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CAB Chair promotes course evaluations

Course evaluations are open, and students are encouraged to fill them out. Directions on how to fill out the evaluations can be found in your Eaglemail.
“Course Evaluations are important,” said CAB Chair Trista Schell. “Do them. Tell other students to do them. There’s no way to improve it you don’t do them.”
CAB has a current budget of $13,569.50 in unallocated funds. The Spring Daze committee is contacting bands, and continually seeking recommendations for other entertainment.
Student Senate is looking for help with their recycling project. They need students to help check, and empty the recycling bins which are currently located in Crites Hall, Sparks Hall, and Old Admin.
The Freaky Food Pantry, a program to provide students who could not go home for midterm break with food had a turnout of 20 students.
There was also a major turnout for the Free Movie night hosted Sunday, with a total of 218 students attending. The next two free movie nights are set to take place on Nov. 12, and Dec. 10.
CAB representatives were invited to attend the NSCS conference breakout sessions on Friday, Oct. 27, but will not be excused from classes. Leadership, Diversity, and Relationship speaker Joshua Fredenburg will present, and give advice on the topic of leadership resilience.
If clubs have any seniors who are graduating in December, CAB representatives should email Vice Chair of Records Kristina McGann.
CAB adviser Deena Kennel reminded CAB representatives the guidelines of club expenditures. In order to make purchases, clubs can either meet an adviser Sheetal Raninga at Walmart with a completed Club Purchase form, and have made the proper notifications beforehand, or clubs can make an online purchase. To receive reimbursement, clubs must complete a club purchase form, and provide either a copy of the cancelled check, if the expense was paid in check, or a copy of a credit card statement showing the expense, if the expense was paid with a credit card. The paperwork must be submitted within 60 days of the purchase to be eligible for reimbursement.
Cheating and plagiarizing have become a rising issue on campus.
“I am awfully concerned about the number of students I am seeing in my office for cheating, and plagiarizing,” said Adviser Pat Beu. “The thing that I want most of you to know, and want you to take back to your organizations is that mark on your record is difficult to expunge, and not worth it.”
The Math and Science Club is having a Star Watching Party, on Saturday, from 6-8 p.m., outside of the Math and Science building.
The Salvation Army Bell Ringing will begin the first week of November. If clubs would like to volunteer to ring the bell, a schedule can be found online.