Minor Elections Winners

SGA is excited to announce the newly elected Class Council and College senators!

Class of 2014 Class Council

Senior President:            Alicia Pettis

Senior VP:                        Amberlee Taylor

Senior Treasurer:          Sara Wigglesworth

Senior Secretary:          Megan Gibbons

Class of 2015 Class Council

Junior President:          Lauren Holder

Junior VP:                       Rachel Francis

Junior Treasurer:         Amalia Riess

Junior Secretary:         Molly Hoffmaster

Class of 2016 Class Council

Soph Pres:                        Josh Gordon

Soph VP:                           Michael Jacob (MJ)

Soph Treasurer:             Brianna Hogan

Soph Secretary:             Ethan Best

College of Arts and Letters

CoAL Senator:                David Scala

CoAL Senator:               Courtney Herb

CoAL Senator:              Taylor Vollman

CoAL Senator:              Nicholas Maggio

CoAL Senator:              Justin Tarbell

College of Integrated Science and Technology

CISAT Senator:           Donny Al-Karagholi

College of Business

CoB Senator:                Kyle Folbrecht

College of Visual and Performing Arts

CoVP:                             J.P Riley

College of Math and Science

CMS:                              Ally Deal

CMS:                             Griffith Ridgway

CMS:                            Kaicee Klock

College of Education

CoE:                             Meredith Parker

Minor Election Candidates

Minor Elections are now upon us, so head over to beinvolved.jmu.edu/organization/studentgovernment on April 4th from 7 am until 7 pm. To vote, you just need a BeInvolved account. To create one, it only takes a minute and all you need is your e-ID and password!

Class of 2014 Class Council

Senior President:             Alicia Pettis

Senior VP:                           Amberlee Taylor

Senior Treasurer:             Sara Wigglesworth

Senior Secretary:             Megan Gibbons

Class of 2015 Class Council

Junior President:              Lauren Holder

Junior VP:                            Rachel Francis

Junior Treasurer:              N/A

Junior Secretary:               Molly Hoffmaster

Class of 2016 Class Council

Soph Pres:                          Josh Gordon

Soph VP:                             Michael Jacob (MJ)

Soph Treasurer:               Brianna Hogan

Soph Secretary:               Ethan Best

College of Arts and Letters (Candidates) (unopposed)

CoAL Senator     David Scala

CoAL Senator     Courtney Herb

CoAL Senator     Taylor Vollman

CoAL Senator     Nicholas Maggio

CoAL Senator     Justin Tarbell

College of Integrated Science and Technology(Unopposed)

CISAT Senator   Donny Al-Karagholi

College of Business (Unopposed)

CoB Senator       Kyle Folbrecht

College of Visual and Performing Arts (Unopposed)

COVP    J.P Riley

College of Math and Science (Unopposed)

CMS       Ally Deal

CMS       Griffith Ridgway

CMS       Kaicee Klock

College of Education (Unopposed)

CoE        Meredith Parker

Major Elections 2013

The SGA Major Elections mark the selection of the Student Body President, Student Body Vice President, Executive Treasurer and the Student Representative to the Board of Visitors. These elections will take place on March 27th at 7a.m. to March 28 at 7p.m. on Beinvolved.

How do you vote?

To vote, you first need to set up an account on BeInvolved. To do so, just head over to beinvolved.jmu.edu and it only takes a minute to create an account. When the polls open, just head over to beinvolved.jmu.edu/organization/studentgovernment, and click on the words “Vote Here” to vote.

Who do I vote for?

There are 2 presidential candidates, Alex Hostetter and Jake Jedlicka. There are also 2 vice presidential candidates, Mina Imbs and Vanessa Burshnic. However, Rachel Fisher is the only Executive  Treasurer candidate and Jacob Mosser is the only candidate for the Student Representative to the Board of Representatives.

Presidential Candidates:

Alex Hostetter

Alex’s Platform

Jake Jedlicka

Jake’s Platform

Vice Presidential Candidates:

Mina Imbs

Mina’s Platform

Vanessa Burshnic

Vanessa’s Platform

Executive Treasurer Candidate:

Rachel Fisher

Rachel’s Platform

Student Representative to the Board of Visitors Candidate:

Jacob Mosser

Jacob’s Platform

JOIN SGA

Major Elections Packet

Minor Elections Packet

Want to join SGA? Election Packets are currently available.

All packets, for Major and Minor Elections, are due by 5 p.m. on March 1st (the Friday before Spring Break).

Major Elections: 

• Student Body President (This person will relay student concerns to the JMU administration, lead the Executive Council, oversee the Executive Staff, and give reports to both the Board of Visitors and the Student Senate)
• Student Body Vice President (This person will serve as Director of Class Council, appoint students to University Commissions and Committees, relay student concerns to the JMU administration and take over Presidential duties should there be a vacancy in the position until a special election can be held)
• Executive Treasurer (This person will draft the proposed SGA annual budget, display the updated budget for the Student Body, and draw money from the operating account)
• Student Representative to the Board of Visitors (This person is not a member of SGA and serves on the Board of Visitors as a representative of the JMU Student Body)

Minor Elections:

• Class Council (President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary)

1. President: Preside over and plan class council meetings and activities.
2. Vice President: Preside over class council in the President’s absence, while assisting in the planning and facilitation of class activities. This person is also in charge of class council’s external communication and publicity.
3. Treasurer: This person handles all monetary transactions and presents the records to the VP and SGA Treasurer.
4. Secretary: Maintain attendance records and minutes for class council meetings.

