By Maggie Vancampen —
Student Government Association elections are underway and should be on everyone’s radar.
Even though people question what SGA actually does, it really is quite simple. SGA advocates for students at the administrative level and protects student rights.
Our current Student President Jasper Noble, and every president before him, serves on the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees runs the university and Noble serves as a voice for students in making final decisions on issues such as raising tuition.
The current Academic Vice President Sabrina Collins said her position sits on faculty senate and the executive board of faculty senate, committees regarding the Cardinal Core and implementation committees for President Neeli Bendapudi’s strategic plan.
Collins said Executive Vice President Kayla Payne is designed to run the student senate, promote diversity and works with athletics.
Service Vice President Lydia Burns is on committees that have to do with housing, parking and sustainability Collins said.
These are powerful committees that have student voices. They can make a difference.
However, SGA needs to know what students want. And the best way students can have their voices be heard is by voting.
Voter turnout has been historically low; the 2018-2019 school year election only had a 15 percent response rate with 3, 125 participants. Over 3,800 voted the previous year.
SGA hosted a forum for all candidates Feb. 19 so they could talk about what they wanted to improve within the University of Louisville community.
When this story is published, U of L will be in the midst of voting. Voting will end Feb. 26.
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