My school holds elections at the end of the school year (roughly March-April 2025) and as of this posting it's mid-October 2024. I'm planning in advance and figured some simple things out, as my tactic is to win the votes of my peers in Grade 7 and 8. So, is it early?

Although I don't hold any student government or classroom government positions (the most I held is a low-lying position in the English Club officers) and any time i try to compete, it's always a Walter Mondale disaster, only getting single-digit numbers. I'm still quite young, at 8th grade, and I'm planning to run for an elected position to the SSG (Surpreme Student Government) of my school. In it, I really want to tackle on the trash and lacking services issues in my school, and I'm planning to reach a position from Secretary or The treasury - something in the middle. Any advice on planning?

Salutations everyone,

I recently became president of student government for my college and my goal is to make our club events and meetings more entertaining and interesting for our members.

Since every student government is run differently, what yearly events do you guys hold, and what fun stuff do you guys do in meetings that you find interesting/fun?

Thanks!

I am thinking about applying for the student government association at my Job Corps center, but I do not know anything about student government. I stay in the dorm and we need dorm leaders. It really just consists of reporting and accountabilities. Signatures and whatnot. What should I do to prepare for something like this?

My VP transferred schools. I asked my treasurer and my secretary if they have interest in stepping up as VP, and both of them said yes. How do I choose, and how do I let them know in the most proper way?

Im gonna run for SGA but I have no idea what my campaign should be about. I don’t even know if I could fix the main issue I have with my school which is the lack of opportunities.I don’t know what to do

My school has an insane theft problem and found out way too late. very recently lost my wallet and like a week after a friend of mine lost her phone. I know for a fact my wallet was Infact stolen cus ik exactly where it was placed and janitorial staff had helped me search for it everywhere but still never found it. so it was most definitely stolen. A few days right after lost my phone had a teacher randomly tell me people steal stuff here all the time. It's honestly devastating, I ISU's I had been more careful was thinking of bringing it up to school authorities and Admistration so they put more disciplinary action on it and hold an assembly to stop theft. Hopefully that will keep the thieves on high alert and inform students that there are security cameras.

So far my plan is to

1. Collect Data & Ask students if they've ever had anything stolen at school
2. Discuss Data & Results with school administration and show them that theft is a genuine issue at the school
3. Implement disciplinary action on theft
4. Put security cameras in areas of the school where things r commonly stolen.
5. Host an assembly to warn students against theft & how to themselves from it & Put up posters all around school to remind students of the cameras & disciplinary action

My main concern is that this might be too strict on students which is why collecting student data and opinion is an important step in this plan. Please share any more ideas if you have one!

I'm preparing to run for stuco president and was curious is anyone had any low cost sources for campaign products (pins,buttons, bracelets) | believe that it could be helpful on top of all the other stuff like posters. Thanks for your help!

Im struggling to figure out how to win, may anyone who has experience list how won or their advice on how to win a student council election, I want to be Student Council President.

I was in the council until I made a mistake (I wrote on a desk) that I highly regret and got removed by the designated teacher. I would like advice on how to apologize and rejoin if even possible. I recognize the fact that I may not be allowed to return, but I would still like advice.

Hello all! I know this sub isn’t super active but after searching it seems to be the only social media presence I can find for student governments. I am getting inducted to my colleges SGA tomorrow at President! Woohoo! But I am running into roadblocks when it comes to getting engagement. My school only does two major events a year (one for each semester) and I’d like to do more. The issue I’m facing is they need to be low cost. If anyone has ideas I would love to hear them. Also anything you did or saw other SGA’s do that was good. Thank you so much!!!

Okay. I know this is a college student government Reddit but this was the only place where I could ask on Reddit. So my school, a charter school in LAUSD decided to "merge" a club called Link Crew that was originally supposed to introduce new students to the school. However, my Vice Principal "merged" Link Crew and student government together and halted student government before new executive members could be determined. Now, this Link Crew seems to have replaced student government, restricted it to only 20 members, and you have to apply and be interviewed by teachers/the vice principal. From what I heard from members inside Link Crew, they never knew that it was going to transition into student government. The Vice Principal suddenly decided to do this right when she learned about how new executive members were going to be chosen soon.

Some of you might ask why my Vice Principal is making changes, my Principal seems to be very busy with meetings so the Vice Principal seems to have taken the wheel for her to get some things off her plate. I have contacted the Vice Principal at least twice, asking if it was really true that only Link Crew members can run for executive positions, but she would only respond to my second question, "Am I able to join Link Crew", which was answered as a no, stating that there is no room.

