On Nov. 11, Speaker of the Senate Campbell Butler welcomed the members of the Student Government Association’s Senate to their eighth session. During this meeting, the senate voiced their appreciation for veterans’ sacrifice and service, rules for future SGA elections were laid out and a bill to increase engagement at music events was introduced.
Acknowledgment of service
The open town hall section of Tuesday night’s meeting gave nods to Veterans Day. During this time, Sen. Jed Baso presented a speech that illuminated the history behind the national holiday and expressed gratitude to veterans everywhere for their service.
Following the speech, members of the Rocky Top Student Veterans of America chapter shared a few words and gave special thanks to the chapter president, Sen. Kevin Ho, for the work he has done for student veterans at UT.
“I joined ROTC (at UT) and because of that and actually living through what soldiers before me have to go through, I realized how important it is to recognize the people who came before you,” Baso said.
First readings: Election procedures
The 2026 Election Rules and Procedures were presented during the time of first readings. This document provides an overview of the election and voting guidelines for the Student Government Association. A general election schedule, campaigning rules and election violations were outlined.
The SGA Undergraduate Senate in session, Nov.11, 2025
Resolution: Promoting event awareness
Resolution 25-3, sponsored by Sen. Jake Dozier, aims to address student awareness of events taking place in the Natalie L. Haslam College of Music. This resolution encourages the college to notify students at least one week prior to events being organized. The resolution also recommends that the college create a newsletter to inform students of upcoming events.
“We [Natalie L. Haslam College of Music] just have such great events going on … It’s so unfortunate that a lot of people don’t know it,” Dozier said. “I feel like having at least a week’s notice would increase attendance, increase effectiveness within these great events and overall boost morale and bring together the fellowship within the college of music.”
The 2026 Election Rules and Procedures passed first readings and will now undergo review, and Resolution 25-3 was passed.
