{"id":830,"date":"2020-09-30T18:47:55","date_gmt":"2020-09-30T18:47:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/developmenttwo.marymount.edu\/student-life\/?page_id=830"},"modified":"2025-10-29T12:32:54","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T16:32:54","slug":"student-government-association","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/student-life\/student-life\/campus-programs\/student-government-association\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Government Association"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8664\" src=\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/sga.jpg\" alt=\"Four students stand next to each other, smiling\" width=\"700\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/sga.jpg 700w, https:\/\/marymount.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/sga-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u201cWe the students of Marymount University resolve that as sovereign equals, we shall cooperate in friendly association to maintain the common ground for which our community strives; With this understanding we agree that we, the student body, desire a union that recognizes the sovereignty of the student community and serves to represent its will; It is with that goal that we establish and affirm this Constitution for the Marymount University Student Government Association.\u201d<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Welcome from the President<\/h3>\n<p>Hello! Marymount University&#8217;s Student Government Association (MUSGA) is a student-led organization that is dedicated to advocating for students. Please visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/marymount.campuslabs.com\/engage\/organization\/marymount-university-student-government-association\">us here<\/a>&nbsp;to learn more about our organization and members! The SGA consists of three branches, each with their own unique function;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>Legislative<\/strong> branch, referred to as the <strong>Senate<\/strong>, is comprised of 20 students, called Senators. Senators are elected by their graduating class or appointed to fill a vacancy. This branch is tasked with tackling the concerns of the student body through legislative action in the form of Resolutions, which are documents brought to the senate floor during bi-weekly SGA meetings.<\/li>\n<li>The<strong> Executive<\/strong> branch, composed of the four Executive officers of the SGA whom are elected at-large and perform specific executive functions; the President, the Vice President, Treasurer and the Secretary. One additional position, the Secretary of Public Affairs, is appointed.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Judicial<\/strong> branch is composed of three students referred to as justices who resolve intergovernmental disputes and concerns regarding our governing documents and procedures.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:sga@marymount.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sga@marymount.edu<\/a>, or stop by our office, Gerard 1024 in Gerard Hall. We are always here to help!<\/p>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>SGA News<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/blog\/marymounts-student-government-association-makes-history-while-building-community-legacy\/\">Marymount\u2019s Student Government Association makes history while building community, legacy<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWe the students of Marymount University resolve that as sovereign equals, we shall cooperate in friendly association to maintain the common ground for which our community strives; With this understanding we agree that we, the student body, desire a union that recognizes the sovereignty of the student community and serves to represent its will; It [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/student-life\/student-life\/campus-programs\/student-government-association\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":801,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/left-sidebarpage.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":"","advanced-sidebar-menu\/link-title":"","advanced-sidebar-menu\/exclude-page":false},"class_list":["post-830","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.0 (Yoast SEO v27.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Student Government Association - Marymount University<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"\u201cWe the students of Marymount University resolve that as sovereign equals, we shall cooperate in friendly association to maintain the common ground for . 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