SGA Student Service Award Applications

The Student Government Association will be awarding select freshman who participated in community service in high school with a Student Service Award. Recipients will also be invited to attend a ceremony where they will have the opportunity to meet with community service leaders and groups at FSU. Applications are available in the SGA office on the second floor of the Union and are due by October 9th at 5pm.

They can be submitted at the SGA office or to Tony Fusco at aef07d@fsu.edu . Thank you for your interest!

Presidential Search Advisory Committee nominated

The following individuals have been nominated to serve on the Presidential Search Advisory Committee.

Nominee Constituency
Dr. Joe Travis Dean
Dr. Paul Cottle Faculty/Physics
Dr. Carol Darling Faculty/Human Sciences
Dr. Clifford Madsen Faculty/Music
Dr. Diane Roberts Faculty/English
Mr. Adam Fox Undergraduate Student, COSS
Ms. Lauren Robertson Undergraduate Student, COB
Mr. David Grimes Graduate Student, College of Law
Ms. Renisha Gibbs Staff
Mr. Russ Morcom Donor
Ms. Delores Spearman Donor
Justice Raoul Cantero Alumni
Mr. Ken Van Assenderp Alumni
Mr. Harry Sargeant Athletics
Mr. Ken Willis Athletics
Mr. Jay Landers Research Foundation
Ms. Glenda Thornton Community
Representative Will Weatherford Community
The Honorable Jim Smith Chairman, Board of Trustees

FSU Presidential Search Update!

On June 17, 2009, President Wetherell announced his plans to step down as president of The Florida State University.

On July 21st, 2009, the Board of Trustees hired Academic Search Inc. to assist the university in our search for a successor to President T.K. Wetherell.

The next steps in the process are to determine the qualifications and job description for the next president and the composition of the Presidential Search Advisory Committee (PSAC). Mr. Hicks has been contacting Trustees for their input regarding the qualifications and job description. He is also scheduling meetings on campus to receive input from various university groups.

After reviewing the structure and composition of similar searches, receiving input from the faculty and also obtaining the professional advice of Mr. Hicks, the composition and structure of the PSAC, approved by Trustee Chairman Smith, is below:

Search Advisory Committee Membership
Constituency/Representation/Entity Forwarding Names

Deans 1 Council of Deans

Faculty 4 Faculty Senate

Students-Undergraduate 2 Student Government

Students-Graduate 1 Congress of Graduate Students

Staff 1 Vice Presidents

Donors 2 Foundation

Alumni 2 Alumni Association

Athletics 2 Boosters

Research Foundation 1 Research Foundation

Community 2 Board of Trustees Chair

Chairman 1 Board of Trustees Chair

At the September 17, 2009, BOT meeting, the trustees will officially name the members of PSAC and consider the qualifications and job description of the next president.

Any questions, please email me at sgapres@admin.fsu.edu.

In TRUE Seminole Pride,

Robert J. Jakubik
Student Body President

SGA launches new listserve to help keep students up to date!

In an effort to keep students up to date on important campus events, university policy changes, and other pertinent issues, SGA has launched a new listserve that all students have the option to subscribe to.

To minimize the amount of emails sent, you can expect one email monthly.

SIGN UP NOW AT: http://sga.fsu.edu/lists.html

Homecoming 2009: PoW Wow Headliner Announced!

FSU’s Homecoming Pow Wow, sponsored by the Student Government Association, is an annual evening of entertainment and laughter held during The Florida State University’s Homecoming festivities. Typically held in the Donald L. Tucker Center before the homecoming game, usually on a Friday night, Pow Wow has something for everyone. Since the inaugural 1948 pep rally, Pow Wow has evolved into a full range of events, featuring highlights such as performances by the FSU cheerleaders, the FSU Golden Girls, FSU Flying High Circus, and various other student organizations. The evening is hosted by the voice of the Seminoles, Mr. Gene Deckerhoff, and appearances throughout the night include appearances by head football coach Bobby Bowden and the Seminole football team, Leonard Hamilton and the men’s basketball team, Sue Semrau and the women’s basketball team, and Bob Braman and the track and field teams.
Pow Wow culminates with a headlining comedian. Headliners in the past include (in order of most recent appearances); Jimmy Fallon, Sarah Silverman, Stephen Colbert, Larry the Cable Guy, Carlos Mencia, Cedric the Entertainer, Dave Attell, Dane Cook, and Dave Chapelle.

