


Senate Bill (S) 52-005: Creation Of The Declaratory Judgment Process, University Of South Florida. Student Government Senate Jul 2011

Senate Bill (S) 52-005: Creation Of The Declaratory Judgment Process, University Of South Florida. Student Government Senate

Legislative Branch Publications

Legislation that creates a Declaratory Judgment Panel of the Student Government Supreme Court. The panel is designed to offer conclusive and legally binding opinions with regard to clarification of Student Government statutes. Declaratory judgments are not intended to mandate actions or provide interpretations or opinions regarding general operational circumstances or specific controversies.


Senate Bill (S) 52-003: Updates To Title Iv, University Of South Florida. Student Government Senate Jul 2011

Senate Bill (S) 52-003: Updates To Title Iv, University Of South Florida. Student Government Senate

Legislative Branch Publications

Legislation that amends Chapters 400, 402, and 403 of statutes to reflect changes in Senate procedure. It also deletes Chapter 401 on ethics because that chapter repeats clauses and sentiments in Chapter 209 and Senate Rules of Procedure.


Senate Bill (S) 52-004: The Erc Timely Nomination Act, University Of South Florida. Student Government Senate Jul 2011

Senate Bill (S) 52-004: The Erc Timely Nomination Act, University Of South Florida. Student Government Senate

Legislative Branch Publications

Legislation that amends Chapter 301 of the statutes to require the Student Body President, in cases where a nominee to the Election Rules Commission is not confirmed by the Senate, to put forth a new nominee for the position within fifteen working days of the failed confirmation.


Senate Bill (S) 52-002: Alterations To Limitations On Funding In Chapters 801 And 804, University Of South Florida. Student Government Senate Jun 2011

Senate Bill (S) 52-002: Alterations To Limitations On Funding In Chapters 801 And 804, University Of South Florida. Student Government Senate

Legislative Branch Publications

Legislation regarding revisions to Chapter 801 of statutes (Activity and Service Fee General Regulations and Guidelines) and Chapter 804 (Activity and Service Fee Proviso Language).


Senate Bill (S) 52-001: Executive Branch Structure, University Of South Florida. Student Government Senate May 2011

Senate Bill (S) 52-001: Executive Branch Structure, University Of South Florida. Student Government Senate

Legislative Branch Publications

Legislation regarding changes in the organization of Student Government Executive Branch.


Resistance Meets Spirituality In Academia: "I Prayed On It!", Vonzell Agosto, Zorka Karanxha Apr 2011

Resistance Meets Spirituality In Academia: "I Prayed On It!", Vonzell Agosto, Zorka Karanxha

Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Faculty Publications

We describe the lived experiences of a Black Woman educational leader who has studied and worked in the academy and in the field of K-12 education. This partial life history, excavated through the tenets of Critical Race Theory (CRT), illuminates the social construction of race and the pervasiveness and permanence of racism. We determined through a series of interviews that the participant's resilient resistance is guided by critical spirituality so that circumstances and people who challenge her also confront this source of power. Her lived experience, from student to faculty member, conveys the challenges and opportunities she faces and adds …


Underrepresented Women In Higher Education: An Overview, Deirdre Cobb-Roberts, Vonzell Agosto Jan 2011

Underrepresented Women In Higher Education: An Overview, Deirdre Cobb-Roberts, Vonzell Agosto

Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Faculty Publications

Central to understanding how social justice and diversity are articulated in institutions of higher education, are the experiences of female faculty and administrators from racial and ethnic groups underrepresented in the U.S. system of higher education. According to the Urban Dictionary's (1999 - 2011) website, the word "work" as in "you better work" (1999 - 2011a), or "workin' it" (1999 - 2011b), is used to give praise or approval to another person and is analogous to:


Journey Of Elam: Her Pedagogy As A Public Intellectual, Zorka Karanxha, Vonzell Agosto, Donna Elam Jan 2011

Journey Of Elam: Her Pedagogy As A Public Intellectual, Zorka Karanxha, Vonzell Agosto, Donna Elam

Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Faculty Publications

We explore pedagogical moments reflecting the social justice inspired servant-leadership of Dr. Elam in her journey as a public intellectual. Using auto/biographical methods we examine critical moments in her work across contexts: conducting diversity workshops, providing professional development for principals and teachers, and leading district and regional interventions in response to court orders to racially desegregate. We focus her leadership through the lens of critical pedagogy. In the journey of Elam we find an expression of critical social justice leadership that is inspired and empowered by the values of public service, spirituality, and humanitarianism. This auto/biography contributes to our knowledge …