SGA Archives - Page 4 of 7

SGA President resigns in letter to DePaul community, reflects on experience in SGA

Theodora Koulouvaris • September 2, 2020

DePaul’s Student Government Association (SGA) President Gisselle Cervantes announced her resignation from SGA in a letter to the DePaul Community on Tuesday. In the letter, Cervantes expressed gratitude...

SGA demands protections for Chartwells workers in resolution

Grace Del Vecchio • May 11, 2020

DePaul’s Student Government Association (SGA) released a resolution today that demands protections for Chartwells dinings workers contracted by DePaul. The resolution was written by Kelly Garcia,...

DePaul SGA-organized discussion lets candidates for various senate seats talk platforms and campus issues

Emma Oxnevad and Mackenzie Murtaugh • October 14, 2019

The Student Government Association (SGA) held its annual Meet the Candidates event to facilitate a discussion between the seven candidates for their upcoming senate election. The election comes after last...

SGA: A turn for the better

Nahal Hashemian & Emily Hoey, SGA President & Vice President • January 22, 2019

We stepped into our positions in May because the school needed leaders. There was little precedent to follow, but we do not shy away from challenges. In June, we made a game plan. Emphasizing collaboration,...

SGA rolls out candidates for first-year positions

Evan Sully • October 1, 2018

Five freshmen emerged as candidates for the 11 senate seats at Student Government Association’s (SGA) “Meet the Candidates” event on Thursday. Three candidates, Lenin M. Plazas, Ankit Pal and Maya...

With fresh leadership, SGA sets ambitious goals

Evan Sully • September 24, 2018

Nahal Hashemian, the first Muslim president of DePaul’s Student Government Association (SGA), is seeking to revitalize the organization’s image this school year through connecting with students and...

SGA president formally endorses “We are DePaul”

Michael Lynch, SGA President • April 23, 2018

Hi DePaulia, Hope all is well! Thank you for covering SGA these past couple months. We appreciate you taking an unbiased approach to your reporting as that is what this university, and this world,...

SGA presidential race underway: Meet the candidates

Jonathan Ballew, Assistant News Editor • April 18, 2018

Student Government election season is here and two candidates have emerged in the presidential race. Sophomores Jack Evans and Josh Kaufman both secured a minimum of 200 verified student signatures in...

SAF-B explained: How is your money being spent?

Jonathan Ballew, Assistant News Editor • February 5, 2018

Over the last year, nine DePaul students decided where $564,818 of student activity fees would be distributed. The nine voting students, along with one voting DePaul staff member and three non-voting...

SGA releases budget, shows dwindling funding

Jonathan Ballew, Assistant News Editor • January 29, 2018

Historically, students love to complain about DePaul’s Student Government Association (SGA). Take a look at DePaul SGA on Facebook and you will find multiple low ratings and poor reviews. One of the...

SGA introduces new senators, updates on library hours

Michael Lynch • October 10, 2017

The Student Government Association recently had their Fall election. The student community overwhelmingly voted in support of requesting administration to reconstitute the extended library hours and...

With new leadership, a new way of doing business at SGA

Benjamin Conboy and Dirce Toca • September 11, 2017

DePaul’s new Student Government Association (SGA) board members are ready to shake up the way things are done in the organization after a stressful campaign. Michael Lynch will serve as president and...