Biweekly Newsletter

February 16, 2026

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From your EC:

"Hi Pioneers! As you may know, early voting is upon us at TWU! Texas Woman's often serves as an early voting site for local, state, and federal elections. If you're registered, stop by the union and vote in the primary election! Not sure what that is? Check out twupioneersvote on Instagram for more information - go out and vote!"

- Janjay

Campus Elections

The time is NOW for Campus Elections! Filing is open for the entire month of February. All positions are up for re-election this year, including:

• Student Body President
• Vice President
• Chief Justice
• All Senate positions

Senate News

Updates from your Senate!

Night at the Library

Proposal 25-15, started by Senators Idalyd Granados and Monica Orozco, aims to extend library hours past 12 AM for TWU students and community members. The proposal started in late November, but due to dead week and finals research could not properly start. Now that a new semester has started, however, the senators are ready to hear what students have to say. When asked about the proposal, Senator Orozco said that extended hours also meant extended safety for students worried about walking back to their dorms or cars. Color printing, a valuable resource the library offers, also disappears on campus after the library closes. Once they obtain the results of the survey, they will bring it to library administrators and the Senate to increase academic success and personal safety. "With your support, we can create a library system that work swith our community needs in ways that would allow all students and community members to grow!" said Senator Orozco. If you are interested in being a part of the research for Proposal 25-15, click on the flyer to fill out the survey.
 

Late Night Laps Makes a Splash in Senate

On February 10th, Resolution 25-02, Late Night Laps, was passed by the Senate 8-0. The resolution aims to extend pool hours for students. Originally, the pool was open from 11 AM - 1 PM, making it inaccessible for students with classes at that time. After many email exchanges and research into other university's pool hours, Senator Aliya Daniel was able to temporarily extend pool hours to 7 - 9 PM. While the first day did not go well, the second day saw more than 35 people stop by and destress after a long day of class. The Executive Director of Athletics at TWU, Sandee Mott, was happy with the attendance and worked with Senator Daniel to find a permanent time. While Senator Daniel calls it a "living resolution" because of the work that still needs to be done for it to be implemented, she seems happy with the results of her work. 

When asked about her next proposal, Senator Daniel said she will stay within the realms of athletics. It will be focused on increasing transparency over how athlete hours are audited to ensure complete accountability for student athletes.

Meeting Calendar

February Participation Hours

Participation hours are used to ensure that members are active and engaged during their time in SGA. SGA offers various opportunities to earn participation hours and represent the organization. The button below has the list of participation hour opportunities for the month of February. Have any qeustions on how to upload participation hours or how many you need? The button has it all.

If you have any questions about the participation hour policy, view it here: Attendance & Hour Policy.docx

Upcoming SGA Events

Want to know the latest happenings with SGA? The below are upcoming events that are being hosted.

First SGA Social This Week!

SGA is hosting its first Spring social this week! It will be karaoke fun on Wednesday, February 18, from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm in MCL 702. Stop by and sing along with your fellow members!

Spirit Week @ TWU

Go Pioneers! The annual spirit week is upon us as we cheer on TWU Basketball's ascent to their forth straight championship in the Lone Star Conference and climbing rankings in NCAA Division II. Start off the celebrations by signing up for the TWU Fan Bus to UT Tyler on Tuesday, February 17th! The bus will load up at 1:30 p.m. and leave at 2 p.m. from the back entry of Pioneer Hall for travel to the game.

All fans on the bus will be able to grab a free t-shirt and pompoms for the game, and we will provide students (including one additional non-related guest or any immediate family members of a student) with free tickets to the game! Just be sure to indicate on the reservation form the total number in your party!

After the game we will depart UT Tyler within half an hour of the end of the game for return to campus (estimated time back on campus 10 p.m.).

Please note space is limited and seats are on a first reserved basis. The form will close when the bus is full or at 5 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 16.

Be sure to cancel your reservation if you can’t attend so we can fill your seat with someone on the wait list!
Link to sign up here