The Student Government Association (SGA) elections have passed at Point Park University. The SGA serves as the voice of the student body by working closely with and encouraging the administration to take the steps necessary to improve our school. The SGA is made up of two governmental bodies: the Executive Cabinet and the Senate. 

The Executive Cabinet consists of the president and vice president, which are both elected positions, as well as six others who are appointed by the president. Point Park University’s current SGA president is Marc Palombo, and the vice president is Trevor FitzSimmons. Along with Palombo and FitzSimmons, Point Park’s SGA current chief of staff is Frankie Bracie, the communications director is Joey Bova, the treasurer is M.C Carter, the recording secretary is Matthew Foxel, and the parliamentarian is David Keyser. The President Pro-Tempore, who fills in for the president in their absence, and also chairs for the Student Innovation Committee, has yet to be elected at the time of this article. The election will take place on Monday, September 25. 

The second governmental body in the SGA is composed of the senators. Currently there are 23 senators that have been appointed with positions that are still available. Although the election for senators has just passed, interested candidates  can contact Marc Palombo at [email protected] or email [email protected] for more information. There are no specific requirements to join, and elected senators can start as early as this year. The Senators that were elected this year are Arden Adams, Nicolas Bartley, Robert Fornataro, Matthew Harris, Kyle MacLaughlin, Riley Manhon, Esai Martinez, Dillion Pererson, Amy Remes, Angelee RiAll, Derek Roush, Aika Samora, Vincent Tate, Dakota Wagenhoffer and, Jacob Woodyard. 

SGA acts as the voice of the student body. There are bi-weekly meetings between the president and vice president of SGA and the president of Point Park University, President Brussalis. They meet in order to discuss initiatives and goals, as well as work collaboratively in order to get things done. Since the student body is so small, any individual’s voice can be amplified by the organization.

“If you want to be a part of change, if you want to fix CulinArt and the food here, join SGA. If you think the wifi is bad and want to fix it, join SGA,” President Marc Palonbo said. “This is a small private institution, your voice is magnified whenever you speak. Make your voice heard. Join SGA.”