{"121711":{"#nid":"121711","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Student Government Association Elects Officers for 2012\u201313","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMany students know the Student Government Association (SGA) is an active campus organization, but perhaps not as many realize its scope or role in their lives as Tech students.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESGA is divided into an undergraduate House of Representatives and a Graduate Student Senate; together, in addition to other initiatives, the two houses manage the Student Activity Fee that students pay during any term they are enrolled at Tech. Funds are allocated through a bill and voting process to organizations such as the Campus Recreation Center and Student Center, but also support the efforts of many chartered student organizations on campus.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis week, SGA looks for new leadership in all of its roles, including president and executive vice president at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Elections open Friday, April 6, at 1 p.m. at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/elections.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eelections.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E and close Wednesday, April 11, at 4 p.m.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUndergraduate candidates for these positions include:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHunter Hammond\u003C\/strong\u003E, president, and \u003Cstrong\u003EKia Andrews\u003C\/strong\u003E, executive vice president (\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/hammondandrews.com\u0022\u003Ehammondandrews.com\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEran Mordel\u003C\/strong\u003E, president, and \u003Cstrong\u003EAmit Khanduri\u003C\/strong\u003E, executive vice president (\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/eranamit.com\u0022\u003Eeranamit.com\u003C\/a\u003E)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnd graduate candidates include:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMichael Kirka\u003C\/strong\u003E, president, and \u003Cstrong\u003EGareth Guvanasen\u003C\/strong\u003E, executive vice president\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u0022It\u0027s important to have strong leaders in the executive president and vice president roles because those people play a key role in how engaged SGA is with the student body as a whole,\u0022 said Vett Vandiver, vice president for communications for the undergraduate SGA. \u0022I have definitely been encouraging my fellow students to become informed on what each candidate stands for, participate in the campaigning events and vote!\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to these leadership positions, each academic department has a seat for a representative and a senator, and elections for these posts will also be held at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/elections.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eelections.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E during the same time frame. To find out who currently serves for your area of study, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/sga.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Esga.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDuring the same time, SGA will celebrate I \u0026lt;3 GT week, a weeklong series of events celebrating students\u2019 love for the Institute from April 9\u201313. The week will include a traditions tour, baseball game, cultural events and other spirit celebrations; see the full schedule of events online at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/sga.gatech.edu\/iheartgt\u0022\u003Esga.gatech.edu\/iheartgt\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis week, SGA looks for new leadership in all of its roles, including president and executive vice president at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"This week, SGA looks for new leadership in all of its roles, including president and executive vice president."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2012-04-03 09:28:11","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:11:56","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-04-03T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-04-03T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"121721":{"id":"121721","type":"image","title":"SGA Seal","body":null,"created":"1449178582","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:36:22","changed":"1566415234","gmt_changed":"2019-08-21 19:20:34","alt":"SGA Seal","file":{"fid":"237940","name":"sga-seal-color.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/sga-seal-color.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/sga-seal-color.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":100331,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/sga-seal-color.jpg?itok=eCVEEp2q"}},"121951":{"id":"121951","type":"image","title":"I \u003C3 GT Week","body":null,"created":"1449178582","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:36:22","changed":"1475894743","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:45:43","alt":"I \u003C3 GT Week","file":{"fid":"194403","name":"i_3gt_logo.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/i_3gt_logo_0.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/i_3gt_logo_0.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":20170,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/i_3gt_logo_0.jpeg?itok=7-Y65_xO"}}},"media_ids":["121721","121951"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/sga.gatech.edu\/","title":"Student Government Association"},{"url":"http:\/\/sga.gatech.edu\/iheartgt","title":"I Heart GT Week"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"166922","name":"sga"},{"id":"167481","name":"sga elections"},{"id":"166923","name":"student government association"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jcarter43@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EJoseph Carter\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EStudent Government Association\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}