2008 Woodie Awards
SGA presidential office up for grabs
Sara Wade
Issue date: 4/10/08 Section: Front Page
The SGA elections will be from Monday, April 14, and will end Friday, April 18. Voting will be online through GUS.
Jeremiah Johnson, the current SGA president, is stepping down in favor of being a normal student again.
"It's often a question of 'Do I do homework or do I do SGA stuff?'" Johnson said.
The president of SGA is responsible for conducting meetings and sitting in on committees, such as tuition and the Crisis Management Response Committee, and attends Board of Regents meetings once a month, Johnson says. He also gives some guidance to the SGA meetings.
He says that being president has been a valuable experience.
"It's shown me a lot of things," Johnson said. "Firstly, in order to get things done, you don't have to step up to a position of leadership. You can help out in SGA without being a part of it."
Johnson pursued green energy and recycling as part of his agenda. Eddie Penner, current vice president of SGA and the only candidate for the office of president, intends to do the same.
"I want to create an environment where recycling is second nature," Penner said.
Penner's platform also includes diversity.
"I want it to be where any person can be completely comfortable here on campus," Penner said.
The size of the institution influences interest in the elections, Penner says.
"I think that the vote is the best way to show how involved students are in student government," he said.
Johnson says that a few senators were talking about running, but not very seriously.
"I'm glad Eddie wants it," he said. "He's really good at it."
"I think that there is no opposition from within the cabinet because we work in unity," Penner said.
Also on the election ballot is a referendum for student support for the new health center through the raising of student fees.
Jeremiah Johnson, the current SGA president, is stepping down in favor of being a normal student again.
"It's often a question of 'Do I do homework or do I do SGA stuff?'" Johnson said.
The president of SGA is responsible for conducting meetings and sitting in on committees, such as tuition and the Crisis Management Response Committee, and attends Board of Regents meetings once a month, Johnson says. He also gives some guidance to the SGA meetings.
He says that being president has been a valuable experience.
"It's shown me a lot of things," Johnson said. "Firstly, in order to get things done, you don't have to step up to a position of leadership. You can help out in SGA without being a part of it."
Johnson pursued green energy and recycling as part of his agenda. Eddie Penner, current vice president of SGA and the only candidate for the office of president, intends to do the same.
"I want to create an environment where recycling is second nature," Penner said.
Penner's platform also includes diversity.
"I want it to be where any person can be completely comfortable here on campus," Penner said.
The size of the institution influences interest in the elections, Penner says.
"I think that the vote is the best way to show how involved students are in student government," he said.
Johnson says that a few senators were talking about running, but not very seriously.
"I'm glad Eddie wants it," he said. "He's really good at it."
"I think that there is no opposition from within the cabinet because we work in unity," Penner said.
Also on the election ballot is a referendum for student support for the new health center through the raising of student fees.
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