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The SGA website has been going through many changes for the past few weeks; not all of them cosmetic, but all aimed towards making this website better, faster, and stronger.

We are working on cleaning up the navigational interface and maintaining a new “Minutes and Records” page, with a database of all the minutes from the past and present Senate sessions archived in PDF form.  We have also nixed the portion of Legislature page dealing with the House of Representatives, as it was dissolved in 2008.

Please leave your questions, concerns, and comments below!

Today, the Elections Commission announced the approved candidates for Executive Council and Senate elections for the 2009-2010 Academic Year. These students have proved to be in good academic and disciplinary standing with the College of Charleston. They maintain a 2.5 cumulative GPA or higher and have the support of students in their class. All positions with an asterisk (*) by their name are also running for an Executive Council position. If not elected as a member of the Executive Council, they may still win a Senate seat. Those candidates are:

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL:

All candidates for Executive Council are pending approval by the Honor Council

President:

Derek Banov

Dionna Everett

John Martin Capelle

Vice President:

Joseph “Joey” Confrancesco

Isaiah Nelson

Treasurer:

Elliot Dickerson

Andrew Edahl

Ben Goodson

Sarah Malkin

Claire Voegele

Secretary:

Megan Carr

Brittany Graham

Ross Kressel

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Sophomore, Class of 2012:

Natalia Bang

Brantley Beckwith

Hunter Boone

Sierra Nicole Butler

Madison Carr

Megan Carr

Caroline Crabbe

Elliot Dickerson*

Tim Drevins

Andrew Edahl*

Ben Genn

Alexander Kirby

Ross Kressel*

Jeff Lucas

Daniel Mackin

Katreena Mitchell

Isaiah Nelson*

Michael Riess

Nicole Trevisan

Bradley Woods

Logan Wright

Junior, Class of 2011

Kimberly Arnold

Devon Bolton

John Martin Capelle*

Sarah Cawood

Catherine Conforti

Brittany Graham*

Kristen McCutcheon

Rachel Nielsen

Meagan Roach

Alexandra Rogers

Charles Weber

Kelly Zander

Senior, Class of 2010

Catherine Barthelme

Paul Gordy Casasco

Shea Diaz

Annie DuPre (pending Honor Council approval)

Dionna Everett*

Brett Fader

Kristin Krawchuk

Noelle London

Sarah Malkin*

Charles “CJ” O’Dell

Hamilton Osborne

Sarah Bella Slagsvol (pending Honor Council approval)

Claire Voegele*

Senior Class Officers:

President: Trent McCord Henry, Sarah Bella Slagsvol

Vice President: Rachel Koch

Secretary: Catherine Barthelme

Treasurer: Vacant

Campaigning begins on Wednesday, March 11th at 12:01am. All candidates shall not actively campaign until that time. Elections will be held on Wednesday March 18th and Thursday March 19th during normal business hours on CougarTrail.

All questions should be directed to the Elections Commission by emailing them at cofcelectioncommission@gmail.com.

The Student Government Association and the Election Commission is proud to announce the start of Spring 2009 Elections.

Elections will be held for all offices within the Student Government Association, including all Senator seats as well as Executive Council officers of President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer. To start the process simply download an Election Packet available at the end of this article. All Elections Packets must be returned to the Elections Commission on the third floor of the Stern Student Center by 5:00pm on Wednesday, February 25th.

Mandatory Informational Meetings for students interested in campaigning to be an Executive Member or Senator are required to attend ONE meeting. Those meetings are as follows:

Wednesday, February 18 at 11am, Stern 409

Thursday, February 19 at 5pm, Stern 413

Monday, February 23 at 12pm, Stern 206

Tuesday, February 24 at 3pm, Stern 201

If there are any questions regarding the Elections, please contact the Election Commission at cofcelectioncommission@gmail.com. Please note that campaigning may NOT begin until 12:01am on Wednesday March 11, 2009. It is the responsibility of every candidate to read the Elections By-Laws and understand the consequences of a failure to follow them.

Spring 2009 Election Packet

Election By-Laws Spring 2009

Official By-Laws of the Student Government Association, updated Feb. 17, 2009