Dear Students,

Welcome to the University of New Haven! My name is Scott Kazar and I am your Undergraduate Student Government Association (USGA) President. The USGA is a student run organization designed to allow students to voice issues or concerns regarding the university and have them addressed accordingly. Every undergraduate student is a member of the USGA and is strongly encouraged to attend our meetings, which are held every Friday in the Alumni Lounge (located in Bartel’s Hall) at 12:00pm.

Scott Kazar, USGA President

As I mentioned earlier, the USGA is a student run organization, and like you, I am also a student. This year I will be a senior, studying Fire Science. In the past three years, I have been involved in several different organizations, which represent just a small portion of the clubs/organizations we have here on campus. There are over 80 clubs and organizations on campus, including sororities, fraternities, special interest groups, cultural, professional, and even religious organizations. There are also class officer positions to be filled. Class officers are responsible for fundraising and most importantly planning your Senior Week. If you are interested in running for a Class of 2014 officer position make sure to keep an eye out for more information! I can assure you that you will find something on campus that interests you, and if not, let me know and I can help you out with creating your own club/organization.

The USGA has its own website called ChargerVoice, which is a way for students to voice their concerns. If you have a concern or a general comment regarding the university, you can go onto the website and post it for one of the established USGA committees. These committees will then meet with the proper administrators and address the issue to the best of their abilities, on your behalf.  Some issues that have been resolved in the past include fixing computer related issues in classrooms to getting air conditioning installed in Sandellas, and all the construction that has been done around campus. Take some time and check it out at www.ChargerVoice.com!

I would strongly encourage you to use your newhaven.edu e-mail account, as it is vital for you to know what is going on around campus. Through this e-mail account you can find out about campus events and receive important messages from the university.

The USGA has a budget of over 1.1 million dollars of your money and if you want to have a say in how that money gets spent, I urge you to get involved. Getting involved will make your time at the university much more enjoyable and rewarding. Please feel free to stop and say hello if you see me around campus. You can also contact me via e-mail at USGAPresident@newhaven.edu, by phone X7300, or in my office (located on the 3rd floor of Bartel’s Hall). I wish you the best of luck here at the University of New Haven, and I look forward to seeing you soon!

Best,
Scott  Kazar

Fellow UNH students,

USGA President's Corner

I would like to send a huge congratulations to all of the members of SCOPE for planning a wonderful spring weekend! I hope everyone had as much fun as I did! Great job to everyone who had a part in making this weekend such a success, it couldn’t have been done without you.
I wish you all the best of luck with finals, and thank you for your support this year. For the seniors who are moving on, I wish you the best of luck wherever life may take you. Thank you all for being my classmates, my friends, and for helping me to have the best four years of my life.
I hope everyone has a wonderful summer and continues to have happy and healthy lives!

Best,

Christopher Rinck
USGA President
USGAPresident@newhaven.edu

Fellow UNH students,

USGA President's Corner

I would like to thank the students who participated in this year’s Last Man Standing competition which was hosted by the USGA. We had a great week of events. The 1st place winner was Justin Green, 2nd place prize was Mike Lounsbury, and 3rd place prize was Patrick Wellington.

The interim Vice President for Student Success, Jim McCoy, is planning a wonderful event on Wednesday, Apr. 28 from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. called “Sundaes on the Lawn.” This event will serve as a way for all students, faculty, staff, and administrators to get together and celebrate the end of an academic year. I hope to see everyone in the quad Wednesday afternoon.

As a reminder the Annual Spring Weekend is THIS WEEKEND!. I would like to thank SCOPE for all of their hard work and planning that has gone on so far. I hope to see everyone out at the concert, the carnival, and the rest of the events this weekend.

I encourage any students who have any questions about UNH or how to get involved to come visit the USGA offices located on the top floor of Bartels Hall. You can find students who will be able to answer your questions or help you any way they can during any time of the day. As always, if you have any concerns log onto www.chargervoice.com and let your voice be heard.

Have a great week,

Christopher Rinck
USGA President
USGAPresident@newhaven.edu

Fellow UNH students,

USGA President's Corner

This week the annual Last Man Standing competition is being hosted by the USGA. The 1st place prize is $2,000.00 in Visa Gift Cards, 2nd place prize is $1,000.00 in Visa Gift Cards, and 3rd place prize is $500.00 in Visa Gift Cards. Feel free to come out and watch the events if you can find them. If you have any questions at all please feel free to e-mail me at USGAPresident@newhaven.edu.
The interim Vice President for Student Success, Jim McCoy, is planning a wonderful event on Wednesday, Apr. 28 from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. called “Sundaes on the Lawn.” This event will serve as a way for all students, faculty, staff, and administrators to get together and celebrate the end of an academic year. I hope to see everyone in the quad next Wednesday afternoon.

As a reminder the Annual Spring Weekend is fast approaching. I would like to thank SCOPE for all of their hard work and planning that has gone on so far. I hope to see everyone out at the concert and the carnival the weekend of Apr. 30 to May 2.

I encourage any students who have any questions about UNH or how to get involved to come visit the USGA offices located on the top floor of Bartels Hall. You can find students who will be able to answer your questions or help you any way they can during any time of the day. As always, if you have any concerns log onto www.chargervoice.com and let your voice be heard.

