SGA changes SBAC qualifications with new House rules
Kathryn House leads the meeting at the Student Government Association on March 23, 2026, in Mount Pleasant, Michigan.
The Student Government Association’s (SGA) House approved additions and amendments to the association's bylaws on April 20, the last meeting of the school year.
Outgoing Student Body Vice President Kathryn House proposed the changes in February. SGA’s senate amended and passed them last week.
Notable changes include:
- Registered Student Organizations can still be eligible for funding through the Student Budget Allocation Committee if they are unable to appoint an SGA representative. They can submit their case to the Hardship Review Committee.
- The House will vote to approve or deny recusal requests in the Supreme Court, where a judge may remove themselves from participating in a case due to possible conflicts of interest.
- Guidelines were made for the new Scholarship Committee, which will choose winners for the SGA scholarship.
SGA also elected the following senators for these colleges next year:
- Abigail Partenio and Mena Schlumbohm for the College of Science and Engineering
- Anthony Ashmall for the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
- Evan Potter for the College of Education and Human Services
- Aliessa Burke for the Global Campus program and undeclared students
- Kelly Ryan for the Office of Graduate Studies
Aiden Partenio was re-elected to the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. Samantha Sullivan and Parker Ward were elected to serve on the Constitutional and Governance Restructuring Committee.
In other news:
- The inauguration for SGA’s next executive board will take place at 7:00 p.m. on April 27 in MAC Gym #1 of the Student Activity Center.
- The association’s next pop-out event is a Greek Week Battle of the Beats at 6:00 p.m. on April 23 in McGuirk Arena.
- SGA’s senate is hosting a Local Leaders Town Hall at 6:30 p.m. on April 22 in Pearce 127. There will be a panel discussion and Q&A with the Mount Peasant Mayor Boomer Wingard, Isabella County Commissioners Jim Moreno and Jerry Jaloszynski, and Mount Pleasant Community Foundation CEO Liz Conway.
- The Academic Affairs Committee is hosting a Study Smarter event at 6:00 p.m. on April 21 in Pearce 138. Attendees will learn study tips and common study myths.
