Membership

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   Organization

The Student Senate consists of:

• 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

The *Committees of the SGA are:

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

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

Advisor
The SGA Advisor shall be selected by the Dean of Students to advise the SGA, explain college policy and logistical procedures whenever relevant, and to 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.

   
Requirements

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

• Be enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate students who has completed the equivalent to one semester's work at Columbia College Chicago
• Cumulative GPA of 2.5
• Adhere to the Columbia College Code of Conduct

   Members

Cabinet

• President:
  Jessica Valerio   sgapresident@colum.edu
  
• Executive VP:
  Zach Dexter    sgavicepresident@colum.edu
  
• VP of Communications:
  Rachel Irving    sgasecretary@colum.edu
  
• VP of Finance:
  Kelli R. Van Antwerp  sgatreasurer@colum.edu
  
• Student Rep to the Board of Trustees:
  Adam Werlinger   studenttrustee@colum.edu
• Voting Senators
  Student Organizations Council:
  Miranda Nicholas   soc@colum.edu
  
• Athletics:
  Josh Hasken   joshua.hasken@loop.colum.edu
  
• Residence Hall Association:
  Daanyel George
  
• Residence Hall Association: Vacant
  
• Graduate:
  Sara Van Koningsveld sara.vankoningsveld@loop.colum.edu
  
• Art + Design:
  Joe Willis
  
• AEMM:
  Chelsea Johnson  chelsea.johnson@loop.colum.edu
  
• Dance:
  Jenna Dillon   jenna.dillon@loop.colum.edu
  
• Early Childhood Edu: Vacant
  
• ASL: Vacant
  
• Fiction Writing: Vacant
  
• Film + Video:
  Michael Lencioni  michael.lencioni@loop.colum.edu
  
• Interactive Arts + Media: Vacant
  
• Journalism:
  John Trierweiler   john.trierweiler@loop.colum.edu  
  
• Photography: Vacant
  
• Radio:
  John Meseke
  
• Television:
  Leo Flores    lflores@frequencytelevision.com
  
• Theater:
  Evan Lasko
  
• Cultural Studies:  
  Connie Calice   constance.calice@loop.colum.edu
  
• Music: Vacant
  
• Marketing Communication:
  Rey Ramdeen   
  
• English + Poetry: Vacant
  
• Audio Arts and Acoustics: Vacant
  
• Commuter:
  Loreal Harris
  
• Commuter:
  Rachael Sherwood
  
• At-Large: Ryan Niemuth   ryan.niemuth@loop.colum.edu
  
• At-Large: Josh Copeland
  
• At-Large: Kevin Gostztola   kevin.gosztola@loop.colum.edu
  
• At-Large:
  Sarah Cunniff
  
• At-Large:
  Ricardo Edwards   ricardo.edwards@loop.colum.edu
  
• At-Large:
  Sarah Luckett   sarah.luckett@loop.colum.edu
  
• At-Large:
  Sachelle Walker-Jones  
  
• At-Large:
  Ramon Madrid Jr.
  
• At-Large: Vacant
• Non-voting Members
  
• Press Secretary: Vacant
  
• Secretary of External Affairs:
  Becky Silvermintz   
  
• Secretary of Internal Affairs: Vacant
  
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• Organization
  The Student Senate consists of:
  o 5 executive board members (President, Executive Vice-President, Vice President of Communications, Vice President of Finance, and Student Representative on the Board of Trustees)
  o 1 senator from the Graduate School
  o 1 senator from Student Organization Council
  o 2 senators from Residence Hall Association
  o 1 senator from the Interdisciplinary major
  o 1 senator from each major undergraduate department in which a student can major as defined by the Office of the Provost
  o 9 at-large senators (any majors or undecided)
  o Secretary of Internal Affairs
  o Press Secretary
  o Secretary of External Affairs
  o Secretary of Internal Affairs
  o Student Life Liaison
  o Any other titled position appointed by the SGA President
• The *Committees of the SGA are:
  o Student Affairs
  o Academic Concerns
  o Facilities
  o Public Relations
  o VIP (Voices in Power)
  o Election and Rules
  o Graduate Affairs
  *Ad-hoc Committees can be formed with approval of Senate.
  Please visit the About Us page for committee descriptions, chairs, and meeting times.
  Advisor
• The SGA Advisor shall be selected by the Dean of Students to advise the SGA, explain college policy and logistical procedures whenever relevant, and to 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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  Requirements
• Each member of SGA during their nomination and term of office must meet the following requirements:
  o Be enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate students who has completed the equivalent to one semester's work at Columbia College Chicago
  o Cumulative GPA of 2.5
  o Adhere to the Columbia College Code of Conduct
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SGA Task Force

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. 

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