Have a great week,

Christopher Rinck
USGA President
USGAPresident@newhaven.edu

Fellow UNH students,

USGA President's Corner

Be on the lookout for USGA Week, THIS WEEK, Apr. 12 through the 16. This will be a week of events sponsored by the USGA medias, clubs, classes, and senate.
The annual Last Man Standing competition hosted by the USGA will be held this year from Apr.19 to Apr. 23. Registration is going on this week until Apr. 16. The 1st place prize is $2,000.00 in Visa Gift Cards, 2nd place prize is $1,000.00 in Visa Gift Cards, and 3rd place prize is $500.00 in Visa Gift Cards. If you have any questions at all please feel free to e-mail me at USGAPresident@newhaven.edu.

As a reminder the Annual Spring Weekend is fast approaching. I would like to thank SCOPE for all of their hard work and planning that has gone on so far. I hope to see everyone out at the concert and the carnival on the weekend of Apr. 30 to May 2.

I encourage any students who have any questions about UNH or how to get involved to come visit the USGA offices located on the top floor of Bartels Hall. You can find students who will be able to answer your questions or help you any way they can during any time of the day. As always, if you have any concerns log onto www.chargervoice.com and let your voice be heard.

Have a great week,

Christopher Rinck, USGA President
USGAPresident@newhaven.edu

Fellow UNH students,

USGA President's Corner

I hope that all of you have been enjoying the sun and warm weather this week! I would like to first congratulate the USGA elections winners, Scott Kazar for president and Darianna Frometa for treasurer! I would also like to congratulate all of the senators who got elected as well. I thank you all for voting and having an interest in your student government.

Be on the lookout for USGA Week, April 12 – 16. This will be a week of events sponsored by the USGA medias, clubs, classes, and senate.

The annual Last Man Standing competition, hosted by the USGA, will be held this year from April 19 to April 23. Registration is going on this week from April 5 to 9. The first place prize is $2,000.00 in Visa gift cards, second place prize is $1,000.00 in Visa gift cards, and third place prize is $500.00 in Visa gift cards. If you have any questions at all please feel free to e-mail me at USGAPresident@newhaven.edu.

I encourage any students who have any questions about UNH or how to get involved to come visit the USGA offices located on the top floor of Bartels Hall. You can find students who will be able to answer your questions or help you any way they can during any time of the day. As always, if you have any concerns log onto www.chargervoice.com and let your voice be heard.

Have a great week,

Christopher Rinck
USGA President
USGAPresident@newhaven.edu

Congratulations to all those elected!

USGA President- Scott Kazar

USGA Treasurer- Darianna Frometa

USGA Senators:

Alexander Gardner
Tim Farmer
Joe Iucci
Shawn Tremblay
Chris Boyle
Kristen Finocchiaro
John Capozzo
Marissa McKenna
Steven Lea
Danielle Palladino
Kersten Foulds
Nicholas Brunetti
Kimberly Harman
Laura Pisano
Aaron Roudabush
Shantanu Sharma
Joshua Widger Van Hoesen

Fellow UNH students,

USGA President's Corner

I hope your spring break was enjoyable and filled with lots of sun. Now that we’re back here, it is USGA elections time! By the time you read this, elections will have ended for next year’s USGA president, treasurer, and senators. If you have any questions about how the USGA election process worked, please e-mail me at USGAPresident@newhaven.edu!

The annual Alumni Scholarship Ball will be held this year on Saturday, Apr. 17 in the David Beckerman Recreation Center. The USGA has purchased a table for this year’s event and we would like to invite all UNH students. If you are interested in attending this event, please send an email to me at USGAPresident@newhaven.edu by Mar. 31 at 5pm. Please answer the question: What is your involvement at UNH and how would you benefit from attending this scholarship ball? Please keep in mind you can only attend if you are 21 years of age or older.

I encourage any students who have any questions about UNH or how to get involved to come visit the USGA offices located on the top floor of Bartels Hall. You can find students who will be able to answer your questions or help you any way they can during any time of the day. As always, if you have any concerns log onto www.chargervoice.com and let your voice be heard.

Have a great week,

Christopher Rinck
USGA President
USGAPresident@newhaven.edu

Fellow UNH students,

USGA President's Corner

Media head selection time is here! If you are interested in applying to become a co-chair of SCOPE, editor-in-chief of assistant editor of The Charger Bulletin, or editor or assistant editor of the Chariot Yearbook, applications are available now – and are due on Mar. 12. If you have any questions about the media head selection process please e-mail me at USGAPresident@newhaven.edu.

Be on the lookout for the USGA elections campaign “Burgers for Ballots.” The USGA will be passing out $5 gift cards to Five Guys Burgers and Fries throughout the voting period. In order to receive one of these gift cards, you must be one of the first 500 students to cast a ballot in the Bartels student center. Voting will be Mar. 29 – Mar. 31. Don’t miss out!

The annual Alumni Scholarship Ball will be held this year on Saturday, Apr. 17 in the David Beckerman Recreation Center. The USGA has purchased a table for this year’s event and we would like to invite all UNH students. If you are interested in attending this event please send an e-mail to me at USGAPresident@newhaven.edu by Mar. 31 at 5pm. Please answer the question: What is your involvement at UNH and how would you benefit from attending this scholarship ball? Please keep in mind you can only attend if you are 21 years of age or older.

I encourage any students who have any questions about UNH or how to get involved to come visit the USGA offices located on the top floor of Bartels Hall. You can find students throughout the day who will be able to answer your questions or help you any way they can. As always, if you have any concerns log onto www.chargervoice.com and let your voice be heard!

Have a great week,

Christopher Rinck
USGA President
USGAPresident@newhaven.edu