Patriot Weekly

    (Logo. Source: Student Government Association at UT-Tyler.) The Student Government Association (SGA) at UT-Tyler will conduct its fall senatorial elections this week, from Wednesday, September 18 at midnight to Friday, September 20 at 5 p.m. Students can vote via a link student government sent to all students Wednesday via their patriot email. Voting closes Friday at 5 p.m. While two senate constituencies are already filled (College of Arts & Sciences and College of Nursing), many others have open seats and are available for write-in candidates. Candidates for Liberty Landing senator are: Ally Barnes, Mishelle Tessy George, Vivek Kiran Ballakur. Liberty Landing has two (2) open positions in the student senate. Victory Village has two (2) open senate positions but no candidates. Freshman class senator candidates are: Adaylia Krispli, Ally Barnes, Daisy Ontiveros, Hayden Allen Cobern, Kaela Young and Nicole Stefanski. Freshman class has two (2) open senate posi...

  (Source: James Hescock) On Sept. 11, the University of Texas at Tyler claimed credit for the institution's historic student enrollment growth in a press release titled “UT Tyler Celebrates Largest Enrollment in Institutional History.” However, this publication found these claims to be unfounded given that the University is not even measuring the causes behind student enrollment. In the Sept. 11 press release, UT-Tyler President Julie V. Philley, M.D. responded to the news of historic enrollment and credited the institution and its efforts for making the historic growth happen. She said, “I want to thank our admissions team, faculty and staff for their dedication to supporting our students, as well as our recruitment and retention initiatives.”   However, according to a Texas Public Information Act (TPIA) response this publication received on Sept. 17, the University returned no documents that measured why students choose to enroll at UT-Tyler. In other words, when the ...

 Other News section for Issue 12, September 19, 2024: Delta Gamma is in search of synchronize swimming teams for its upcoming Anchor Splash, Oct. 4, from 4-6 p.m.. For more information, contact uttdgpresident@gmail.com. The University advised Patriot Weekly this summer that it would begin invoicing the publication for its Texas Public Information Act (TPIA) requests. Patriot Weekly objected and claimed exemption under The TPIA, which allows news publications to request information without fees from public entities. The University declined to recognize the publication as exempt. This caused some delay in Patriot Weekly getting its usual information and consequently some delays in publishing some news. Patriot Weekly has filed a complaint with The Texas Attorney General’s office.    

    ("Lecturn view"  by David Morris via Flickr) A student body president receives much fanfare from both the administrative and faculty constituencies throughout their tenure. For example, each week, the student president meets with the staff senate president, the faculty senate president, and yes, even the university president ! This is significant access for a someone who has not yet even started their career.   Moreover, the benefits of participating in the staff and faculty communities are enormous. For example, the student body president gets their name in the bi-annual UT-Tyler magazine, typically with a feature article, and this magazine goes out to UT-Tyler alumni, businesses and other local recipients across the region. This is tremendous exposure for a young person looking to start their career, especially if they are searching for a job, an appointment to a research program, or to some other important position. For a student body president, the bene...

   (Source: "Dayton 06-20 19 38 - Dayton Police Department Police Car" by David Ellis, via Flickr) Recent crime reports for UT-Tyler's main campus according to UTTPD's Daily Crime Log. ·   Assault by Physical Contact, 9/16/24 at 11:30 a.m., Ornelas Hall, Citation, Closed ·   Theft/Missing Property, Between 9/12/24 at 8:00 a.m. and 9/13/24 at 8:00 a.m., Closed, Information Only   *NOTE: The Daily Crime Log is publicly available in compliance with The Jeane Clery Act, a federal law that requires colleges and universities to report campus crime data.    

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