Lehigh\u2019s Student Senate met on Tuesday to review the fall semester and discuss its goals for spring 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Senators also discussed their goals to improve the senate by becoming better connected to the community and developing a stronger identity as an organization that can be wholly understood by the student body.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The meeting began with a presentation from Ryan Hatfield, \u201826, the chair of the Club Affairs Committee, who discussed the new clubs and organizations approved by the Senate that will now be formally recognized by Lehigh.<\/p>\n
Of the 26 organizations that applied, he said 10 passed the approval process. Some included Clutch\u2019s Kettle<\/a> \u2014 Lehigh\u2019s student section at sports games, the Hellenic Student Organization \u2014 a Greek organization to foster community, and the Sustainable Engineering Club.<\/p>\n Hatfield said the Club Affairs Committee has a specific rubric that has been developed over the past semesters to determine which clubs will be approved. It includes different sections on growth and development, progress toward goals and the ability to implement feedback.<\/p>\n The Senate then moved to a review of the semester, discussing each of the 10 committees\u2019 mission statements, their accomplishments over the past 14 weeks and goals for the spring.<\/p>\n Corrie Vakil, \u201827, the chair of the Bethlehem Outreach Committee, said the Senate and Community Service Office have had continuous collaboration to raise money for the Holiday Hope Chest program. This allows Lehigh students and staff to sponsor a child in the Bethlehem area and provide them a gift bag during the holiday season.\u00a0<\/p>\n Vakil said the Senate raised over $1,500 to sponsor 25 kids in the South Side and donate to local Fountain Hill senior citizens.<\/p>\n Kelechi Anyanwu, \u201826, the chair of the Allocations Committee, also spoke about creating a club-supplies lending library on Mountaintop Campus.<\/p>\n