catholic university of america student government association
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CUA SGAA New Student Government
for CUA
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Overview• 2 branches– Senate– Executive
• Reformed allocation process• Dedicated student government
funding• Involvement opportunities for all
students– School and Class elected legislators
• Effective May 2015
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Senate• 2 senators from each class• 2 senators from each school• Elected in September– Gives freshmen the opportunity to run
for schools• Senate provides oversight of the
Executive• The successor to the General
Assembly• Passes bills (require president
signature) and resolutions
24 total senators
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Executive• President, Vice President, Treasurer,
Secretary• Elected in April, assume office in May– Naturally limits officers to
upperclassmen– President and Vice President elected on
a joint ticket• The branch that makes things
happen– Dedicated budget
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President• Head of CUA Student Government• Successor to the office of Speaker• Sets vision for student government• Signs bills from the Senate• Fills vacancies, makes university
appointments• Cabinet– President creates and fills positions– Replaces “task forces”; president can
request funding
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Vice President• Assumes office in the event of a
vacancy in the presidency• Presides over the Senate• May initiate other projects
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Treasurer• Successor to the office of SFAB Director• Leads the Treasury Board– 8 appointed directors with the Treasurer
(votes in cases of ties) and the President (non-voting)
– Treasury Board appointed by the entire Executive. All campus-wide officers must agree on membership. Confirmed by outgoing Senate.
– Allocates student fee to student organizations
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Secretary• Manages SG communications• Provides minutes of Senate meetings• Can create deputies
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Structure
Executive
President
Cabinet
Vice President Treasurer
Treasury Board
Secretary
(Deputies)
Senate
Leadership
Senators
Student Body
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Finances• Treasury Board will take the place of
SFAB– Allocates to student organizations– Senate maintains veto over allocations
• Senate shall allocate to Executive– Senate shall be issued a “block grant”
like club sports and campus ministry– Senate determines procedures for
allocating to ExecutiveMajor improvement: money for Student
Government Projects
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PositionsExecutive
• President*• Vice President*• Treasurer*• Secretary*• Treasury Board
member• Cabinet member• Deputy
secretary
Senate• Senators*– 2/class– 2/school
• Vice President*
• President pro tempore
• Committee chairs
* Elected
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Next Steps• Constitutional Commission meeting tonight
to approve proposed constitution• Student body to vote on Tuesday, Jan. 20th
– Same day as Class of 2016 special election• Results posted that night on saga.cua.edu• If not approved, the process is over• If approved, Constitutional Commission will
draft bylaws, procedures, and prepare university for new system
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Next Steps• Executive elections will be in April– Petition circulations will begin at a date
TBD• New government will take office on
May 1st
• Last SAGA meeting date TBD• Senatorial elections will be in
September
That’s it!
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Questions?