CGA Roundup

President David Soltz and Robert Wislock opened the Community Government Association's (CGA) meeting on Monday, Oct. 20. Wislock, the deputy to the president for social equity, reminded students that the Office of Social Equity and the Committee on Protected Class Issues are sponsoring the fourth in a series of campus-wide workshops entitled, "The President's Conversation on Diversity." The event will be held on Thursday, Nov. 13, from 8 a.m. to noon. in Kehr Union Ballroom. All students and faculty are encouraged to come. Lunch will be served immediately following the program. To make a reservation, contact Victoria Rainis at vrainis@bloomu.edu. no later than Tuesday, Nov. 4.

The CGA Finance Committee approved funding to three organizations:

• Student Council for Exceptional Children, $370.67 for six students to attend the annual state convention Nov. 6 and 7 in the Hershey/Harrisburg Holiday Inn.
• Criminal Justice Society, $77.27 for 20 students to tour the Eastern State Penitentiary in October.
• Global Awareness Society International, $1,497.87 for 30 students to visit educational attractions in the Washington D.C. area, including museums and international and domestic organizations/entities, from Nov. 5 to 7.