Student government elects new officers

by Bradley Levi

The Knight Times congratulates the students elected into office for the Student Government of Marian University of Fall 2012.

Several positions still remain open for the elections. These include: Student Affairs Representative, Non-Traditional Student Representative, Multicultural Representative, Student Representative At-Large, Senior Class Secretary, Sophomore Class Treasurer, Resident Student Representative, Commuter Student Representative, and Sophomore Class Secretary.

Next year’s positions have been changed. In the past, three Student Representatives At-Large sat on the board. Now, the board combined these three positions into one.

“SGMU recently changed its Governing Board structure to adapt to changing student demographics here at Marian,” said current SGMU President Kevin Kolb.

The Academic School Representatives are new as well. The Schools of Business, Nursing, Education, Liberal Arts, and Mathematics and Sciences each get one Academic School representative.

“These positions will act as a means of communication with each academic area. The net gain to the SGMU board due to the restructuring is [plus three] to bring the overall board count total to 25,” said Kolb.

The Academic School Representatives would communicate with the dean of their school on a regular basis, so that the board knows about how each school is doing.