Vote USM 2012

Welcome to the online headquarters for SGA Elections!

ELECTIONS 2013 COMING SOON!

Resident Ballot  (Undergrads who live on-campus, in a Residence Hall)

Commuter Ballot (Undergrads who live off-campus)

Learn more about the SGA Candidates!

NOMINATION FORM

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Positions available:

• Commuter Student Senators (9 Seats Available)
• Resident Student Senators (6 Seats Available)
• At-Large Student Senators (6 Seats Available)
• Student Body President

Requirements to run:

• Undergraduate students taking one or more credits in Portland/Gorham in Fall 2011
• Minimum GPA of 2.0 (returning students)
• Minimum High School GPA of 2.5 (new students)

 Position Descriptions

Responsibilities of the Student Senate

1. The Student Senate shall make recommendations on any matters or concerns affecting the USM undergraduate body to the appropriate University officer or policy-making body to which the question pertains.
2. The Student Senate’s areas of responsibility include, but are not limited to, the following:
   1. Student Life. The Student Senate shall be responsible for reviewing and making recommendations and/or resolutions concerning policies in such areas as: student life, admissions, financial aid, discipline, advising, counseling, housing, food services, placement, and recreational facilities and activities, and communicating these recommendations to the Student Body President for distribution to the appropriate University Body.
   2. Counsel. The Student Senate shall provide advice on any matter the Student Body President, USM President or USM administration chooses to bring before the Student Senate.
   3. Student Activity Fee. The Student Senate shall be responsible for the allocation of the Student Activity Fee. Although these funds are designed and intended for the use of SGA-recognized student groups and SGA-sponsored student events, any other funding request will be considered.

 Duties and Term of Office of a Senator

1. Duties. All Senators have the following duties:
   1. To attend all scheduled Student Senate meetings.
   2. To serve on at least one active Student Senate committee.
   3. To make reasonable and ongoing efforts to remain cognizant of all issues pertinent to the student body.
   4. To responsibly and courteously listen to and evaluate all information and testimony presented to the Student Senate in order to make informed decisions during the voting process.
   5. To serve at least three office hours per week in the Student Senate office or other locations deemed appropriate by the Student Senate Parliamentarian. The Parliamentarian retains the right to sanction the voting rights of any senator failing to comply with this policy for the week in which this policy is not met.