This Week In Student Government - 12/5

 

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Here is a recap of The Student Government Association at UT-Tyler's Dec. 5 meeting. 

Summary

Student government held a special session this week to elect a new Chief of Staff for its executive board. 

SGA elected Honors College Senator Jennifer Chandler to the Chief of Staff role. Chandler beat competitors Allison Schwartz and Tyler Paige for the position. The association will not announce the vote totals, per SGA rules.

Chandler, a senior, ran on a platform of promoting inclusion and accessibility with student government, as well as officiating respectful dialogue among senators. She called on her experience as a Ornelas Hall Resident Advisor and being the Honors LOGOS Student Senate President in her pitch to student government. 

Her competitor Schwartz is a student athlete and fellow Rules Committee and Honors College member along with Chandler. Her other competitor Paige is an eagle scout and a Liberty Landing senator. 

Nominees must have been current SGA members and have served for at least eight general assembly meetings to qualify, according to SGA's constitution.

Chief of Staff Role

The Chief of Staff role acts as the assembly parliamentarian, officiating parliamentary rules during assembly senate meetings and during house discussions. It is also a liaison with student government's third branch of government, The Judicial Board, and it chairs The Rules Committee, which oversees amendment proposals to SGA's Constitution. 

Chandler said one of the main improvements she would like to see to the Constitution is for accessibility. "Something regarding mental health when it comes to attendance or even accessibility of where we are meeting. So if we had a student who was not able to come because of a physical disability then that would be okay in a certain circumstance,'' she said.

SGA will resume its regular meeting in the spring.

Meeting adjourned after 58 minutes.

Meeting video available on YouTube.   

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