Sunday, May 06, 2007
SGA officers announced; some offices still available
 Kristine Pelly, a senior political science and pre-law major, is Student Government Association (SGA) president for 2007-08. A Long Island, New York native, Pelly is the daughter of Lydia and Michael Pelly of Fishers, Indiana, and a 2004 graduate of Hamilton Southeastern High School.She served as executive clerk for SGA in the 2006-07 academic year and was an associate justice on the University Court. She is a member of the National Honor Society; an active member of Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority; was Homecoming chair for Activities Programming Board; and a 2007 Homecoming Court Princess. She also served as a Resident Assistant. SGA serves as the liaison between students and the administration; sponsors Welcome Week and many other events; and hosts spring semester Town Halls for each college at which students can ask the deans questions. “Students have so many questions, and sometimes we can’t answer them,” Pelly said. “The purpose of the Town Halls is for them to come and get answers to their questions.” She plans to get more students involved by offering incentives to join SGA and promoting the organization. The group has an updated Web site at www.usi.edu/sga. SGA officers recently attended the American Student Government Association conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where they learned about parliamentary procedure and how to run effective meetings and communicate with administrators. Pelly wants to bring greater formality to the organization. “I think students should be able to look up to us as a role model organization,” she said. Other officers for the 2007-08 academic year are: • Executive vice president - Kelli Becher • Attorney general - Erin Ennes • Administrative vice president for business and finance - Shalonda Newcomb • Administrative vice president for academic affairs - Jamie Johnson • Administrative vice president for research and development - Jennifer Graham • Administrative vice president for student affairs - Matt Lee • Representatives for College of Nursing and Health Professions - Elizabeth Hess and Ashley Bouchie • Representatives for College of Liberal Arts - Josh Bobb and Katie Wright • Representatives for College of Education and Health and Human Services - Kelly Clem and Nicholas Schneider • Representative for College of Science and Engineering - Heather Keefer • Representative for College of Business - Amanda Kloeppel • Member at large for Housing students - Allyssa Myers • Member at large for University Division - Jordan Fultz Vacancies include: • Representative for College of Business • Representative for College of Education and Health Services • Administrative vice president for social and cultural issues • Administrative vice president for University affairs • Administrative vice president for external relations • Member at large for commuter students • University Court associate justice To apply for one of these positions, pick up a vacancy application outside of the SGA office in the lower level of the University Center, or email SGA. SGA meets at 4:30 p.m. Thursdays in Room 1004 of the Liberal Arts Center. |
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