Greg Wilson
Sagar Patel, sophomore in electrical engineering takes the oath of office as a newly elected student senator. Patel was joined by the rest of the new senetors as they were sworn into office to kick off the first meeting of the 93rd Session of the Student Senate of North Carolina State University.
Student Government assembled Wednesday for their first senate meeting of the 93rd Session, setting the tone for a semester of activism.
The meeting included the induction of new members, speeches by faculty, and news that Packapalooza would become an annual event.
Student Senate President, Alex Parker opened the meeting with warm remarks of congratulations to senate members before swearing them in.
Parker reminded Senators their key purpose is to serve students, uphold the student body constitution and faithfully execute office.
Mike Mullen, vice chancellor and dean of N.C. State’s Division of Academic Student Affairs, was the first guest speaker.
Mullen said N.C. State is the only large research university that combines student affairs with undergraduate academic programs.