First and foremost, the Student Government Association (SGA) would like to express its appreciation of the collaboration between our organization and The Slate. We are always eager to give updates and news on what kinds of things are going on, what SGA has done as a whole and what things we have planned for the future.
To start off, I would like to thank the executive leadership team and everyone else for helping set up and execute a very successful ice cream social we hosted on Aug. 27, as well as tabling during the activities fair. We were able to gauge much interest from the student body and encourage students to play a role in SGA as well.
Over the past three weeks, we met with both our senators and executive leadership committee together for two caucus meetings where we talked about the future goals for SGA and what we are looking to do this academic year. Collaborations with different organizations on campus, interactive activities and establishing connections between students and faculty are few of the many things we want to achieve this semester.
Currently, the SGA is reviewing our constitution and proposing amendments. The constitution was originally created in 1962 and has not had a major overhaul in many years. Many components of the current constitution no longer suit the current students and their involvement.
The SGA took a unanimous vote at the Sept. 14 public meeting to accept the proposed adjustments. On Monday, an email was sent out to the campus community notifying students about the changes with a copy of the amended constitution.
New members of SGA are always needed and welcome. Due to the work we did with tabling in the Ceddia Union Building, students are picking up petitions asking to join committees. We encourage students who want to learn more about us and act as voices and leaders on this campus. We always want students to be involved and learn new things. Through the goals we have set for the future, we have students from all sorts of backgrounds to be involved on campus.
Voting for the fall election will be between Sept. 25 and Sept. 29. Students will be able to vote for senators and executive leadership committee positions, as well as voting on the constitutional amendments.
The vote for SGA positions and constitution amendments will be on the same electronic ballot. No other vote will be conducted by the SGA since we have already conducted one at the last public meeting.
Our SGA is starting new but bold and we are excited for everyone to be a part of it. Please join us at our next public meeting on Thursday, Sept. 28 at 4 p.m.
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