Student Government Association (SGA) President-Elect junior Brielle Lacroix and SRBoV-Elect Sydney Stafford share their goals for the 2024-25 term. Former SGA leadership give advice for each position.
The Student Government Association (SGA) released its election results via Instagram Saturday afternoon. Here are the highlights.
During its regular Tuesday meeting, the Student Government Association (SGA) Senate unanimously passed two accessibility resolutions, approved contingency funds for two a cappella groups and the Front-End Budgeting (FEB) for SafeRides. It also passed an update to its financial procedures.
Student Government Association (SGA) elections take place on Wednesday. Take a peek at the candidates running for major positions for the 2024-25 academic year.
The Student Government Association (SGA) held a major candidate debate for the 2024-25 student body president and student representative to the Board of Visitors (SRBoV) Monday evening.
The Student Government Association unanimously approved Front End Budgets for the upcoming year and resolutions to show their commitment to the LGBTQ+ community. They also approved campus sexual assault resources and recognized the importance of Diversity Equity, and Inclusion during their meeting on Tuesday.
During its regular Tuesday meeting, the Student Government Association (SGA) Senate approved funding for Front End Budget groups, BluesTones, Madison Saxophone Society and the Vietnamese Student Association, as well as appointed an SGA Historian for the remainder of the 2023-24 school year.
The SGA Senate passed a resolution honoring President Jonathan Alger and his wife, as well as a resolution establishing an award for JMU staff. JMU Dining Services representatives also presented new dining changes.
JMU’s Student Government Association (SGA) approved resolutions encouraging JMU to implement Narcan training and resident hall NaloxBoxes as well as contingency funds for the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), Madison Saxophone Society (MSS), Camp Kesem and the Bee Friendly Beekeeping Club during its meeting March 5.
The Foundation of Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) expressed disappointment in JMU and the Student Government Association’s (SGA) “lack of transparency” around SGA’s illegal closed meeting in a statement to The Breeze on Friday morning, marking the third time FIRE has raised concerns about the SGA’s governance in the past year.
JMU's Student Government Association (SGA) approved contingency funds for JMU Club Rowing, MadiTHON and Alpha Kappa Delta Phi on Tuesday. It also passed a resolution to make ADA reporting more accessible, and it passed an updated election policy.
The Student Government Association (SGA) illegally barred the public, including the media, from the beginning of its meeting Tuesday, backed up by Vice President for Student Affairs Tim Miller, who incorrectly cited Virginia law.
Contingency funds requests for JMU Muslim Student Association (MSA) and Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) were approved by the Student Government Association (SGA) Senate at Tuesday’s meeting, but the contingency funds request made by JMU Young Life was denied.
The Board of Visitors’ (BoV) Student Affairs Committee convened Thursday to discuss a strategic plan for the department, JMU’s accessibility resources and new initiatives such as religious spaces to enhance students’ sense of belongingness on campus.
On Tuesday, the Student Government Association (SGA) approved over $5,600 to help fund “Taste of Africa,” an event held by the African Student Organization (ASO) to showcase African fashion, cuisine, music and dance.
On Tuesday, the Student Government Association (SGA) Senate approved over $20,000 in reserve funding for Chabad House and JMU Student Ambassadors, contingency funds toward Madison Consulting Club and JMU Anime Club, and a grant for Relay for Life.
The Student Government Association (SGA) Senate unanimously approved contingency funding requests for JMU club ice hockey and Filipino Americans at Madison (FAM), and approved a program grant for Kinetix during its Tuesday meeting.
JMU's Student Government Association (SGA) approved their proposed dress code amendment at their meeting on Tuesday, among other amendments. The dress code, first proposed in fall of 2023, states that any members or guests in violation of this dress code will receive an absence.
Parker Boggs, the founder and chairman of JMU’s chapter of Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) among other campus commitments, said he still feels the aftershock of inviting controversial conservative speaker Liz Wheeler to speak at JMU last spring.
The Student Government Association (SGA) Senate heard from JMU Dining and approved contingency funds for Unaccompanied, Word is Born Writers’ Society and Exit 245 during its Tuesday meeting.
