SGA Committee Descriptions

This committee shall be chaired by the Vice-President of Academic Affairs and include at least one (1) member who is an elected representative from the SGA. It shall be the duty of this committee to oversee and deal with all issues Academic in nature. This committee shall meet regularly with the MassBay chief academic officer to address, discuss and continue to improve the quality of academics at MassBay. 

Committee Chair: Jack Newman  

j_newman6@massbay.edu

This committee shall be chaired by an elected SGA Senator or an unelected student member appointed by the Executive Committee and shall include at least two (2) other elected SGA members and at least two (2) unelected members of the student body. The committee shall collaborate with and advise the Student Development Office on the development, organization, and coordination, of social activities/programs, and plan activities delegated by the SGA Senate. The chair of this committee shall assume the title of Programming Liaison. 

Committee Chair: Florentine Overko

f_overko@massbay.edu

This committee shall be chaired by the Vice President of Finance of the SGA and shall include at least three (3) members, two (2) other elected representatives from the SGA Senate, and at least one (1) member of the student body. It shall be the duty of this Committee to prepare a budget and make statements as deemed necessary. The treasurer will submit weekly reports to the SGA Senate. The Finance Committee will meet every other week to evaluate club funding requests according to Finance Committee Guidelines. If a request is denied by the Finance Committee it may be brought to the full SGA Senate on appeal. The Finance Committee will also make recommendations on the proposed budget to the SGA Senate and prepare the report for the President of the College.

Committee Chair: James Munroe-Ellis 

j_munroeellis@massbay.edu 

This committee shall be chaired by an elected Senator of the SGA appointed by the Executive Committee. The Legislation committee shall consist of at least two (2) other elected SGA members, and at least one (1) member of the student body. It shall be the duty of this committee to educate the SGA Senate and the MassBay community on the SGA Constitution and SGA Bylaws. This committee shall review all proposed amendments to the constitution and bylaws, to advise the SGA Senate concerning constitutional and bylaw issues. This committee shall also regularly review the SGA Constitution and SGA Bylaws and propose necessary changes. It shall also be the duty of this committee to regularly review and propose necessary changes to the election bylaws and procedures. This committee will also advertise, organize and evaluate, with the SGA Advisor, the campus wide elections held each Spring and Fall. 

Committee Chair(s): To be Determined.

sga@massbay.edu. 

This committee shall be chaired by the Vice-president of Student Affairs and include at least one (1) member who is an elected representative from the SGA. It shall be the duty of this committee to address issues concerning all components of the school which are not academic in nature. This committee shall meet regularly with the Dean of Students or Assistant Dean of Students to address, discuss and continue to improve the quality of Student Affairs at MassBay. 

Committee Chair: Adrian Gilbert Miller 

a_gilbertmiller@massbay.edu