SGA swears in elected officials during the first meeting of the semester
Members of the Central Michigan University’s Student Government Association 2025-2026 Executive Cabinet recite an oath as they are sworn into office during thier meeting on Sept. 9, 2025 in Anspach Hall. (CM Life | Blace Carpenter)
Central Michigan University’s Student Government Association swore in its operational cabinet, committee chairs, senators and its speaker of the house for their first meeting of the academic year.
SGA President Akua Acheampong said the first meeting is always busy.
“There is a lot of work to be done this year, and trying to get positions filled is a great way to start,” Acheampong said. “It’s a great way to give people enough time to adjust, enough time to get more information.”
The meeting started with the swearing in of SGA’s new executive staff and committee chairs.
Operational Staff
- Chief of Staff: Christian Dunn
- Director of Operations: Zainab Naaz
- Director of Media Relations & Information: Aksh Chaturvedi
- Historian: London Hill
- Elections Committee Director: Carson Cooley
Committee Chairs
- Director of Academic Affairs: Isabella Dziko
- Director of Outreach & Engagement: Carson Eskridge
- Director of Governmental Affairs: Izzy Ellul
- Director of Inclusive Excellence & Belonging: Lucia Dominguez
- Director of Sustainability: Pratichee Patel
- Elections Committee Director: Carson Cooley
“Anything with the academic experience, policies, curricula, anything of concern with syllabuses, come to me,” said Dziko. “Talk about it, talk about your concerns. I’m here for you.”
After chairs introduced themselves to the association, Cooley held an election for the SGA’s Senate and Student Budget Allocation Committee (SBAC).
- Senate Leader Jakob Phillips, College of Science and Engineering
- Jillian Farbis, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
- Alessia Burke, Global Campus/Undeclared
- Antonio Brown, SBAC
- Gabriel Camp, SBAC
Burke, who attends CMU virtually, said she wanted to run for CMU students who are primarily online.
“There's not a lot of opportunities for us to voice our concerns,” Burke said.
To end the meeting, SGA’s House of Representatives elected Senior Itzel Neri, who has served in RSOs such as Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), as this year’s speaker of the house.
Acheampong said that students can expect “productivity, engagement and making change.”
In other news:
- SGA approved their 2026 budget during the meeting. The association has $28,000 in funds that is distributed to different roles, committees and events.
