Derek Markle
Internal inquiry finds FUSG funds overestimated by $6,000
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST The amount in Franciscan University Student Government’s already tight contingency fund has shrunk further after it was discovered money that belongs to specific clubs was being included in the contingency’s total. Treasurer Kelsey Scott-Avery said, during Student Government’s Oct. 16 meeting, that the contingency fund, from which Student Government allocates funding for clubs, was […]
FUSG passes four bills
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST Franciscan University Student Government passed four bills during its formal meeting Oct. 9. Fall Bill #25 reimbursed Vice President Alex McKenna $568 for airfare to “The Network” fall conference. “The Network” is a group of student governments from Newman Guide-approved schools across the country and is an opportunity for them to network and brainstorm […]
FUSG welcomes new senator, justice
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST A new justice and sophomore senator were sworn into Franciscan University Student Government during the body’s formal meeting Wednesday. Junior Maria Lencki, who served as a Student Government justice last year, returned to the judicial branch after the Senate voted to confirm her. The 10 assembled senators also held an […]
New FUSG leadership wants students to ‘Expect More’
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST Senior Derek Markle considered running for president of Franciscan University Student Government before he was even elected a senator in fall 2018. The summer leading up to that fall semester, he reached out to junior Alex McKenna, then a freshman who had served the previous year on Student Government as executive assistant, to see if […]
Swearing in kicks off Markle, McKenna tenure
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST Franciscan University Student Government swore in its new judicial and executive branch members during its formal meeting Sept. 4. President Derek Markle presented the assembled senators with candidates to fill 10 positions on the judiciary and his cabinet. The Senate unanimously approved the nominees.