• College Senators: College senators will represent their respective colleges, attend all Student Senate and committee meetings, and have one vote in the Student Senate.

For any questions or concerns, email JMUelections@gmail.com or contact the Elections Commissioner, Ryan Windels.

Apply to Elections Commission –Ryan Windels

CLICK HERE FOR APPLICATION

DUKES!

Do you know what time of the year it is? IT’S ELECTION TIME! Elections here at JMU are broken into two categories. There are the Major Elections and the Minor Elections.

Major Elections are the elections for Student Body President, Student Body Vice President, Executive Treasurer, and Student Representative to the Board of Visitors.

Minor Elections are for Class Council elections as well as College Senator elections.

In order to keep the elections process in check the student body president appoints an Election Commissioner. The commissioner’s job is to create a commission and supervise all election processes.

The elections commission can consist of up to nine members and not be less than five. The commission is made up of at least three SGA members, one honor council member, and one general student. Its main job is to assist the commissioner in enforcing the elections policy and advertising the elections.Even though a lot of the duties seem to be centered around enforcing the policy, it is just as important a duty to advertise for the election. The more people who vote, the better!

If you have any interest on being on the commission APPLY! Applications can be found on the SGA website and are due by noon on February 14^th, 2013.

If you have any questions please send them to JMUelections@gmail.com

— 2013 Elections Commissioner, Ryan Windels

Dukes Vote Results!

Today is finally Election Day 2012! We have rallied, registered and prepared, but now all there is left to do is go to the polls and wait for the results to pour in. Before we know what America decided, we can see what JMU decided! In our Dukes Vote Mock Election, SGA posted an election via BeInvolved over the period of a week. The results were close to say the least. President Obama won, but by less than 1%! The results are as follows:

• Obama 48.24%
• Romney 47.36%
• Johnson 1.75%
• Goode 0%
• Stein 0%
• Write In 2.63%

Will JMU and the USA match up? Only time will tell, but until then, get your voice heard! If you are registered in Harrisonburg, you can catch one of the JMU College Democrats shuttles to Spotswood Elementary school every fifteen minutes until 6:30 PM today.

2012 Fall Elections

The Fall Elections for the Student Government Association are upon us. We are excited to elect the Class of 2016 Officers and the resident area senators. To vote on Thursday, September 13, there are few things to know.

1. Voting is from 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM on Thursday.
2. Voting is taking place on Beinvolved. The link will appear in a banner on the main screen.
3. To vote, you must be logged in. Logging in just requires your e-ID and password (the same one you use for MyMadison and Blackboard).

Who are you voting for? Well below is a complete list of candidates!

President

• Adam Parker
• Andy Long
• Arlen (Kathy) Corena
• Bradley Cohen
• Holland Cooper
• Jason Mann
• Joseph Straub
• Joshua Gordon
• Timothy Mulligan

Vice President

• Carly Munn
• Felicia Knise
• Michael Jacob
• Ryan Windels

Treasurer

• Brianna Hogan
• Robert Smith

Secretary

• Brenna Cashen
• Christopher Medrano
• Ethan Best
• Taylor Brusky

Hillside Senators

• Alexandra (Alex) Pate
• Suzanne Merritt

Skyline Senators

• Alexandra (Ally) Deal
• Frank Galante
• Philipa Owusu-Antwi

Lakeside Senator

• Chad Schott

Bluestone Senators

• Haley Aldridge
• Nicholas Stopak

Village Senator

• Shirali Shah

Announcing: Minor Elections Candidates

With major elections over and done, we move on to electing each class council position as well as the college senator seats.  Class Council positions are president, vice president, treasurer and secretary for the rising sophomore to the rising senior class (freshman are elected in the Fall).  Their jobs include planning educational and entertaining events for not only their class, but the entire university.  They interact directly with the Executive Vice President to perform their job tasks.  They also have a voting voice in the Senate.

College senators are the acting voice for their constituents.  They are the voting members of the Senate and are the ones who keep YOU in mind when they make decisions.  Senators also serve on specialized committees internally that are assigned by the Speaker of the Senate at the beginning of the Fall semester.  Each college has a varied number of seats that need to be filled and each year senators must be re-elected in their respective colleges. In order to be elected, senators must receive votes from THEIR college. For example, someone running for an Arts and Letters seat, cannot receive a vote from an ISAT major.

• College of Arts and Letters: 6 seats
• College of Business: 5 seats
• College of Integrated Science and Technology: 8 seats
• College of Science and Mathematics: 3 seats
• College of Visual and Performing Arts: 2 seats
• College of Education/IDLS: 1 seat
• Graduate Seats: 2 seats

As of right now, these are the individuals who are OFFICIALLY CAMPAIGNING for their position through the elections commission. Others may be doing a write-in campaign and have the same chance of being elected.

 Class Council:

-Meredith Wood Senior Class President

-Nadia Masroor Senior Class Vice President

-Annamarie Frost Senior Class Treasurer

-Caitlin Phillips Senior Class Secretary

-Lauren Holder Sophomore Class President

-Kaitlin Thomas Sophomore Class Vice President

-Rachel Francis Sophomore Class Secretary

Senators:

-Daniel Baker CAL Senator

-Rahath Alam CAL Senator

-Aaron Brown CAL Senator

-Chris Hook CAL Senator

-Jessica Morris CAL Senator

-David Scala CAL Senator

-Robert Benjamin Copper CAL Senator

-Megan Willis COE Senator

Make sure you VOTE  on Wednesday (April 4) beginning at 7am until Thursday (April 5) at 7pm.