Articles Tagged ‘ SGA ’
January 31, 201212:17 am
Welcome Back Weekend for Students a Success
By Anna Agarunova, Arts & Entertainment Editor
Welcome Back Weekend drew crowds of students to the three events organized by the Student Government Association (SGA) programs board. The events ran Jan. 20-22, and included the 2011 comedy-drama film “50/50″ in Cole Cinema, Hypnotist Tom Deluca, and the return of the band Pearl and the Beard to the campus. The film “50/50″ was [...]
May 3, 201112:18 am
New SGA Executive Board for 2011-2012 Officially Sworn In
Last week the results of the election were sent out by all-student email. The winners were: Mark Snyder, President, Katherine Monahan, Vice President, Kevin Paul, Treasurer, and Francis Rodezno, Director of Campus Programming. Even though the academic year is coming to a close, these student leaders have already been planning for SGA next year.
April 19, 201112:32 am
Adjusted Campus Farm Bill Passes SGA
By Steve Rees, Managing Editor
In the last Student Government Association meeting, a bill to expand the funding of the Campus Farm and cover expenses for supplies and summer employment was approved, with changes and contingencies given the current economic difficulties of the SGA this semester. Co-written by sophomore SGA senator Alex Walls and sophomore senator Becky White, the bill brought to light the current funding situation of the Campus Farm, a quarter-acre of land in Historic St. Mary’s City officially established in Spring 2010 to grow a variety of vegetables to be sold to the College community.
October 18, 201112:25 am
SGA Elections Appeared Late This Year
Due to problems of information, technology, and weather, the Student Government Association (SGA) elections were delayed till Sept. 30 and were held till Oct. 3.
September 27, 201112:23 am
Gender neutral housing on its way to St. Mary’s
By Mary Beth McAndrews, Contributing Writer
For several years, the notion of gender neutral housing has been tossed around campus at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. However last spring former Student Government Association (SGA) president Marlena Weiss and the rest of the SGA passed a notion showing their unanimous support of this new housing, according to current SGA President Mark Snyder. Progress was being made to make this a reality until Weiss graduated last May.“[Weiss] and [Assistant Director of Residence Life] Kelly Smolinsky worked together on this for awhile,” Director of Residence Life and Associate Dean of Students Joanne Goldwater said. “But they didn’t progress as quickly as I thought it would.”
September 27, 201112:22 am
SGA elections begin
By Anna Agarunova, Arts & Entertainment Editor
Student Government Association (SGA) elections began this Friday September 23 and will run through Thursday September 29. Although there have been a plethora of students who have started campaigning, a large amount of positions remain open.
April 19, 201112:25 am
New Bill to Curb Amount of All-Student Emails
In less than three minutes on Tuesday, April 5, the Student Government Association (SGA) voted to limit the amount of all school emails that clubs will be able to send out. The bill, which had already been discussed by the SGA, received no opposition. The bill itself, sponsored by SGA President Marlena Weiss, states that, “All club leaders will no longer have access to all school emails.”
March 22, 201112:03 am
SGA Substantive and Vital to St. Mary’s
By Danny Ruthenberg-Marshall, Student Trustee
When I came to St. Mary’s as a freshman (way back in the day when we were still called freshmen), the thought of joining the Student Government Association (SGA) had never crossed my mind. It still hadn’t more than a year later when then-SGA President Sunny Schnitzer suggested I apply to be the Student Trustee.
December 7, 20109:20 am
Bike Shop Coffers Refilled by SGA
By Hannah Grabenstein, Deputy Editor-in-Chief
After much deliberation and discussion regarding funding for the Bike Shop, the Student Government Association (SGA) unanimously passed a resolution on Nov. 16 to begin offering funding for the next three semesters.
November 6, 20101:22 am
Gender-Neutral Housing One More Step To Becoming a Reality
By Hannah Grabenstein, Deputy Editor-in-Chief
As part of her platform last year, Student Government Association (SGA) President Marlena Weiss campaigned for gender neutral housing on campus. The plan is currently in the works, according to Assistant Director of Residence Life Kelly Smolinsky.
October 9, 20101:59 am
SGA Election Results Confuse, Bewilder
Since the beginning of the school year, students have been receiving massive amounts of emails from the Student Government Association (SGA). The emails, while originally encouraging students to participate in SGA, eventually became confusing when they became unclear about who had won elections.
April 27, 201012:13 pm
SGA Victors: Weiss/Benjes, Smith, Harvey
By Lara Southgate, Editor-in-chief
On Monday, Apr. 19, the results of the Student Government Association (SGA) executive board elections were announced. The 2010-2011 SGA president and vice-president will be juniors Marlena Weiss and Ken Benjes, the treasurer will be junior Matt Smith, and the director of campus programming will be junior Jessica Harvey.
April 27, 201012:10 pm
Students Support Referendum to Raise Fees for Green Projects
By Lara Southgate, Editor-in-chief
During the SGA elections, which ran from Apr. 13-16, students voted on a referendum to raise their Student Government Association (SGA) fees $10 so that the SGA can fund green/sustainable initiatives on campus via a revolving loan. SGA Parliamentarian Louis Ritzinger said that with just over 30 percent voter turnout, the referendum passed “overwhelmingly.” The [...]
