Monthly SGA Report
By Chris Meyer, Outgoing First Year Rep / Incoming Treasurer

So, after recovering from various spring break sunburns, your SGA got back to work to put the finishing touches on the year. 

 Many of you enjoyed the marathon Mr. SAIS competition + talent show and live auction, which was so much fun that one contestant couldn’t even finish the competition.  That event finished off a great year for the Student Foundation, which raised thousands of dollars ($10k actually) to help subsidize a large number of first year’s internships this summer. 

Mr. SAIS also functioned as a primer for the Class of 2007’s fundraising campaign as the class tries to achieve a 70% giving rate for its scholarship fund, which will benefit future generations of SAIS students. 

We also recently held elections for next year’s SGA. First-year representative Nancy Tran will become President Nancy Tran as of Wednesday when the old board hands over control to the newly elected president. She will soon be recruiting for the all powerful academic, graduation, and operations committees, so keep in mind which committee you will want to serve on when she comes by. Refusals are not permitted.

President Tran will also be overseeing a new board structure that concedes more power to Bologna Center graduates. The Bologna reps were close to engineering a coup of the board this year, but Chris beat Cenk in a Greco-Roman wrestling match in the courtyard, thus only allowing the loss of one spot to the Bologna team. 

As of next year, a Bologna representative will occupy the VP position. DC still holds the President and Treasurer posts. 

A DC student will also occupy the Student Foundation Coordinator position, and will be a full voting member of the board. The new Student Foundation Coordinator will recruit the biggest gossiper from this year’s Bologna campus to help them coordinate the numerous events with the Bologna masses.  

This reorganization reduced the board membership by one DC position, and we believe it will be more representative of the school’s population

Also upcoming is the selection of the top teacher of the year. Every year we select the best teacher of the year based on a student vote. The top teacher receives an award of $10K, so don’t forget to vote (or sell your vote). 
 
Finally, a number of soon to be alumni are planning a party to celebrate the epic occasion that is graduation.

More details will be released when plans are finalized, but plan on a good time. 
 
Hasta pronto…

You can contact the SGA at saissga@jhu.edu