Inauguration of the new SGA

Please join us to celebrate the inauguration of the new Officers and Senators of the SGA for the 2012-2013 academic year, on Sunday, April 29 at 6 p.m. in Hamlin Hall. A reception will follow at 6:30 p.m. in the Faculty Club.

STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION 2012-2013 ACADEMIC YEAR

Executive Board

President: Dobro Trifonov ’13

Executive Vice President: Preston Haxo ’14

Vice President of Finance: Shawna Berk ’13
Vice President of Entertainment: Will Cha ’13
Vice President of Multicultural Affairs: Juan Hernandez ’13

 

Senators – Class of 2013

Julian Brown

Daniel Chow

Jason Gordon

*2 vacancies

 

Senators – Class of 2014

Will Hermann

*4 vacancies

 

Senators – Class of 2015

Ty Daly

Grace Hoyt

Aysen Muderrisoglu

Ambar Paulino

Jessica Tenenbaun

 

SGA Secretary: Eddy Oketch ’15

SGA Finance Secretary: Bridget Mazet ’14

 

Senators for the Freshman Class, IDP, and at-Large will be elected during the Fall Election in September 2012, along with any vacancies from the Spring Election.

Student Commencement Speaker Contest

Deadline: May 1, 2012
The SGA is looking for any senior interested in delivering a commencement speech to the Class of 2012.
If you have a message or experience you think will resonate with your fellow classmates please submit a speech to sgapresident@trincoll.edu
You will also be asked to come in before a student-faculty panel to deliver your speech.

SGA Class Elections

The next round of elections for the SGA Senate will be taking place on April 25th at noon.
The following positions will be voted upon:

• Five Senator positions open to undergraduates for every class year
• One Class President for each class year
• One Class Vice President for each class year
• One Class Secretary for each class year

If you plan on running for a position, please turn in your election application at the Mather Hall Welcome Desk by noon on April 24th.
Any questions you may have can be directed to Panida Pollawit by email.

Agenda Upcoming SGA Meetings

Please see attached the upcoming meetings for the rest of the academic year.

Agenda April 2012 (1)

Agenda April 2012 (2)

 

2012 SGA Election Debate

The 2012 SGA Election Debate will be held tomorrow at Mather Dining Hall from 5:30 to 6:30 pm. Food from First & Last Tavern will be provided.

This is your chance to listen to listen to executive officer candidates discuss current issues on campus and personal aspirations for the coming school year.

SGA Elections: Be Your Own Representative

The Student Government Association will be holding our Spring Elections next week!
If you are interested in running, please see the Election Packet for details.

The following positions are available:

SGA Executive Board

• President
• Executive Vice President
• Vice President of Finance
• Vice President of Entertainment
• Vice President of Multicultural Affairs

Information about the responsibilities of Executive Board members can be found here.

Senate Representatives

• Five Senator positions open to undergraduates for every class year
• One Class President for each class year
• One Class Vice President for each class year
• One Class Secretary for each class year

Any student interested in running who are currently abroad should contact Preston Haxo by email with the name of a student who will submit your petition and run your campaign.

The following events will be happening as part of the Countdown to Election Day:

• 4/5 Participating in Democracy Common Hour Event come to Terrace Rooms A & B to learn about the history of voting rights, and how YOU can be more civically engaged from the Secretary of State’s Office.
• 4/8 Information Session for any student interested in running- Sunday @ 6:15 in Terrace Rooms A & B.
• 4/10 Debate for all Executive Positions during dinner in Mather (you may be in for a treat!). Anyone running for an executive position must meet the requirements laid out in the SGA Constitution.
• 4/11 Petition Due Mather Welcome Desk by Noon
• 4/11 Election Day! Polls close on THURSDAY, April 12th at Noon.

If you have any questions please contact Panida Pollawit by email.

Last Meeting For Allocations

The Budget Committee will hold one last meeting for allocations this semester!

Please submit requests by noon on Wednesday, April 3.