The Student Government Association (SGA) Senate held a town hall on Nov. 14, which answered questions collected by the student body regarding JMU’s Stop the Haze training, nutrition, construction, attendance, lack of academic advisors and enrollment appointments.
The Student Government Association (SGA) Senate approved a Bill of Opinion drafted by its members to improve sustainability on campus, as well as contingency funds for the JMU American Marketing Association, Moong Crew and the InterVarsity Christian Fellowship.
The Student Government Association (SGA) Senate approved funding totalling over $8,000 for JMU student organizations: the Industrial Designers Society of America, the Kappa Delta Pi Alpha Chi chapter and Student Ambassadors.
The Student Government Association (SGA) Senate heard presentations from JMU Dining Services, the JMU Career Closet and its own parliamentarian. It also individually swore in every member of the Senate for the 2023-24 academic year.
The Student Government Association (SGA) Senate unanimously appointed junior Ai Vy Le to the position of liaison to the Faculty Senate at their Tuesday meeting.
At its Tuesday meeting, the SGA approved purchases of event supplies from its reserve funds. Madison Equality's request to access its own reserve funding was approved to put toward the purchase of a button maker for events. Madison Saxophone Society was approved for contingency funding for an upcoming event open to JMU students.
It was during the Student Government Association (SGA)’s Sept. 19 Senate when senior Sen. Parker Boggs first took notice of what he considered a “major First Amendment violation” after the organization amended minor grammatical errors within its election policy. Since he raised his concerns, the SGA has made plans to revisit the amendment at a later time.
The Student Government Association (SGA) Senate appointed senior Valeria Lopez-Postigo to sergeant-at-arms and heard from the Alpha Epsilon Chapter of Hermandad de Sigma Iota Alpha, Inc.
The Student Government Association (SGA) Senate amended its fall election policy to require prior review of election-related social media posts for campaigning members, heard from the Latinx Student Association, passed an amendment to the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice and Accessibility (DEIJA) requirements of the constitution of the SGA, and appointed Kieran Fensterwald to serve as the student representative of the Harrisonburg City Council on Tuesday.
The Student Government Association (SGA) Senate approved its first contingency fund request of the year and welcomed a presentation from Alpha Kappa Alpha at its second meeting of the semester on Tuesday.
The Student Government Association (SGA) Senate appointed its elections commissioner and finance liaison for this year and heard a presentation from Developing Men of Color (DMC).
The new leadership of JMU’s Student Government Association (SGA) — student body president and vice president, executive treasurer and student representative to the Board of Visitors — are planning for the year based on their goals and experience of past leadership.
The Student Government Association (SGA) Senate gave out the annual Madison Vision Teaching Awards (MVTAs) and passed a resolution to release an immediate statement regarding JMU’s chapter of Young Americans for Freedom’s (YAF) lecture with Liz Wheeler, which took place Wednesday evening.
The Student Government Association issued a statement Tuesday, saying it felt misled by JMU's chapter of the Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) in its request for funds to host Liz Wheeler's upcoming lecture on the topic "The Ideology of Transgenderism." YAF's original presentation to request contingency funds from SGA did not include the selected subject matter of Wheeler's upcoming talk as a potential topic.
The JMU community has been sharing its views on free and hate speech and who should be allowed on campus ahead of a lecture from Liz Wheeler, a conservative political commentator, titled “The Ideology of Transgenderism" to be held next Wednesday. Protests are already in the works and the event has moved to a different room than initially scheduled, but other than what, Wheeler's lecture is scheduled as is despite sharp backlash.
Carlin Bumgarner was elected to the position of the 109th SGA Senate's Speaker during Tuesday's meeting after winning just over half of the votes.
During its final meeting, the SGA Senate rejected two amendments, marking a first for the 108th senate.
The Student Government Association (SGA) Senate approved funding for the Asian Student Union (ASU) and JMU acapella groups Low Key and Unaccompanied, as well as the budget for University Program Board (UPB), and heard a presentation from JMU Dining Services during Tuesday’s meeting.
SGA has begun to pull money from previous years to fund organizations after running out of contingency funds.
The Student Government Association (SGA) Senate approved budgets for the 2023-24 academic year, adjusted contingency funds and passed a student organization resolution during Tuesday’s meeting.
