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

Fellow UNH students,

USGA President's Corner

USGA elections time is here! Applications are available on www.ChargerVoice.com and will be due by Mar. 5.
The positions that are available are USGA president, USGA treasurer, and 20 positions open for USGA senators. For any questions on elections please e-mail USGAElections@newhaven.edu.
Media head selection is also rapidly approaching. If you are interested in applying to become a media head, applications are available now until Mar. 12. If you have any questions about the media head selection process please e-mail me at USGAPresident@newhaven.edu, or contact the current media heads: SCOPE (Glenn Altshuler, Lindsay Lynch), The Charger Bulletin (Zack Rosen, Erin Ennis), and the Chariot Yearbook (Rachel Barton, Jess Negron).
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 -31. Don’t miss out!
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,
Are you involved in a club or organization that is not USGA-recognized? If so, then I ask you to stop by my office located on the top floor of Bartels Hall and talk to me! I would love to learn more about your organization and see if USGA would be able to help you in any way, shape, or form.

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

Fellow UNH students,

Is it cold enough outside? If so, I encourage you to get inside and join in some of the great programs that Student Activities, SCOPE, Residential Life, and all other clubs and organizations are putting on this winter season.

USGA President's Corner

On Wednesday Feb. 17, 2010 the Chinese Student Association is hosting a Chinese New Year event in Dodd’s Theater. I want to encourage all students to attend this special celebration. The ceremony will have special guests President Kaplan, Dr. Henry Lee, and many other faculty and staff. Please join me in celebrating the Chinese New Year.

I encourage any students who have any questions about UNH or how to get involved to come visit the USGA offices located on the 3rd floor of Bartels Hall. Anytime of the day you can find students who will be able to answer your questions or help you any way they can.

Have a great week,
Christopher Rinck
USGA President

The Undergraduate Student Government Association (USGA) is a student-run organization charged with being the liaison between the students of the university and the administration. It is responsible for representing the undergraduates at UNH. Comprised of senators and club representatives for over 80 organizations, the USGA has a budget of over $1.3 million to plan events for the UNH undergraduate student body.

On the weekend of Jan. 22 and 23, members of this organization traveled to Boston, Massachusetts to convene and discuss the direction of the USGA and how to be successful as a USGA-recognized organization.

On the weekend of Jan. 22 and 23, members of this organization traveled to Boston, Massachusetts to convene and discuss the direction of the USGA and how to be successful as a USGA-recognized organization. Over thirty students were in attendance.

The executive board of the USGA, Chris Rinck, president, Chris Dempsey, vice president, Heather Brown, treasurer, Darianna Frometa, executive assistant, and Deshawn McGregor, sergeant-at-arms, along with USGA advisor Greg Overend, Director of Student Activities, made presentations to the group. These presentations included the many events that the USGA pays for, how to fill out USGA forms correctly, what class executive boards can do for you, what traditions exist at UNH and what we could make into traditions among others.

The students also bonded during meals and during the free time offered to take in the sights and sounds of Boston.

Keep your eyes peeled for new and exciting changes to take place within the USGA that will affect the campus on the whole!

If you ever want to make any suggestions to the USGA just go to www.ChargerVoice.com and click the “Post a Concern” link on the left!

All suggestions are welcome and will be given full attention.

Fellow UNH students,

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend and are getting back into the swing of classes. Before we know it, Spring Break will be here and many of us will be heading to find the sun.

As some of you may have seen, the USGA has purchased a golf cart to be used by all student organizations. Soon the cart will be decorated with USGA logos and chargervoice.com apparel. This cart is going to be used by members of The Charger Bulletin to help with the delivery of the paper every Wednesday morning. SCOPE will also be using this cart as a means for transporting their sound system around campus along with many other events. The cart will also be a big help at events like Homecoming and Spring Weekend. This cart can be used by any club or organization that expresses a need for it. If you or your organization would like to use the cart, go to www.ChargerVoice.com and fill out a Golf Cart Request.

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 any time of the day to answer your questions or help you in any way that they can.

Have a great week,

Christopher Rinck
USGA President

Welcome back, everyone!

I hope all of you had a wonderful break as I did. But not all of break was fun and relaxing for the USGA executive board. The USGA was busy working with the Office of Residential Life, The Charger Bulletin, and the Dean of Student’s office in response to the housing policy that was released in early January.

The USGA executive board was also busy planning the 2010 USGA Spring Retreat. The USGA hosted a retreat for its members last weekend in Boston, MA. 35 members of the USGA were in attendance and sat through sessions on community relations, points, forms, line items, by-laws, and traditions. The attendees also enjoyed some fine dining at Boston’s own Fire & Ice, Dick’s Last Resort, and Maggiano’s Little Italy. The retreat was a great success and many great ideas came out of the discussions that were had. I would like to thank everyone who attended and made the weekend so successful.

I would like to wish you all a great semester. Especially you seniors out there, make sure enjoy this one because it is your last!

Have a great week,

Christopher Rinck
USGA President

As classes come to an end today, and the snow in starting to fly, that can only mean one thing. It is almost time for a well deserved break from the daily grind of college life.

I wish you all the best of luck with finals. I want to thank you for your support this semester and hope to see even more people join clubs and become a part of the USGA for the spring semester. Next semester the USGA meetings will be at 1:45pm on Tuesdays in the Alumni Lounge.

I hope everyone has a wonderful break and a happy and safe holiday season!

Can you believe it? We are one week away from Thanksgiving break! From there, we get back and there are only TWO weeks of classes and then onto our favorite topic of all: FINALS.

But before we all lose sleep over studying and worrying about those final grades, I want everyone to take some time to relax and enjoy your break. You deserve it. It’s been a long 13 weeks.

Thanksgiving,  in my mind, is a day made to sleep in, watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, catch up with family members, eat way to much turkey, stuffing and pie, then jump on the couch and watch some football until you fall asleep.
I hope everyone has a wonderful break and I will see you next week.

Have a safe and Happy Thanksgiving,

Sincerely,

Christopher Rinck

I am writing this week to poll what students think of the German Club pavilion. The university is looking at the possibility of renovating the area.

Some ideas that come through my mind are a new pavilion with picnic tables underneath, a BBQ pit that would be available 24 hours a day, lighting and electric to the area, and horseshoe pits.

What I really want to hear is what the general student body would like. What would you and your friends want? What would your club like? Would you use this area? I ask you to please go to www.chargervoice.com and post a concern. Tell me what your thoughts on this area are so I can help make the area great for you.