by Maria Morales | Jan 30, 2019 | News Slider
Lipscomb’s Student Government Association recently welcomed its new members for the semester. Six students became new senators of the committees that form SGA. Students that were chosen are now part of the four main areas that SGA focuses on, including communications, spiritual, academic and social. Even though SGA does not choose news member each semester, new positions are occasionally offered due to other members leaving due to graduation or study abroad trips. Student body president Sierra Sparks said some students were already showing their interest in joining SGA last semester. “The first week of school I had people coming up to me saying ‘hey if you have vacancies for the spring semester I would love to be considered,'” she said. “We got a handful of those [this semester], which that never really happens.” After sending a campus-wide email, SGA received forty applicants for the six open positions. They eventually narrowed their search and settled on six new members, including one freshman and five sophomores. Get to know the newcomers below: Freshman Madelyn Ford, Youth Ministry major The reason why Ford wanted to join SGA is its “sense of community.” Ford sees this opportunity to get to know more people at Lipscomb that she wouldn’t get to know otherwise. After applying for SGA without a freshman vacancy, Ford had worked with the Spiritual committee to plan the women’s retreat. She experienced the opportunity to foster more spiritual development among the student body, which was what she described as something she was called to do. After changing her major to Youth Ministry, she didn’t know she was passionate about that, and SGA gave provided that...
by Amy Estepp | Nov 1, 2010 | News Slider
A university that has received plenty of praise for other environmentally friendly efforts finally put into effect a campus-wide recycling program last week. Students and faculty are expressing satisfaction with what they’ve seen in the first week of the expanded — and expanding — program. Click here to see a video feature on the new recycling program. “I actually recycled for the first time last night,” said Kirk Averitt, a junior music major from Decatur, Ala. “Adding this to our already LEED certified buildings will make us more sustainable.” In fact, before the recycling was put into place, there were already plenty of green initiatives, like geothermal buildings, bike racks and tray-less dining here. But students pushed hard for recycling. Before recycling was introduced, many students would take their recyclables to the drop-off located at Hillsboro High School, just a few blocks from campus. Now Lipscomb students simply must take their recyclables down the hall of their residence halls. Jackson Sprayberry, student body president and Lipscomb senior, said that because so many students made the university aware of how important recycling is to them, the administration could not ignore the need for a recycling program. Scott McDowell, vice president for student development and dean of campus life, heard that need from the students. “Jackson resurrected [the issue of recycling] with a sense of urgency,” McDowell said. “Also, I had one of my freshman students, Ellie Stimax, who brought it back to me with urgency.” After 14 months of active pursuit for recycling from the SGA, receptacles were ordered on Oct. 20 and were in place three days later. Located in every residential hall, the bins are...
by Rachel Carden | Sep 27, 2010 | News Slider
After transferring to Lipscomb from Georgia his sophomore year, Jackson Sprayberry immediately started making changes here on campus. “I decided to transfer here to Lipscomb because I wanted to grow closer to God through my education,” said Jackson. “That simply wasn’t happening at Georgia.” Jackson is a senior political science major from Chickamauga, Ga., with aspirations to become a social justice lawyer. One of his favorite things to do is shop at thrift stores where nearly half of his clothes came from. In high school, he was the president of his class all four years and went on to serve as a Senator-at-large at UGA. Last year at Lipscomb he served as Vice-President of SGA and is currently the SGA President. He also served on Quest Team this past summer and is currently a resident assistant in the Village. If you enjoy the Lipscomb movie channel and more open visitation hours, you have Jackson to thank for that. He also suggested offering sushi upstairs in the Bison Café. His immediate concern is starting a better recycling program on campus. “It’s great that we have sustainable buildings and hybrid parking spots, but I’d like to be a part of the process,” Sprayberry said. “What I’ve heard from dozens of students is they’d like to be a part of that process as well.” He is also pushing for the library to stay open 24/7. He wants to students to have a “safe, quiet space to study throughout the night.” Jackson is extremely dedicated to Lipscomb and wants to make it a better place. “Lipscomb is a community that grants me the...
