Today I would like to write to you about a great leadership opportunity available at UWSP. The Student Government Association (SGA) works on many issues that concern students to include tuition, campus environmental issues, and education issues (i.e. GDRs).
The easiest way to become involved is to become a Student Senator. Senators represent the students on all issues that come before the Student Government.
Being a senator requires about 5-6 hours a week. You would be asked to attend three meetings a week. The first meeting is the weekly senate meeting. The entire senate meets every Thursday at 6pm in the Legacy Room (3rd floor of the DUC), this meeting will last about 2-3 hours. This is where Student Government makes most of its decisions. During these meetings SGA will review legislation and discuss proposals.
The other two meetings per week are committee meetings; these will last about an hour each. The first committee senators are asked to attend are SGA committee meetings. During these meetings SGA committees will discuss what the Executive Directors are doing and discuss legislation before it goes to the entire Senate.
The second type of committees is faculty committees. These committees often have one or two students sitting on them with a mix of Faculty and Academic Staff. There are many issues that faculty committees work on, basically if you are interested in any sort of university issue there is a faculty committee for you.
The best part about being a Student Senator is you will meet a lot of great people all over campus. You will be able to make a lot of great friends and make some valuable contacts that will help you during and after your college career.
I really hope you consider becoming a Student Senator. If you are interested please e-mail me at alets410@uwsp.edu.
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