Student Government Association

Final Exam Care Packages are in! We will be calling and e-mailing those who are receiving a package to let you know when and where to pick them up. If you have any questions, call the SGA office at 413-545-0342.

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Thank You for coming out to VOTE! The Election Results are in and now its time for you all to get involved!

Election Results:

Student Trustee Elect: Lindsay McCluskey

Student Government Association President: Malcolm Chu

Referendum #1–Advancing Democracy $3 Waivable Fee: PASSED

Referendum #2–YCMP at People’s Market: PASSED

Referendum #3–To Accept the Student-Administration Proposals: PASSED! 

On Thursday, February 14th, the SGA held a public forum to address concerns surrounding the case with our community member, Jason Vassell and the connected assailants. Following the forum, the 120+ people that attended the forum broke into groups and created various committees to identify and combat the nature of hate crimes on campus. The next community meeting will take place Monday, February 18th at 7pm in the SGA office (420 Student Union). All are welcome!

For more information, signing a petition, or giving to his legal defense fund, visit www.justiceforjason.org

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The Campus Center & Student Union Commission (CCSUC) has approved the final version of their charter. A copy of the charter can be obtained here

For a lot of student organizations, spring semester means preparing budgets to submit to the SGA Ways and Means Committee. Here is a brief overview of the process:

1. Attend a budget workshop: The SGA will be holding a series of budget workshops throughout February. These workshops will go over the nuiances of budget creation. After attending a workshop, you will receive your budget packet via e-mail as a Microsoft Excel Document. This document is what you will use to create your budget request.
2. Creating your budget request: Meet with your organization to decide what budget priorities the organization will have for the coming year. You may also want to meet with your advisor if you need more help. Start early and get the packet filled out so you can tweak things later.
3. Submit your budget: Once you’re done, e-mail your budget packet to the Ways and Means Committee. Packets must be received by 5:00pm on Wednesday, February 20th to be considered.

That’s it! Check back here or in your e-mail for dates/times for the budget workshops. If everything goes smoothly, the SGA plans to have initial budget allocations announced in April. After this, there will be a short appeals process before the full allocation goes before the senate in early May.If you’ve got any questions, contact the Chair of the Ways and Means Committee, Yannick Brookes at waysandmeanscommittee@gmail.com.Photo: zen

Constitution & By-Laws of the Student Government Association (PDF 528KB)