Your Senate

What does your Student Senate do?

• Formally report, present and or address SGA student issues / concerns.
• Listen and formally document concerns from fellow students.
• Vote to approve or deny: legislation (Bills and Resolutions)*, position appointments, and Special Fund Requests.

Body of the Student Senate:

Voting Members:

• Senators
• Senators at Large

Non-Voting Members:

• President
• Vice President (Chair of the Student Senate)
• Senator Representatives

Structure of Your Student Senate:

Chair (Vice President of the Student Government Association)

• The Chair resides over the Student Senate and facilitates debate and discussion as out lined by Roberts Rules of Order and the Student Government Constitution and Bylaws. It is the responsibility of the Chair to place items on and distribute the agenda at least 3 (three) days in advance of the next scheduled Student Senate Meeting.

Secretary:

• The Secretary is an officer position of the Student Government Association filled by an appointed Senator of SGA. The Secretary’s role is to record the minutes of each Student Senate meeting to provide an accurate record of what occurred during the duration of the meeting.

Sergeant at Arms:

• The Sergeant at Arms is an officer position of the Student Government Association filled by an appointed Senator of SGA. The Sergeant at Arms role is to call and keep a record of the roll of the members of the Student Senate and send out notifications concerning unexcused absences as out lined in the Student Government Association Constitution and Bylaws.

Senators-At-Large

SGA College Senators

Senators of the College of Arts & Humanities

Senators of the College of Business Administration

Senators of the College of Education

Senators of the College of Engineering & Computer Science

Senator of the College of Health Sciences & Human Services

Senators of College of Science & Mathematics

Senators of the College of Social & Behavioral Sciences

Senators Representatives of the Governing Bodies

Judicial Branch