I'm just curious if this is even right for the school to do this. Essentially they just created a one-party system where only people from Link Crew can run for executive positions. Is there a way for me to fight this? I mean a petition could be weak and my school does not have a PTA, so is there a stronger base that I can argue? I have looked at the Student Bill of Rights from LAUSD, but not too sure if it violates anything. Please help.

Hey everyone. I’m currently doing research on first year housing surveys at catholic universities. If you have access to yours, please send it to me. Thank you

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Hi everyone, my grade is graduating in 2021 so we are approaching our senior year. We are trying to make senior year special but with COVID it’s very hard. We are having half days, each half of the alternating between morning and afternoon. I’d appreciate any ideas on how to keep the grade united and make it feel special since we are losing so many of our senior privileges.

I got the role as a diversity chair late in my freshman year but due to COVID- it was cut short. I would love some tips going into next year on how to be a better chair member especially with the current climate. Thanks :D

I did student government back in high school. I wonder where all of members went onto?

Hello! I am creating an operations manual/SOP for a student government organization (meaning high turnaround, necessitating simplicity), and the majority of the guides within the operations manual occur on a recurring yearly basis. I have created all of the documentation for the operations manual, but am now looking for a way to create a spreadsheet/timeline that shows the various steps in both a categorical and chronological fashion (so it can be referenced by successors throughout the year), with each step either providing additional details or linking to a document which does. The system would need to have the capability to handle at least 300 tasks.

I've been trying to use Microsoft Project, but it's not fitting my needs (and it isn't free, which is problematic for passing it along to future student government administrations).

I'm looking for something which:

1. Provides "tasks" and "subtasks" or some variation of nesting ability (preferrably at least 4 levels deep)
2. Can dynamically change dates based on set parameters (first Monday of April each year for example)
3. Can handle at least 300 tasks, and can provide space for a description or link to a document for each task

I've tried looking this up online, but can't seem to find anything. Would any of you have any resources/tips for accomplishing this? Thank you!

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So I'm part of a student congress and I'm trying to put together an incentivised study program where students can go to have monitored study time and earn points towards rewards for the time they spend there. The closest thing I can find to what I am looking for is something EMU offers here:

https://www.emich.edu/academic-support-programs/hsc/eagle-rewards/index.php

I was wondering if anyone else knows of any other colleges that may have a similar program?

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Thanks!! :)

Hello all,

I'm working with my student government to ban professors from requiring students to purchase online access codes in order to complete homework/quizzes. However, I need research showing other universities that have enacted such a policy, and as of yet, I have been unable to find any.

If your university does this, can you leave a comment with your university name?

Thanks, everyone!

For the past ten plus years, rising seniors interested in participating in the senior student leadership group at our school have been selected by votes cast by both their classmates and any faculty that has taught them during their years in the upper school. To apply, these students submit a resume, a statement of interest, and a service project proposal, all of which can be reviewed by those casting votes. Of late, some have felt that this process has veered more toward the popularity contest, and as a result, we are looking for some alternate, equitable election models that might better fit our need.

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Roughly 60 of the 160 rising seniors apply for the program and only 12 are chosen at the end of the process. The selection committee needs the ability to review/discuss the final selections to evaluate students who may have academic or social concerns that could affect their election to the leadership group.

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I've been wondering if there is some kind of staged elections process where a group of twenty or thirty are identified, then interviewed, and then voted upon again. Or possibly, something with the ranked voting that was used in ME during the midterms, but I'm a little at a loss as to what our other options might be. I'd be very grateful to hear any and all ideas of how we might make this process more equitable for all involved while still winding up with a wonderful group of seniors to lead the class.

We are the opposition to the establishment of the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO), likely the most corrupt student government in Canada. We think our 2018 general elections were tampered with to allow the establishment to continue their rule. In short, running candidates in elections may not be a successful way of enacting change.

Does anyone have suggestions as to other ways we can improve the situation?

Hey all. I’m a freshman at a public university where I was recently “hired” into a student cultural organization as the treasurer, that’s set up somewhere between a non-profit organization and a student government. Now, I don’t have much student government experience, if any, so does anybody have any tips, tricks, or advice they could give me to do my job well as the treasurer? Thanks.

Hello there! I am in a social psychology class at Colorado State University this semester. My group and I are conducting a study that I would greatly appreciate your participation in. It will take 5 to ten minutes of your time and you would help me out greatly. Thank you in advance. http://colostatepsych.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9yOrOso4sKQVtuB

In the UW-System Students have control over allocating segregated fees to over 200 different units on campus in the amount of $14 million. What are other schools have financial controls/policies that they feel are unique or especially beneficial to students.