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Student Government Holds First Meeting In Fall 2018

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The Student Government Association at UT-Tyler held its first meeting Wednesday. Here are some of the meeting's highlights. Highlights from @UTTylerSGA 's first meeting of the semester: -Talon Student Media is rebranding to Patriot Student Media Productions. Editor-in-Chief said will "revamp" newspaper, intro podcast and continue TV broadcasts. Editor's new focus is on reporting accuracy. /1 #SGAUTT — James Hescock (@JHescock) September 5, 2018 Also said outlet will aim to cover "every side of every issue." (We shall see....) -VP of Communications' new focus is SGA's social media presence. Said accounts have now received noticeable increase engagement. -Next week, SGA will vote on new changes to SGAC policy. /2 #SGAUTT — James Hescock (@JHescock) September 5, 2018 - @KatieHicken and @TreasurerMcleod will represent UT-Tyler at UT System Student Advisory Council this weekend in Austin. -Bike Share Program received 20...
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