Pow Wow Tickets On-sale:
Tuesday, Sept. 8 at 10:00 am.

Advance Tickets:
$17.75 FSU Students
$28.50 General Public

Day of Show:
$18.75 FSU Students
$30.50 General Public

FSU Student tickets are only available with a valid FSU student ID at the Civic Center Box office.
General public tickets available at the Civic Center Box office and all Ticket Master outlets.
Civic center website: http://www.tlccc.org

Block seating applications due 9/16/09 at 2:00pm to the Student Activities Center front desk! These can be found on powwow.fsu.edu!

Comedian Information:
JIM GAFFIGAN
Actor/Comedian/Writer

Jim Gaffigan has proven himself a major talent beloved to a wide range of audiences after achieving milestones in stand-up, acting and writing. As approachable as he is edgy, Jim is responsible for some of the funniest and most memorable moments in recent television (primetime, cable and the late-night circuit) and film. As a stand-up comedian, Gaffigan’s clever, quiet style has earned him an unprecedented number of appearances on both CBS’ LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN and NBC’s LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O’BRIEN. His recent one hour Comedy Central Special, CD and DVD, all entitled “Beyond the Pale” have catapulted Gaffigan to one of the most popular touring and recorded comedians in the country today. The DVD for “Beyond the Pale” went Gold within the first six months. Gaffigan recently signed on to co-write and lend his voice to 20 new episodes of PALE FORCE, a series of animated shorts that will air regularly on CONAN and on the internet via webisodes starting in October. The series focuses on two pale crime-fighting superheroes that, like Gaffigan and O’Brien, are equipped with fair skin. To learn more about Jim Gaffigan, visit http://www.jimgaffigan.com.

Homecoming 2009: Warchant Concert Artists Announced!

Warchant 2009:
Homecoming Week starts off with the Warchant concert on Langford Green every year. Last year’s Warchant featured Augustana and Lupe Fiasco performing for over 5,000 student attendees. This year we are excited to have rapper Pitbull and American Rap Rock Band Gym Class Heroes perform. Warchant also allows the Florida State student body to give back to the community with last year’s charitable contributions to 2nd Harvest exceeding 10,084 lbs pounds of canned goods. This year Warchant will take place on Sunday, October 25. This event is free to all FSU Students! For more Homecoming 2009 information, check out: homecoming. fsu.edu

Pitbull:

Armando Christian Pérez, better known by his stage name Pitbull, is an American recording artist. His first recorded performance was from the Lil Jon album Kings of Crunk in 2002, after which he released his debut album in 2004 titled M.I.A.M.I. (short for Money Is a Major Issue) under TVT Records. Since then, he has released two other albums under the label, El Mariel in 2006 and The Boatlift in 2007. He is also the host of his own Spanish-language program on the cable channel Mun2 titled La Esquina (Spanish for The Corner).

Gym Class Heroes:

Gym Class Heroes is an American Rap Rock band from Geneva, New York. The group formed when Travis “Schleprok” McCoy met drummer Matt McGinley and decided to form a band. After the addition of guitarist Disashi Lumumba-Kasongo and bassist Eric Roberts, former members of Earl’s Garage, they were signed to Decaydance Records, on which they released the gold-selling album As Cruel as School Children. Since that release, the band’s single “Cupid’s Chokehold” reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100, and “Clothes Off!!” peaked at #5 on the UK Singles Chart. Gym Class Heroes use live instrumentation. They have collaborated with Fall Out Boy’s Patrick Stump on numerous occasions, notably for providing backing vocals on the song “Cupid’s Chokehold.” Stump also produced the majority of their album The Quilt, which was released on September 9, 2008.

FSU Athletics updates its webpage… www.Seminoles.com!

FSU Athletics has released a new updated Seminoles.com! It is more user friendly and allows you to stay up to date on all the achievements and schedules of our amazing sports teams. Check it out today!