SGA | Graphic by Grace Merkle | The Wright State Guardian
SGA (Student Government Association) met Tuesday, Feb. 1 to discuss a new business with the Wright State Foundation, constitution and bylaw changes and nominees to fill open positions.
A new business
Two members of the Wright State Foundation, CEO Scott Rash and David Stuart, joined SGA to propose a new business. Stuart, WSF Analytics Manager, spoke about their idea of a Wright State thrift store.
“It could be a really good fit for the University and a really good fit for the students as well as the alumni. It’s an opportunity for them to support the university in ways that haven’t previously,” Stuart said.
The location for this thrift store is still being determined. This idea was greatly supported by SGA members and the launch will happen roughly in six months, depending on the donations collected prior.
Constitution and bylaws changes
The constitution and bylaws went under major and minor changes to clear up things that were previously miscommunicated.
The changes included the removal of the House of Representatives, adding a senate chair for Lake Campus and clarifying qualifications to run for president and vice president.
For a student to become president they must be a sophomore at the time of application and a junior at the time of the appointment. The vice president may now be a freshman at the time of application.
After this discussion, the senate approved of all changes from last week.
New Nominees
Five candidates were nominated for various open positions in SGA. These nominees were Blake Bailey for chief ofstaff, Ryan Diaz for director of inclusive excellence and accessibility, Ben Osborn for speaker of the house, Cassandra Poeppleman for residential senator and Cameron Haught for College of Liberal Arts senator.
After a brief introduction from each candidate, SGA went into executive discussion before approving all nominees and welcoming the candidates on board.
