2008 Woodie Awards
SLU civics lesson
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Megan Lovato
Issue date: 9/7/07 Section: News
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An afternoon lunch with University President Lawrence Biondi, S.J. Long hours spent working on committee meetings and agendas. Weekly votes on senate bills. These events, and many more, make up the typical week of members of the Student Government Association.
SGA was established in 1973. It mimics the U.S. government in that it has three branches: the executive branch, the legislative branch and the judicial branch. Elected each spring, the executive board includes a president, executive vice president, financial vice president, academic vice president and administrative vice president. In addition, the presidents of the Black Student Alliance and the International Student Federation serve on the board.
"Our executive board meetings basically map out the week, and a lot of what gets talked about in the Senate meetings stems from setting that agenda earlier," Clifton said.
SGA does more than implement programming. The meetings each week allow for senators to address the concerns of those they represent and to bring up issues they specifically target in a special interest.
"From what I've learned of other schools' SGAs, we are unique in that we don't focus on our own programmatic endeavors," executive vice president Samantha Howard said. "We have such a variety and high quality of student organizations that SGA doesn't need to step up and program as they do in other schools. Instead, we're able to fund events and provide resources, empowerment and support for the fabulous things our student organizations are already doing. Then, of course, for all students we truly are the voice for the students and a formal connection between administrators and students."
The senate makes up SGA's legislative branch and is elected by the student body. The senate is composed of representatives from all 13 colleges and schools at SLU, every hall and apartment complex and commuters. In addition, some senators represent the BSA, ISF and first-year students. The senate holds meetings every Wednesday night in the BSC Room 256, which are open to the public.
SGA was established in 1973. It mimics the U.S. government in that it has three branches: the executive branch, the legislative branch and the judicial branch. Elected each spring, the executive board includes a president, executive vice president, financial vice president, academic vice president and administrative vice president. In addition, the presidents of the Black Student Alliance and the International Student Federation serve on the board.
"Our executive board meetings basically map out the week, and a lot of what gets talked about in the Senate meetings stems from setting that agenda earlier," Clifton said.
SGA does more than implement programming. The meetings each week allow for senators to address the concerns of those they represent and to bring up issues they specifically target in a special interest.
"From what I've learned of other schools' SGAs, we are unique in that we don't focus on our own programmatic endeavors," executive vice president Samantha Howard said. "We have such a variety and high quality of student organizations that SGA doesn't need to step up and program as they do in other schools. Instead, we're able to fund events and provide resources, empowerment and support for the fabulous things our student organizations are already doing. Then, of course, for all students we truly are the voice for the students and a formal connection between administrators and students."
The senate makes up SGA's legislative branch and is elected by the student body. The senate is composed of representatives from all 13 colleges and schools at SLU, every hall and apartment complex and commuters. In addition, some senators represent the BSA, ISF and first-year students. The senate holds meetings every Wednesday night in the BSC Room 256, which are open to the public.
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