About Us

Mission
 
The Student Government Association of Columbia College Chicago represents the student voice and endeavors to construct a more perfect union.  It serves as a liaison between students and the faculty and staff, and administration in order to ensure the welfare of our unique and diverse art and communication community.  Through leadership and strong representation, it strives to provide students with opportunities to grow academically, artistically, professionally, and personally.

The SGA is now in its sixth year serving Columbia students.  Thanks to the hard work of the dedicated students who make up the SGA, there is now student representation on the CCC Board of Trustees, a Student Center is now in the Campus Master Plan, and there are lockers in departments where they have been needed for many years.  The SGA has donated thousands of dollars to charity including relief efforts related to Hurricane Katrina and WCRX 88.1 FM's Holly Jolly Trolley fundraiser for the Greater Chicago Food Depository.  Additional SGA dollars have been reinvested in the students and allow them to go to seminars and conferences as well as put on performances and events.

The SGA consists of a President, Executive Vice President, VP of Communications, VP of Finance, Student Trustee, 2 RHA Senators, 1 SOC representative, 1 Student Athletics representative, 1 Graduate student, 18 Departmental Senators, 2 commuter senators, and 9 at large senators.  There are non-voting positions as well.

The Student Government Association Task Force was formed in the Spring semester of 2002.  The Task Force was comprised of eight students, one faculty member and two staff members from the Office of Student Leadership.  Students were elected to serve on the Task Force at a spring meeting of the Student Organization Council last year.  The Task Force has been responsible for attending leadership conferences, meeting with students, staff and administers, and above all, drafting the constitution. 


The Student Senate consists of: 

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• 5 executive board members (President, Executive Vice-President, Vice President of Communications, Vice President of Finance, and Student Representative on the Board of Trustees)
• 1 senator from the Graduate School
• 1 senator from Student Organization Council
• 2 senators from Residence Hall Association
• 1 senator from the Interdisciplinary major
• 1 senator from each major undergraduate department in which a student can major as defined by the Office of the Provost
•  9 at-large senators (any majors or undecided)
• Secretary of Internal Affairs
• Press Secretary
• Secretary of External Affairs
• Secretary of Internal Affairs
• Student Life Liaison
• Any other titled position appointed by the SGA President

Each member of the SGA must, during their nomination and term of office, meet the following requirements:

• Be enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate student who has completed the equivalent to one semesters work at Columbia College Chicago
• Cumulative G.P.A. of 2.5
• Adhere to the Columbia College Code of Conduct 
  

 

The Senate has the power to:

• initiate discussion, deliberate and vote on issues facing all students at Columbia College Chicago
• review the work of any SGA committee, senator or officer
• review spending of the SGA
• confirm appointees
• amend the constitution

The *Committees of the SGA are:

• Student Affairs
• Academic Concerns
• Facilities
• Graduate Affairs
• Financial Affairs
• Public Relations
• Election and Rules
• VIP (Voices in Power)

*Ad-hoc committees and Task Force Committees can be formed with approval of senate.

The Student Government Association's Advisor shall be selected by the Dean of Students, to advise the SGA, explain college policy and logistical procedures whenever relevant, meet and plan with the SGA President and SGA Treasurer respectively.  To ensure regular communications between its two governance bodies, a faculty advisor shall be appointed for the SGA.  

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