Any questions? Email Adrian.JulGarcia@trincoll.edu

UPDATED SGA Full Roster

Senate

Class of 2012 Senators

Antinea Ascione

Virgilio Bisio

Jonathan Chu

Molly Cohen

Sophie Goodwin

 

Class of 2013 Senators

Shawna Berk

Daniel Chow

Jason Gordon

Lianjiang Lu

Alexandra Mehraban

 

Class of 2014 Senators

Byron Doerfer

Preston Haxo

William Hermann

Scott Jaburek

Raymond Li

 

Class of 2015 Senators

Eamon Bousa

Jordan Hillier

Aysen Muderrisolgu

Ambar Paulino

Maximilian Szapary

 

IDP Senators

Susan Garvey

Patrick Kane

 

Senators at-Large

Marc Alexis

Sisi Cai

Rose Lichtenfels

Vince Novelli

Dobromir Trifonov

 

Parliamentarian

Alexandra Mehraban

 

SGA Secretary

Eddy Oketch

 

Finance Secretary

Bridget Mazet

 

Webmaster

Benjamin Hartung

 

Budget Committee

Shawna Berk (SGA Rep.)

Erica Bertoli

Arthur Chou

Tynan Daly

Preston Haxo (SGA Rep.)

Grace Hoyt

Lianjiang Lu (SGA Rep.)

Daniel Matthews

Henry Romeyn

Vacancy–1 member

 

Club Sports

Byron Doerfer

Jordan Hillier

 

Entertainment Activities Council

Jeanika Browne-Springer (Co-Social Chair)

Kayla Demers (Co-Social Chair)

Jonathan Chu (Class of  2012 Rep.)

Annick Bickson (I-House Rep.)

Lisbeimy Chavez (LVL Rep.)

Vince Novelli (The Mill Rep.)

Shanique Wilson (CSA Rep.)

Neha Surender (Special Events Chair)

Shivali Vashisht (Class of 2014 Rep.)

Katherine Rorer (Class of 2015 Rep.)

Aysen Muderrisoglu (SGA Rep.)

Vacancy–Class 2013 Rep.

Class Officers

Class of 2012

Nikki Lustig – President

Sophie Goodwin – Vice President

Vacancy–Secretary

 

Class of 2013

Sam Zantinger – President

Alexa Mehraban – Vice President

Vacancy—Secretary

 

Class of 2014

President – Ryan McCann

Vice President – Sisi Cai

Vacancy–Secretary

 

Class of 2015

Aysen Muderrisoglu – President

Jessica Tenenbaum – Vice President

Maximilian Szapary – Secretary

 

Faculty Committees

Academic Affairs

Paul Holland

Virgilio Bisio

Byron Doerfer

Admissions and Financial Aid

Jason Gordon

Vacancy–1 white female

 

Curriculum Committee

Byron Doerfer

Sophie Goodwin

Vince Novelli

 

Information Technology in Education

Shawna Berk

Preston Haxo

Paul Holland

 

President’s Council on Campus Climate

Shawna Berk

 

Planning and Budget Council

Virgilio Bisio

Byron Doerfer

Senate Committees

Administration and Policy

Virgilio Bisio, Chair

Sophie Goodwin

Scott Jaburek

Patrick Kane

Alexandra Mehraban

Dobromir Trifonov

 

Life on Campus

Antinea Ascione, Chair

Molly Cohen

Jason Gordon

Byron Doerfer

William Hermann

Jordan Hillier

Student Experience

Marc Alexis

Shawna Berk, Chair

Eamon Bousa

Sisi Cai

Jonathan Chu

Susan Garvey

Raymond Li

Vince Novelli

Ambar Paulino

 

Elections, Recruitment and Communications

Daniel Chow

Lianjiang Lu

Preston Haxo, Chair

Rose Lichtenfels

Aysen Muderrisoglu

Maximilian Szapary

 

Housing

Jordan Hillier, Chair

Aysen Muderrisoglu

 

FACES Liaison

Lianjiang Lu

OPEN MEETING on Campus Safety

Tomorrow, your student government will be holding an open meeting to hear any member of this community’s unique perspective, proposal, and possible remedy that you have for the Trustees and their appointed Administration. We will make sure that all of the feedback is provided to them that same day, before their meeting on Saturday and that this feedback will be part of the decisions made by the Board of Trustees. We extend our invitation to the greater Hartford community, and to the leadership of this College.

SAVE THE DATE: Tomorrow, Friday March 9th - 7:00PM - McCook Auditorium

Position of the SGA on Campus Satefy

The Student Government Association will convene an special session of the Senate tomorrow, March 7th, to study and discuss the College Administration's announcement of new measures to improve the Campus Safety Department. It is the hope of the Executive Board to be able to deliver an official statement by the end of Wednesday. We encourage students to contact their elected representatives with concerns an opinions on the matter. Suggestions and comments can also be sent to the SGA Executive Board via email to sga@trincoll.edu.