Campus Briefs
Into the Wild Seeks More School Funding
This year, Santa Clara's Into the Wild club is the wildest it has ever been. The club has more than doubled its amount of student participants over this past year, from 500 students last year to over 1,000 student participants so far this year. The club president and leaders have faced multiple challenges with the gained interest and support from Santa Clara students.
"The biggest challenge so far has been facilitating the growth of the club and filling in lower positions while developing our leadership structure concurrently," said Dalan Angelo, Into the Wild's current director of execution and president-elect.
Club president Andrew Noonan and other Into the Wild leaders have also been working towards the goal of establishing Into the Wild as an official Chartered Student Organization through this expansion.
They have completed the first step of a two-fold process to becoming a CSO, which required them to submit a draft of a proposal to CSO directors and key faculty for them to review and provide feedback.
After going through multiple editing processes with the Center of Student Leadership, they are now taking more comments and feedback from faculty members to revise the document before the final draft is submitted to the university policy committee.
The proposal is now 45 pages long, illuminating the extensive editing that members have taken on.
"The editing process has been huge, through it we have been solidifying the foundation and values of the club that will support it through the many years to come," said Noonan.
Into the Wild would receive major benefits including an office space, a budget that will cover equipment and advertising expenses, and stipend trips (such as rafting trips) if the proposal is approved to become an official CSO.
Spring Book of the Month Exhibited
The Harrington Learning Commons has announced the spring Book of the Quarter: "Quest for Flight: John J. Montgomery and the Dawn of Aviation in the West."
This book details the amazing accomplishments of John J. Montgomery, an inventor who flew the glider he designed in 1883. Although the Wright brothers have long been acknowledged for inventing the airplane, this California scientist actually preceded the duo's powered flights that took place in 1903.
On April 25, authors Craig S. Harwood and Gary B. Fogel will present the story in the Saint Clare Room at 4 p.m., illuminating the story of human efforts in the skies and build the case for Montgomery as a pioneer in aeronautical innovation.
The event consists of a book discussion, questions from the audience, as well as a book signing.
From staff reports. Email news@thesantaclara.com.