UNC Works to Create Campus Food Pantry
We interviewed a leader from the University of North Carolina Student Government about the student government's efforts to establish a campus food pantry.
Please tell us your name and current position in student government. Please also tell us a little bit about who you are: your year, major, any other background info you’d like to share.
My name is Roderick Gladney and I am a current junior Chemistry major, minoring in African, African American, and Diaspora Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.Read more
UGA SGA Fights to Create Women's Center
We interviewed the Vice President of the University of Georgia Student Government Association to find out more about the group's campaign to establish a women's center on campus.
Please tell us your name and current position in student government. Please also tell us a little bit about who you are.
My name is Uzma Chowdhury and I'm Vice President of the SGA. I am a senior English and Political Science Undergrad and Nonprofit Organizations Grad student.Read more
How To: Running Issue Campaigns
When we look around the country, the most effective student governments that we see are the ones that run carefully planned campaigns.
Many student governments plan events or pass resolutions about important issues, but running a campaign requires going further. A campaign is a long-term project where a student government focuses their energy and effort on a single issue. It takes planning and commitment, and allows a student government to win bigger victories than they could achieve in any other way.
We've written this spring about some amazing campaigns, including ASUW's campaign to win funding for higher education, UTK SGA's campaign to protect student fees, and ASBSU's campaign to stop concealed weapons from being allowed on campus.Read more
ASM's New Green Fund
We interviewed a leader from the Associated Students of Madison at the University of Wisconsin about an exciting new program they've created called the Green Fund.
Please tell us your name and current position in student government. Please also tell us a little bit about who you are: your year, major, etc.
My name is Will Mulhern. I'm a sophomore studying Environmental Science and Environmental Studies. I am the current chair of the ASM Sustainability Committee.
How did you get involved in ASM?
I got involved with ASM during my Freshman year. I went to one of the first ASM Sustainability Committee meetings and I really fit in with everyone else there. From that point I decided to run for vice chair of the committee and I won. This past year I ran for chair and I won that as well.
Elect Her Trains Women to Run for Student Government
In the halls of power, women are seriously outnumbered. Men continue to dominate elected office at every level. This is even true in student government, despite the fact that women dramatically outnumber men on campus.
Elect Her is an exciting project that encourages women to run for office. As one of their strategies for involving more women in government, their "Elect Her - Campus Women Win" program encourages and trains women to run for student government. By getting women to run for office early in life, they hope to inspire those women to later pursue elected office at all levels of government.
Webinar: Help Make College More Affordable
Student governments are on the front lines in the fight to make higher education more affordable.
That's why we’re hosting a webinar for student government members to give you the latest insider news on the current debates in Congress around financial aid funding, interest rates on student loans, the Higher Education Act, and more. You’ll hear updates from the top two advocates who lobby for students in Washington, D.C.
Webinar: Making College Affordable
Thursday, March 27th
6 p.m. eastern time (3 p.m. Pacific)
Featuring:
Kalwis Lo, USSA Legislative Director
Ethan Senack, U.S. PIRG Higher Education AssociateRead more
ASBSU Tackles Guns on Campus
We had the opportunity to interview a leader from the Associated Students of Boise State University about their current legislative campaign to defeat a bill that would allow concealed weapons on campus.
Please tell us your name and current position in student government. Please also tell us a little bit about who you are: your year, major, etc.
My name is Cassie Sullivan and I am the Vice President of the Associated Students of Boise State University. I plan to graduate this May with a degree in economics and a minor in political science. Upon graduation I will move to Washington, D.C., where I will pursue a career and graduate studies in international development.Read more
How To: Launching a Student Vote Coalition
The 2014 elections may seem far away, but now is the time to start planning.
In most states, the voter registration deadlines are early in the fall semester, so you should lay the groundwork this spring. By doing so, you can hit the ground running when classes start and organize the biggest possible voter registration and get-out-the-vote drive on your campus.
The first big step in planning for election season is to build a campus-wide coalition. Having a broad Student Vote coalition lets you run the biggest possible voter registration drive by bringing together groups with a range of resources.Read more
The FSU Street Team
We interviewed a leader at Florida State University's Student Government Association about their volunteer program, the SGA Street Team.
Please tell us your name and current position in student government. If you’re willing, please also tell us anything else that you think is relevant about who you are: your year, major, past student government experience, etc.
My name is Amy Nicotra and I serve as a senator for the College of Criminology. I am in my second term as a senator and as the chair of the Student Affairs Committee within Senate. I am a second-year student and began my journey in Student Government during the Fall of my first year on campus.
What is the FSU Street Team? What does the team do? How does it function?
The Student Government Association Street Team is a program offered by the Student Affairs Committee of the Student Senate. Any student in good standing at Florida State University may register to become a Street Team member. There is no application or fee required to join. Responsibilities of the Street Team vary from surveying students, representing SGA at various campus events, and gathering data for the purposes of improving the campus.Read more
Meet the Razorback Action Group
The Associated Student Government at the University of Arkansas is launching a new project called the Razorback Action Group, which will advocate on behalf of students. We interviewed Autumn Lewis, the ASG Chief of Staff, to find out more about the group.
What is the Razorback Action Group? Who will be in it? How will it function?
The Razorback Action Group is a group of students who work together to represent the interests of students to elected representatives at the local, state, and national level. The group will collaborate to identify legislative issues that affect students and develop a coordinated effort to fight for the best outcome for the students of the University of Arkansas.Read more