UA students to elect ASG senators this week
Voting for ASG Senate elections begins today at vote.uark.edu
Bailey McBride
Issue date: 9/8/08 Section: News
Associated Student Government Senate elections begin 9 a.m. today at vote.uark.edu and will end 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11.
Any full-time student in good standing who has been at the UA for at least one semester with a GPA of 2.25 or above is eligible to run for the ASG Senate. Students are allowed to spend up to $500 on campaign materials, though they generally spend around $20 or less, said Dayna Wolek, ASG sponsor and assistant director for the Center for Leadership and Community Involvement.
The ASG Senate meets from 6 to 8 p.m. every Tuesday. The UA graduate school and schools of agriculture, architecture, arts and sciences, business, engineering, and health and education will all elect senators to represent the concerns of the members of their schools. This election represents one of the first times the ASG has had an almost full ballot prior to the election, missing senators only in the College of Education and Health Professions, said Jonathan Powell, chair of the ASG Senate.
"We met one of our main goals before the election has even happened," said Emily Burrow, ASG secretary. "We really wanted to fill all of our spots, especially those in the graduate and law school."
Changes in senate this year will include more involvement with committees, at least one office hour per week, and at least one town hall meeting per semester per college by the senators, Powell said. One of the first major issues to go through the senate this year will be appointments of a new ASG judicial board. There is also a proposed overhaul and policy change regarding finals week, which the staff senate has already agreed to work on with ASG, Powell said.
There were 85 applications turned in to run for the 50 spots on the ASG Senate. Even if they run unopposed, each potential new senator must receive at least one vote to win. Each college is given a different number of seats in the senate based on their enrollment. Currently, Graduate/Law School holds 10 seats, Walton College holds eight, Fulbright holds 16, Bumpers holds four, the College of Education and Health Professions holds six, the College of Architecture holds two and the College of Engineering holds four.
Any full-time student in good standing who has been at the UA for at least one semester with a GPA of 2.25 or above is eligible to run for the ASG Senate. Students are allowed to spend up to $500 on campaign materials, though they generally spend around $20 or less, said Dayna Wolek, ASG sponsor and assistant director for the Center for Leadership and Community Involvement.
The ASG Senate meets from 6 to 8 p.m. every Tuesday. The UA graduate school and schools of agriculture, architecture, arts and sciences, business, engineering, and health and education will all elect senators to represent the concerns of the members of their schools. This election represents one of the first times the ASG has had an almost full ballot prior to the election, missing senators only in the College of Education and Health Professions, said Jonathan Powell, chair of the ASG Senate.
"We met one of our main goals before the election has even happened," said Emily Burrow, ASG secretary. "We really wanted to fill all of our spots, especially those in the graduate and law school."
Changes in senate this year will include more involvement with committees, at least one office hour per week, and at least one town hall meeting per semester per college by the senators, Powell said. One of the first major issues to go through the senate this year will be appointments of a new ASG judicial board. There is also a proposed overhaul and policy change regarding finals week, which the staff senate has already agreed to work on with ASG, Powell said.
There were 85 applications turned in to run for the 50 spots on the ASG Senate. Even if they run unopposed, each potential new senator must receive at least one vote to win. Each college is given a different number of seats in the senate based on their enrollment. Currently, Graduate/Law School holds 10 seats, Walton College holds eight, Fulbright holds 16, Bumpers holds four, the College of Education and Health Professions holds six, the College of Architecture holds two and the College of Engineering holds four.
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