Student Handbook - Sweet Briar College

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2. Promote the highest standards of honor and integrity in all phases of collegelife.3. Coordinate and promote student activity within the community.4. Provide a forum for the expression and discussion of student opinions andsentiment.5. Complement the educational aspects of student life.6. Advance the spirit of loyalty to the College and its undertakings.Article III: Membership1. All students at Sweet Briar College shall be members of the SGA.2. The rights of the members of the SGA include:a. The presentation of petitions, appeals against the decisions of theExecutive Committee, or proposals for amendments to the Constitutionand By-Laws. Such petitions, appeals, and proposals must be consideredby the Executive Committee.b. Participation in campus discussions.Article IV: Legislative Powers1. The legislative powers of the SGA shall be exercised by the SGA officers.2. These powers shall be to:a. Ratify the rules, regulations, and policies concerning extracurricularactivities except as otherwise provided.b. Propose and discuss rules and regulations that must be referred to theExecutive Committee prior to a vote.c. Approve the budget derived from the Student Life Fund, as proposed bythe Budget Committee, only after notification to the entire student bodyof the proposal prior to approval.3. The SGA reserves the right to change rules and regulations within itsauthority at any time during the academic year. Upon alteration, theConstitution will be updated online. Once posted, the online copy will be thecopy used for all proceedings.Article V: Executive Powers1. The executive powers of the SGA shall be exercised by the SGA officers.2. The voting SGA officers shall consist of the following:a. President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, Electoral Officer, andPublicity Officer of the SGA, who shall be the Executive Committee.b. The Co-Chairs of the Judicial Committee, one of whom will vote eachsemester.c. The Vice Presidents of the four classes.________________________________________________________________10
d. The President of the Campus Events Organization.e. The Chair of the Academic Affairs Committee.f. The SGA Representative of the Non-Residential, Turning Point andTransfer student groups.g. The Residence Life Representative.h. The President of Inter-Club Council.i. When needed, the Traditions Committee Representative.3. The non-voting SGA officers shall consist of the Presidents of the fourclasses, and one of the Co-Chairs of the Judicial Committee.4. The executive powers of SGA shall be exercised by the officers of theExecutive Committee and shall be to:a. Administer the SGA Constitution and By-Laws.b. Explain to students the meaning of the SGA’s Constitution and By-Laws.c. Consider all petitions, appeals, and proposals for amendments to the SGAConstitution and By-Laws, and refer each to the proper authority with arecommendation.d. Consider any petition or written complaint for the removal of an officer ofthe SGA, and if, by a two-thirds vote, it finds such complaint to bejustifiable, to put the matter to a vote by SGA. When an officer is thusremoved, the Executive Committee shall make provision for replacement,based on Section IV, letter C, number 9 of the By-Laws. If said officer ison the Executive Committee, she will be excluded from any and alldiscussions and proceedings related to her removal.e. SGA Officers are required to attend all SGA meetings. If an absenceoccurs, then the issue becomes a matter to be ruled upon by the ExecutiveCommittee, and is grounds for removal from office. If SGA Officers aretardy two times, it is grounds for removal from office upon review by theExecutive Committee. All SGA training sessions are mandatory, unless aproper excuse is provided. An unexcused absence from any trainingsession will be counted as a tardy on the absent officer’s attendance recordfor the year. All attendance policies expressed herein apply to theExecutive Committee of SGA. The choice of what constitutes removalfrom office is at the discretion of the Executive Committee by a majorityvote.f. SGA Officers must be in good honor standing. If an SGA Officer is foundguilty of an Honor Code violation, she is expected to resign her position(in order to maintain her rights to confidentiality) or to turn the matter overto the rest of the Executive Committee for a vote. If a member of theExecutive Committee is found guilty of an Honor Code violation, she mayturn the matter over to the Executive Board for a vote.________________________________________________________________11
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