Committees
It also works towards academic issues and improving academic affairs for students.
Meeting Time: Thursday at 3 PM
Chair: Alex Wu
Contact Info: aww117@psu.edu
Constitution Review
The committee reviews constitutions from new clubs to verify that they are following University policy before being accepted by the Student Government Senate. They also make sure that the constitutions that are filed in the SGA office are up-to-date. Finally, the committee reviews SGA’s constitution and if any changes are needed, then those changes are made and presented to the Senate to be voted on.
Meeting Time: Thursday at 6:45 PM
Chair: Alexander Henderson
Contact Info: amh338@psu.edu
Diversity
The committee reviews diversity issues on Behrend campus and makes students aware of these issues. They work to make Behrend a more diverse campus over all.
Meeting Time: Mondays at 12 PM
Co-Chairs: Tameka Tilliman and Olga Nacalaban
Contact Info: tlt166@psu.edu or lhn100@psu.edu
Elections
The committee schedules a timeline for freshman senator elections in the fall semester and a timeline for spring elections, which are for the SGA executive board, 11 senators, and University Faculty Senate Representative. The committee also plans the debates for the candidates in the spring semester.
Meeting Time: Tuesday at 11:15 AM
Chair: Jenn Crawford
Contact Info: jmc426@psu.edu
Governmental Affairs
The committee focuses on issues such as voter registration for students and lobbying efforts.
Meeting Time: Tuesday at 2:30pm
Chair: Scott Soltis
Contact Info: sms520@psu.edu
Public Relations
The committee serves as a liaison between the Student Government Association and the student body of Behrend. It reaches students by advertising SGA through its events, decisions, and many organizations that it represents.
Meeting Time: Fridays at 1 PM
Co-Chairs: Erica Sitter and Erin Strayer
Contact Info: els192@psu.edu or egs101@psu.edu
Student Life
The committee focuses on improving student life on and off of campus through student input from commuters and residents, as well as working towards implementation of what students would like to see change in student life. Student input is found through surveys, forums, events, and discussions.
Meeting Time: Wednesday after SGA Meetings
Chair: Joe Bianco
Contact Info: jmb501@psu.edu
THON
The Behrend THON committee organizes, plans, and carries out fundraising efforts for Penn State's 48-hour Dance Marathon, the largest student-run philanthropy in the world. All of the money raised for THON benefits the Four Diamonds Fund, which provides financial assistance to families of children with Cancer at the Penn State Children's Hospital in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Some of our fundraising efforts include the first annual Behrend Winter Olympics, working alongside with local high schools and businesses, and four "canning weekends." The committee selects two student dancers each year to represent Behrend at University Park during THON.
Meeting Time: Thursday at 5:30 PM
Co-Chairs: Michelle Rizzo and Jenn Sutter
Contact Info: iluvcows@psu.edu or psu_angel23@yahoo.com
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SGA Webpage
The committee updates the SGA web page as needed.
All committee meetings are held in the SGA office and are open to all students.
Adhoc Committees of SGA
Information Technology Fee Committee
Every student that attends Penn State pays the IT Fee each semester. This committee allows students to take part in voicing how they feel this money should be spent.
Office Space Committee
The committee evaluates office space to make sure student organizations are utilizing the space allocated to them properly. It also reviews proposals that clubs without space submit.
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