SGA Elections
Interested in Joining SGA?
March 10 - 12, 2025
Questions? Contact Elections and Recruitment Chair, Alexandra Rhoades at arhoades@una.edu.
Qualifications
- Run on a joint ticket
- Submit a joint Declaration of Candidacy by February 3, 2025
- Have and maintain a 2.75 cumulative GPA
- Be a full-time student at UNA
- Be a junior, senior, or graduate student in the fall semester after the office is assumed
- Have served at least two (2) semesters at the time of inauguration in any branch of the Student Government Association (i.e., Executive, Legislative, Judicial, or Freshman Forum)
- Must attend the Official Debate
- Submit a Declaration of Candidacy by February 3, 2025
- Have and maintain a 2.75 cumulative GPA
- Be a full-time student at UNA
- Be a sophomore, junior, senior, or graduate student in the fall semester after the office is assumed
- Have completed at least one (1) previous semester in SGA Senate (not including Freshman Forum branch)
- Must attend the Official Debate
- Submit a Declaration of Candidacy by February 3, 2025
- Have and maintain a 2.75 cumulative GPA
- Be a full-time student at UNA
- Be a sophomore, junior, senior, or graduate student in the fall semester after the office is assumed
- Have completed at least one (1) previous semester in SGA Senate (not including Freshman Forum branch
- Must attend the Official Debate
- Submit a Declaration of Candidacy by February 3, 2025
- Include verification of their enrollment in a specific college or verification of intent to enter into a specific college in their Declaration of Candidacy
- Have and maintain at least a 2.5 cumulative GPA
- Have completed at least one (1) previous semester at UNA
Important Dates
|
DATE |
TIME |
EVENT |
|
November 19 |
5:00 PM |
SGA Interest Meeting Location: SGA Chambers |
|
January 13 |
8:00 AM |
Declaration of Candidacy Opens |
|
January 23 |
5:30 PM |
SGA Interest Meeting Location: SGA Chambers |
|
February 3 |
11:55 PM |
Declaration of Candidacy Closes |
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February 4 |
5:00 PM |
Mandatory Candidate Meeting Location: SGA Chambers |
|
February 10 |
8:00 AM |
Campaigning May Begin |
|
March 3 |
6:00 PM |
Official Debate Location: GUC Performance Center |
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March 10 |
8:00 AM |
SGA Elections Begin |
|
March 12 |
5:00 PM |
SGA Elections End |
|
March 17 |
8:00 AM |
SGA Run-Off Elections Begin (if necessary) |
|
March 19 |
5:00 PM |
SGA Run-Off Elections End (if necessary) |
|
April 23 |
5:00 PM |
SGA Inauguration Location: GUC Performance Center |
2025 Senate Apportionment
|
COLLEGE |
SEATS |
|
Anderson College of Nursing and Health Professions |
4 |
|
College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering |
8 |
|
College of Education and Human Sciences |
5 |
|
Sanders College of Business and Technology |
8 |
|
Total Number of Collegiate Senate Seats |
25 |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Submit the application/Declaration of Candidacy beginning on January 13, 2025.
- Attend the mandatory candidate meeting on Tuesday, February 4, 2025.
- Start 杏吧直播间ing. Campaigning begins Monday, February 10, 2025.
For President-Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer candidates, the Elections and Recruitment Chair will ask a series of more specific questions pertaining to the respective positions.
For Senator seats, all colleges are separated into their specific college. The Elections and Recruitment Chair will ask numerous questions to all candidates seeking Senate seats. The questions could range from "Why do you want to join SGA?" to "What are the different committees in SGA?"