The GSB administration has changed hands and will now be headed by Jon Turk and Chandra Peterson.  I would like to welcome all of the new cabinet members and senators to the blog.  Hopefully it will continue to be a good historical depository of GSB information in the future.
Before I head out, I am trying [...]

Executive Announcements
March 25, 2009
State Revenues: Iowa’s Revenue Estimating Conference met March 20 to adjust the estimates of tax revenue for FY 2009 and 2010. Current year revenue estimates were adjusted down by 1.9 percent and FY 2010 revenue estimates were adjusted down by another 3.6 percent from December estimates. Previous budget estimates had cuts of [...]

State of the Student Body (3-11)
Presented by Daniel Fischer, President to the Government of the Student Body Senate
As we wind down the last month of our current responsibilities serving on the Government of the Student Body, we have plenty of reasons to be proud, many people to thank, and large reasons to be hopeful for [...]

Executive Announcements
March 11, 2009
Ride Share Recommendations: Thank you to the GSB Senate for the generous allocation of $6,000 for the rebuilding of RideShare. I will take account of all comments made at last week’s Senate meeting, and I plan to discuss the possible concerns of the system with Cabinet and the University Affairs Committee [...]

Executive Announcements
March 4, 2009
Veto Discussion: As you have become aware, I vetoed Senate Bill 73-Y on February 27. To answer some of the Rules Committee’s concerns, I really did not consider the legality of the decisions until after the bill had been voted upon. I apologize for not doing so and creating another situation [...]

Earlier this month, you probably received an e-mail inviting you to take a survey for the Government of the Student Body. GSB was very fortunate to have 1,565 students, who generally match the campus demographics, respond. From the results of the survey, 10 conclusions have been drawn regarding debt, job prospects, fees, and other campus [...]