2008 Woodie Awards
Student group presidents mix and mingle
Taylor Short
Issue date: 10/1/08 Section: NEWS
More than 100 student organization presidents gathered with faculty and staff at the annual Dinner on the Lawn event Tuesday night.
Guests walked through Vice President for Student Development Bonita Jacobs' home and into her backyard to mingle and network.
Jacobs said the Dinner on the Lawn began about five years ago as a way to bring together presidents of student organizations to have a forum to ask questions and take information to their student groups.
"The presidents have a great purpose for the university because they are leading large groups of students and working very hard to promote the different activities for students," she said.
Jacobs said out of the 300 student organizations, about half show up.
After eating Mexican food, Jacobs welcomed everyone, and NT President Gretchen Bataille thanked the presidents for coming, introduced faculty members and spoke about the reputation of NT students.
"What an incredible group of students. You all lead the new freshmen coming and say, 'This is how we behave at UNT,'" Bataille said.
Athletics director Rick Villarreal spoke about the proposed stadium.
"The new stadium would be a great facility, and it would be built 'green' to show our commitment to the environment," he said. "It would be a investment to our university."
Villarreal said the vote to increase student fees from $3 to $10 per credit hour would not affect students now, but would affect students 10 years from now.
"The administration thinks it's a valuable investment and something that will take our athletics department to a new level," he said.
Bataille returned to the stage to answer questions from the groups. She said the university is taking requests for proposals for the unoccupied Radisson Hotel on Interstate 35E.
"A possibility is to have the hotel renovated so that students from the hospitality management department can work as interns there," she said.
Bataille also said the increase of money for graduate programs is important for the university's research initiatives.
Jabari Guary, president of the World Martial Arts Club, said the event is a great place to network and meet the faculty. He also said he learned about several organizations he never knew about.
President of The Cube, Gilbert Vasquez, said the event allows him to network and let others know about his philanthropic Christian group.
Guests walked through Vice President for Student Development Bonita Jacobs' home and into her backyard to mingle and network.
Jacobs said the Dinner on the Lawn began about five years ago as a way to bring together presidents of student organizations to have a forum to ask questions and take information to their student groups.
"The presidents have a great purpose for the university because they are leading large groups of students and working very hard to promote the different activities for students," she said.
Jacobs said out of the 300 student organizations, about half show up.
After eating Mexican food, Jacobs welcomed everyone, and NT President Gretchen Bataille thanked the presidents for coming, introduced faculty members and spoke about the reputation of NT students.
"What an incredible group of students. You all lead the new freshmen coming and say, 'This is how we behave at UNT,'" Bataille said.
Athletics director Rick Villarreal spoke about the proposed stadium.
"The new stadium would be a great facility, and it would be built 'green' to show our commitment to the environment," he said. "It would be a investment to our university."
Villarreal said the vote to increase student fees from $3 to $10 per credit hour would not affect students now, but would affect students 10 years from now.
"The administration thinks it's a valuable investment and something that will take our athletics department to a new level," he said.
Bataille returned to the stage to answer questions from the groups. She said the university is taking requests for proposals for the unoccupied Radisson Hotel on Interstate 35E.
"A possibility is to have the hotel renovated so that students from the hospitality management department can work as interns there," she said.
Bataille also said the increase of money for graduate programs is important for the university's research initiatives.
Jabari Guary, president of the World Martial Arts Club, said the event is a great place to network and meet the faculty. He also said he learned about several organizations he never knew about.
President of The Cube, Gilbert Vasquez, said the event allows him to network and let others know about his philanthropic Christian group.
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