Articles Tagged ‘ SGA ’
From the Chief’s Desk: Urging Students to be More Engaged
By Mariel Saez, Editor-in-Chief
I often hear from students that the administration doesn’t value student opinion when making decisions for the College. While student outreach might not always be consistent, it seems the Presidential Search Committee has tried to give a fair amount of student access to the presidential candidates brought to campus. It seems only a few took [...]
(Read More)SGA Elections: Few Candidates to Choose From
On Tuesday, Sept. 22, students will access their online Blackboard polls to vote for respective SGA candidates. Yet, some students will find certain races void of any candidates.
With 17 races total, eight of the 12 Senate races and three of the five Class of 2013 races do not have any candidates running. SGA Parliamentarian Louis [...]
SGA Approves Structural Changes to Saferide
By Mariel Saez, Editor-in-Chief
Saferide, the on-campus organization committed to preventing students from drinking and driving, has restructured itself through a new constitution approved by the Student Government Association (SGA) last Tuesday, Sept. 13.
Over the summer, Saferide rewrote the constitution to better suit the needs of the program. Rather than structuring itself as a traditional campus club with an [...]
Students Vote for SGA Exec Board, MAT Amendment
This past week, St. Mary’s students voted for a new SGA executive board and a new constitutional amendment to allow MAT student participate in the SGA.
The elections for the SGA executive board were held from Apr. 14-17, during which 306 students voted via their Blackboard accounts. Three days after polls closed it was announced via [...]
Talon Grant Program Begins Selection Process
As we gear up and get ready for paper writing and test taking I want to remind everyone about a way that you can affect change on campus.
No, I’m not talking about running for office (although, you should seriously consider doing that too).
I am talking about the SGA Talon Grant Program. Do you have an [...]
Referendum Sends a Message
By Justin Perry, Former Editor-in-Chief
On behalf of The Point News, I would like to congratulate the students of St. Mary’s for voting in favor of the Student Government Association’s referendum.
Not only did we allow the SGA to give much-needed aid to students and to the academic departments, but also we once again proved our dedication to maintaining – and [...]
SGA Urges Campus to Vote on All-Student Referendum
You might have heard a lot recently about the SGA All Student Referendum that is going on from Sunday February 22 through Wednesday February 25th. Wondering what it’s all about? Well here is a bit more information for you.
This referendum was created in response to a significant amount of concerns raised to a number of [...]
