{"id":1704,"date":"2015-02-03T11:18:27","date_gmt":"2015-02-03T16:18:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/?p=1704"},"modified":"2021-08-11T15:41:31","modified_gmt":"2021-08-11T19:41:31","slug":"student-government-elections-season-opens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/student-government-elections-season-opens\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Government Elections Season Opens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interested in being a Student Government Association leader next school year?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Well the deadline for declaring your candidacy<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014Feb. 23 at 4 p.m.\u2014<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is fast approaching. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Candidates can only run for one position and must be enrolled in at least six credit hours, with the majority of the classes being at the campus they are campaigning for. Those running for office must have a minimum 2.5 GPA and have a high school diploma. To submit an application, visit any Student Life Department. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elections will take place March 23-25. Students can cast a single ballot at their local campus or online at <a href=\"http:\/\/elections.mymdc.net\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">elections.mymdc.net<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The open positions at every campus are president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, public relations director and governmental relations director. In order to run for president or vice president, candidates must have been a member of student government since last fall.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stelzon Anaya, SGA president of North Campus said the duties of the executive board and senate are to act as a liaison between the students and the College.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIf there is an issue, we act as the voice for the students and go about with the appropriate steps to deal with and express those thoughts to administration,\u201d Anaya said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stephanie Gutierrez, SGA president at Homestead Campus said she strives to inspire students to voice their opinion and create their own clubs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201cWe walk around campus promoting events, getting people to join and sit down with other clubs to see what they are up to, in order to learn about their needs and goals,\u201d Anaya said. \u201cRecruitment is key to having officers in the future, and this year we have had more people join.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Applicants running for office must also submit a letter of recommendation from a faculty member, a written statement submitted electronically, a photo that must be taken at your campus Student Life Department and a complete expense sheet that will be included in the election packet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If any position is unopposed, the running candidate would need at least 50 percent of their campus vote to win. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI am happy to see more people want to run,\u201d Gutierrez said. \u201cLeadership has stepped up and it is very encouraging.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Interested in being a Student Government Association leader next school year? 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