What to Know for the SGA Election
The Student Government Association (SGA), as with any government, plays an extremely important role in our lives at BSU. In addition to voting on student organization constitutions and overseeing various budgets, they also create resolutions to President Clark through the senate in the form of suggestions for a better campus, such as the addition of menstrual hygiene product stations in campus bathrooms and the creation of the part-time Dean’s List. With an election coming up, it is important for students to understand how SGA works and what exactly their vote is doing. To learn more about SGA and the election, I interviewed the Vice President of the Student Government Association, Jacob Qua (he/him).
This year’s election will be held from March 31 to April 4 on EngageBSU, and will be open to voting for all enrolled undergraduate students. Each election decides who will serve for one term, which is the equivalent of a full academic year, ending in April of 2026.
On the executive board, the positions of President, Vice President, Parliamentarian, and Trustee will all be voted on. The other positions, treasurer and executive secretary, are applied for and are appointed by whoever is elected as the president. If board positions remain vacant, a fall runoff election will be held.
But what about the Senate? In total, there are 22 senate positions, 8 Senator-at-Large seats, 4 Commuter-at-Large seats, 2 Resident-at-Large Seats, and the rest are college-positioned seats. The colleges include the College of Science and Mathematics, the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, the College of Business, and the College of Education and Health Sciences. Each of these colleges have two seats.
SGA holds biweekly meetings on Tuesdays at 6:30p.m. in the RSU Council Chambers (RSU 201). In addition, students are always welcome to drop by the Student Government Office in RSU 009, whether that be for suggesting new ideas or just to do some homework.