Students elected four new leaders within the Student Government Association (SGA) on Tuesday: President Nate Hazen, Vice President Faith Forman, Executive Treasurer Matt Haynicz and Student Representative to the Board of Visitors Abigail Cannella.
The Student Government Association (SGA) Senate approved funding for the Madison Aerospace Club, DREAM Weekend and Alpha Kappa Alpha and passed an amendment providing more support to new members during Tuesday’s meeting.
SGA announced the major candidate results of Tuesday's election. Winners were President Nate Hazen, Vice President Faith Forman, Executive Treasurer Matt Haynicz and Student Representative to the Board of Visitors Abigail Cannella.
Student body election day is Tuesday, March 21, and the JMU student body will be voting for a new student body president, vice president, executive treasurer and student representative to the Board of Visitors.
The JMU Student Government Association (SGA) took a trip to Richmond, Virginia, to advocate for three pertinent categories of student interest with state legislators, including students’ well-being, campus safety and access and affordability during its biannual advocacy trip Feb. 8.
The Student Government Association (SGA) Senate passed an ASL Bill of Opinion, allotted money to BluesTones and heard from JMU Dining during Tuesday’s meeting.
The Student Government Association (SGA) Senate passed an amendment expanding the responsibilities of the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice and Accessibility (DEIJA+) Committee Chair, approved a program grant for JMU Unaccompanied and heard from Big Brothers Big Sisters during Tuesday’s meeting.
A resolution to place naloxone in all on-campus residence halls was passed during the Feb. 1 Student Government Association (SGA) Senate meeting. The resolution’s passage coincides with JMU’s efforts to make naloxone more accessible on campus.
The Student Government Association (SGA) Senate allotted money to JMU Young Life, Note-oriety and Chabad Jewish Student Group and approved an academic senator amendment at Tuesday’s meeting.
The Student Government Association (SGA) Senate amended members’ activity requirements and allotted funds to Sigma Gamma Rho and Alpha Phi Alpha during Tuesday’s meeting.
The Student Government Association (SGA) Senate passed a statement commemorating the late Tatiana Benjamin, welcomed presentations from JMU Dining and the Muslim Student Association and allotted money to Chabad Jewish Student Group and The Madison Project during Tuesday’s meeting.
The Student Government Association (SGA) Senate passed a statement condemning the killing of Tyre Nichols, a resolution arguing for the addition of naloxone in residence halls and approved contingency funds for Filipino Americans of Madison and Young Americans for Freedom.
The Student Government Association (SGA) Senate passed an amendment clarifying members’ service requirements and approved a $10,000 program grant request for Relay for Life at Tuesday’s meeting.
The Student Government Association (SGA) Senate unanimously passed a motion to provide both MadiTHON and Kinetix with a $5,000 program grant and approved $3,000 of contingency funds to be given to the InterVarsity Christian Fellowship at Tuesday's meeting.
The Student Government Association (SGA) Senate approved funds for Exit 245 and the Asian Student Union, approved a resolution to implement anti-collision window stickers and heard a presentation from the Students for Minority Outreach organization at Tuesday's meeting.
The Student Government Association (SGA) held a town hall on Tuesday where students could voice their concerns and ask questions to members of JMU administration. Some of the topics discussed included dining, curriculum and accessibility on campus.
The Student Government Association (SGA) Senate passed the JMU Anime Club’s request for contingency funds, denied the InterVarsity Christian Fellowship’s request for contingency funds and passed a Bill of Opinion for American Sign Language (ASL) to be included in JMU’s curriculum during Tuesday’s meeting.
The Student Government Association (SGA) Senate read a statement during Tuesday night’s meeting on the recent Devon Lane shooting, in which eight people were injured.
The Student Government Association (SGA) Senate passed the University Program Board’s (UPB) requests to purchase a new popcorn machine and a new step-and-repeat backdrop for events at Tuesday’s meeting.
The Student Government Association (SGA) Senate nominated Marcus Rand to the position of Sergeant-at-Arms and heard a presentation from the Xi Delta chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha at Tuesday’s meeting.
