Duke Student Government senators met Wednesday to finalize presidential committee nominations, share committee updates and approve Student Organization Finance Committee funding requests.

Senior Alessandro Dal Bon and sophomore Rachel Talcoff were nominated to the Advisory Committee on Investment Responsibility, which advises the president on making investment recommendations to the Board of Trustees.

Juniors Karina Lu and Austin Brown were nominated to the Advisory Committee on Institutional History, which advises the president on issues regarding the University's history.

Junior Mariam Gulamhusein and sophomore Yash Sharma were nominated to the athletics council, and sophomore Emily Wang and junior Noah Tajudeen were nominated to the Arts Council.

DSG senators also nominated junior Zubin Rekhi and sophomores Quinn Mulvey, Ahilan Eraniyan and Angela Chen for the Information Technology Advisory Council, which advises Duke's IT leadership on issues related to computing, telecommunications and software.

Gulamhusein, vice president of the services and sustainability committee, provided updates on the committee's ongoing research into expanding outdoor study areas to compensate for changed library hours. She also mentioned the committee's discussions with Duke Dining to maintain sustainable dining efforts.

The Duke chapter of Shave and Buzz received $1,740 out of a requested $1,878 to fund their September Mental Health Philanthropy Initiative taking place on Sept. 15. The funds will help cover catering, space rentals and event supply costs.

With Duke basketball's season opener set for Nov. 4, senators also approved a budgetary statute to grant Krzyzewskiville line monitors $1,000 to purchase wristbands and $1,360 to purchase line monitor jackets.