WKU President Timothy Caboni announced at the Student Government Association meeting on Tuesday that, in the process of replacing residence halls on campus, WKU plans to phase out all community showers and bathrooms over the next few years.
Caboni said at the meeting that the “longer-term plan” for the university is to “hopefully” break ground next summer on the other half of First Year Village.
The Student Life Foundation also announced that Hilltopper Hall will officially “come down” next summer, Caboni said.
By fall 2030, Hilltopper, McCormick and Rodes Harlin Halls will be replaced, with the goal of getting rid of all community showers and bathrooms on campus so that every person can have a choice to share a restroom, Caboni said. There will be two to four people in each facility.
“We have to get to a place as a university where our offerings are not just competitive but create a competitive advantage for us as an institution,” Caboni said. “So, we’ll work hard to get there.”
SGA President Rush Robinson told the Herald that WKU Director of Sustainability Leslie North will speak at next week’s meeting.
Bill 2-25-F, regarding funding for the SGA “Meet n Greet,” was amended during the meeting, changing the total cost to $128.54 for Jimmy John’s at the event. The bill was presented by the Faculty Senate Budget and Finance Committee Jakob Barker.
The SGA “Meet n Greet” will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 9, at 4:30 p.m. in the Student Government Association Offices, according to Bill 2-25-F. Students will have the opportunity to meet their college’s senator and committee leaders at this event.
A Senate meeting will immediately follow the event at 5 p.m., according to Bill 2-25-F. This Senate meeting will also serve as a formal election code for students interested in running for a position.
Robinson said the election will go live Sept. 17, but if people are interested in running, they must attend an election code meeting next week in the SGA Chambers. These meetings will take place at 7 p.m. on Sept. 8 and Sept. 10 in the SGA Chambers, according to SGA’s Instagram.
Barker said he proposed this bill because it fills a need for all students who are interested in giving back to their university and serving in this leadership position
“SGA is more than just a government organization,” Barker said. “It’s a resource for all students, and to me, the best way to pour back into the students is to ensure that we have an informed student body.”
Maggie Phelps, M.A.S.T.E.R. Plan Committee, Garrett Price, University Athletics Committee, and Sydney Rettig, University Athletics Committee, were sworn in at the meeting.
Rettig, a senior hospitality management and dietetics major, said she serves as the Transfer Senator in SGA. Rettig said she took this position because she wanted to do more for the transfer students during her last year of college.