The Student Government Association (SGA) Senate nominated senior Emily Butters to the position of SGA Representative to the Faculty Senate, ratified an amendment to the SGA Constitution and approved a statement condemning a recent hate crime at the University of Virginia (U.Va.) at Tuesday’s meeting.
At Tuesday night's meeting, the Student Government Association (SGA) Senate voted to update its spring 2023 elections policy and approved a $720 contingency fund for Quizbowl, a competitive academic club available to all members of the JMU community.
Changes at the James Madison Center for Civic Engagement, including new interim director David Kirkpatrick, have created new initiatives at the Civic Center. This year, the Civic Center hasn’t slowed down but instead is supplementing its original offerings.
The Student Government Association (SGA) Senate held its first meeting of the 2022-23 academic year Sept. 6. The Senate voted to approve an amendment on behavioral misconduct and appointed a senator as the JMU Student Representative to the Harrisonburg City Council.
The SGA Senate approved the Public Opinion Amendment and the recognition of Armenian Genocide Day at this week's meeting.
The Student Government Association (SGA) Senate approved all front-end budgeting (FEB) groups’ budgets for the 2022-23 academic year in Tuesday night’s meeting.
Shawdee Bakhtiari, Carlin McNeil Bumgarner, Brandon Market and Xaiver Williams are the newly elected student body leaders.
Student body election day is Tuesday, March 29, and JMU students will be voting on their new student body president, student body vice president, executive treasurer, student representative to the Board of Visitors, class council and academic senators, here's who's running.
Starting in September 2021, students across JMU have been fighting for more sustainability options like recycling and a net-zero emissions plan by 2050.
SGA voted to approve an amendment to its financial procedures to allow the student organization, Safe Rides, to obtain more funding.
Executive Leadership Team (ELT) term limits, mask rules and contingency funds student organizations were the biggest topics discussed at this week's SGA Senate meeting.
This week's biggest topics at SGA Senate were contingency funds for Filipino Americans of Madison, JMU Into Hymn, Agape Christian Fellowship and SafeRides.
Mask resolutions and contingency funds to both Habitat for Humanity and the Pre-Veterinary Society were the biggest topics discussed at this week's SGA Senate meeting.
Students elected four new leaders within the Student Government Association (SGA) on Tuesday: President Nate Hazen, Vice President Faith Forman, Executive Treasurer Matt Haynicz and Student Representative to the Board of Visitors Abigail Cannella.
The Student Government Association (SGA) Senate approved funding for the Madison Aerospace Club, DREAM Weekend and Alpha Kappa Alpha and passed an amendment providing more support to new members during Tuesday’s meeting.
SGA announced the major candidate results of Tuesday's election. Winners were President Nate Hazen, Vice President Faith Forman, Executive Treasurer Matt Haynicz and Student Representative to the Board of Visitors Abigail Cannella.
Student body election day is Tuesday, March 21, and the JMU student body will be voting for a new student body president, vice president, executive treasurer and student representative to the Board of Visitors.
The JMU Student Government Association (SGA) took a trip to Richmond, Virginia, to advocate for three pertinent categories of student interest with state legislators, including students’ well-being, campus safety and access and affordability during its biannual advocacy trip Feb. 8.
The Student Government Association (SGA) Senate passed an ASL Bill of Opinion, allotted money to BluesTones and heard from JMU Dining during Tuesday’s meeting.
The Student Government Association (SGA) Senate passed an amendment expanding the responsibilities of the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice and Accessibility (DEIJA+) Committee Chair, approved a program grant for JMU Unaccompanied and heard from Big Brothers Big Sisters during Tuesday’s meeting.
A resolution to place naloxone in all on-campus residence halls was passed during the Feb. 1 Student Government Association (SGA) Senate meeting. The resolution’s passage coincides with JMU’s efforts to make naloxone more accessible on campus.
The Student Government Association (SGA) Senate allotted money to JMU Young Life, Note-oriety and Chabad Jewish Student Group and approved an academic senator amendment at Tuesday’s meeting.
The Student Government Association (SGA) Senate amended members’ activity requirements and allotted funds to Sigma Gamma Rho and Alpha Phi Alpha during Tuesday’s meeting.