The Student Government Association (SGA) is back at Sinclair Community College and as part of its return to power, the office of Student Leadership and Development and Judicial Affairs has appointed Brandon Whitehorn as the president of SGA as of Fall Semester.
Advisor Tom Roberts said that Whitehorn has been appointed student president initially to develop the Constitution and help develop the program. The position will be open for election sometime at the beginning of Spring Semester. Around the same time, three other positions will also be available: student vice president, secretary and treasurer.
All positions are awarded stipends each week throughout the semester, Roberts said.
“Developing the Constitution is priority number one,” Roberts said.
Roberts expects the constitution will be completed by the end of Fall Semester.
As a preliminary project for his position as SGA president, Whitehorn said that he has been working with Sinclair’s students around campus since May 2012, surveying them to find out what they would like to see student government become. He said what he found was there are many students with similar ideas, and many students who are willing to make an impact around campus.
“I’m really excited,” Whitehorn said. “It’s a great opportunity to see people work together around campus.”
He also said that his plan for SGA is to make sure that it provides students with a voice around campus and provides students with proper representation.
Whitehorn said that he is eager for the chance to get to help assist students
to collaborate together while obtaining the chance to develop his leadership skills.
And developing those leadership skills through the Social Change Model of Leadership is one of Roberts’ top priorities for students who decide they would like to be a part of SGA.
“My job is to help students learn leadership skills that are transferrable that they can use throughout their lives,” Roberts said.
To help make up the depth of SGA, the student clubs and organizations will appoint a representative to be a part of the student senate.
Roberts said even though they may not know it, every member of Sinclair’s student body is a member of SGA.
He and Whitehorn said that all students are welcome to come to their SGA assembly meetings. Roberts said the first of those meetings will be scheduled for sometime in late September, and may actually become more of a SGA convention—similar to national political conventions—to help spread the word about Student Government at Sinclair.
On a side-note, Roberts also said that SGA will be offering free Aramark pizza as part of the Leaders lunch-in, to students on select Friday’s from 12-1 p.m. during the Fall Semester.
For more information on SGA including when the meetings are scheduled, or how to become an acting member, visit the student leadership office located in Building 8025, or call Whitehorn at 512-2802.