Tag: Student services

Safety first with the SGA

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( Photo / Zenith Shrestha ) The SGA discuss the scheduling of the yearly night walk during their weekly meeting. Rory Johnson Staff Writer  Troy University’s SGA is rescheduling its yearly night walk around campus with university police to identify safety hazards after the event was previously canceled due to weather.  The goal of the night walk is not only to identify unsafe parts on campus due to lighting, but  also to identify hazards such as potholes or where a speed bump should be placed. An example of this would…

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Meet Herbert Reeves, Dean of Student Services

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Zenith Shrestha Staff Writer Pawan Khanal Staff Writer Since he came to Troy University as a student in 1980, Herbert Reeves has continuously served the Trojan family from a variety of positions. In 2004, he was appointed to his current position, dean of student services, where he has advocated for the success of all students. Reeves said his office exists to serve students in  various capacities. “Just like our name, student services, our mission is to serve the students, and we try to help with all the operations that we…

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58% of Troy freshman class enrolled in remedial courses

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Abhigya Ghimire Staff Writer Zenith Shrestha Staff Writer According to Student Services, about 58 percent of incoming freshmen have to take developmental courses, but those classes can help prepare students for their college careers. According to Hal Fulmer, the dean of undergraduate and first-year studies, 882 out of the 1,528 incoming freshmen this semester had to take remedial classes. Students are placed in these classes after taking a placement test that determines what courses they are prepared for, Fulmer explained. Currently, Troy provides six remedial courses in English and mathematics.…

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Campus Kitchen feeds students over holidays

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Madina Seytmuradova Staff Writer Campus Kitchen, in conjunction with student and staff leaders, organized a three-day food drive for the students who stayed on campus over the Christmas break. Adrian Bone, a sophomore economics major from New Market and student government association (SGA) senator, along with Sarah Gillis, a freshman communications major from Montgomery and Freshman Forum student welfare committee chair, approached Livingston as well as other campus leaders to organize a food drive for the international students, the group vastly affected by food insecurity on campus. “With the growing…

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