Welcome to the Student Government Association (SGA)
Your School. Your Voice.
Students can voice opinions and concerns they may have. SGA meetings are open forums where student organizations take adavantage of this time to promote their events for a more active campus life.
Governance.Outreach.Advocacy.Leadership.
SGA is composed of internally-selected representatives from each of the recognized student organizations. Meetings are open to all interested students. SGA's four primary purposes are
Advocate for and speak on behalf of the student body at large
Provide input to university administration on student and organizational issues
Elect/appoint students to university committees
Allocate funds to the student organizations
Fund Requests
SGA receives funds from Student Services fees every academic year. This allocation is used for sponsoring events that compliment further development of recognized student organizations. Examples of such expenditures include speakers, seminars, workshops, special events, and conference travel and can be found in the SGA constitution.
Eligibility: Organizations eligble for SGA funding must attend at least 60% of regularly scheduled meetings.
Presentations: Organizations requesting under $399 are required to present one fund request presentation. Organizations requesting $400 or more must present twice and should amend their request depending on what occurs during the first presentation.
Voting: A quorum (50% + 1) of SGA members from recognized student organizations must be in attendance to conduct official business and pass requests.
Post-Vote: If an organization's fund request is passed, they must contact the SGA advisor on the process of being reimbursed for their expenses no later than 2 weeks after the event takes place.
