The Student Government Association (SGA) is glad to be back in the full swing of things for the spring semester. As we enter this semester, we are proud to announce new opportunities for all students to join SGA in our pursuit of representing every individual on campus.
We held our first public meeting of the semester on Feb. 8 in CUB 119. All senators in attendance gave reports on upcoming events and projects. MSA Senator McArthur encouraged all SU students to attend Black History Month events.
Official nomination petitions for SGA officer positions were due to the SUSSI Fiscal Office on Feb. 12. Candidates are required to attend a meeting on Feb. 15 at 4:30 p.m. in CUB 201. The candidates are permitted to campaign immediately following the meeting.
We invite all Shippensburg University students to attend the candidate speeches on Feb. 22 in McFeely’s Cafe at 5 p.m. We also encourage all SU students to participate in voting for their SGA officers. Elections will be held through ShipLink (CampusGroups) as usual and will be open from Feb. 26 at 8 a.m. to Feb. 29 at 4 p.m.
As we get our committees up and running for the spring, SGA will host an open interest meeting for students who would like to chair a committee. The meeting will be held in CUB 201 on Feb. 15 at 5 p.m. There are currently four vacant committee chairperson positions: the Academic Affair Committee, the Campus Safety and Facilities Committee, the Information and Technology Committee and the Sustainability Committee.
SGA is looking for motivated students who want to make a difference in expanding their campus community to chair these committees. For any questions regarding the open positions, please contact SGA VP of Internal Affairs Kennedy Holt at SGAVPInternal@ship.edu.
As budget season continues, we would like to remind all students and advisors that serving SU students’ best interest is our top priority; however, we also like to remind everyone that we are working with a deficit in our budget. In short, there is more funding requested from student groups than we are able to collect from Student Activity Fees each year.
If you have any questions for SGA, please do not hesitate to reach out to your senator or any member of the Executive Leadership Committee.
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