Student governor Harold Calloway  selected the three potential successors as his two year term came to a close. Governor Matt Blunt is responsible for making the official appointment after a lengthy selection process. Calloway hopes to have a new student governor by the next Board of Governor’s meeting Feb. 28.

 Calloway said that he looked for applicants who were especially focused on students and were engaged with issues on campus. “They also need to have writing capabilities and think on their feet pretty well; I looked for people who stood out in high school,” Calloway said. The chief objective is to make sure the seven citizen board members are aware of student issues and attend all the board meetings. Student Governor is a public position. The governor is an advocate in the community, attends community service events and lots of dinners. “Being well rounded is key,” Calloway said.  (Full story)

The Residence Council is gearing up with fresh ideas to implement new programs and activities for Western residents. There are many plans to get more people involved and RC has a new president to put them into action.

Kayla Wymore wanted to be president of RC because she felt she had the quality and leadership skills to fill the position. During her first semester as a member of RC, Wymore was the Programmer and National Communications Chair. These positions provided her with the tools and experience in organizational operations she needed to eventually become president. She has an enthusiastic attitude about her new position and is hard at work planning to make big things happen for the residents as well as the council itself. (Full story)

 The spring semester begins a fresh start, new faces and many changes to the Student Government Association.
 The new executive board of SGA has created a list of goals to accomplish this semester.

 “My main goal is to get a well-rounded and diverse senate that are very opinionated and don’t share the same ideas,” SGA Vice President Jennifer Kohler said. “I would also like to see SGA build a better relationship with faculty and administration.”

 The organization recently combined positions on the executive board to make it smaller and to give the remaining positions more work to make their duties more valuable. (Full story)

Student Government Association presidential candidate Luke Herrington has appealed to the Student Court over alleged campaign violations after his grievance to the SGA Election Commission was denied Nov. 26.

On Nov. 13, Herrington and running mate Emily Feger filed a formal grievance to the Election Commission claiming Harold Callaway and his supporters illegally canvassed Vaselakos Hall in an effort to gain votes in the election. The grievance was later addressed by the Commission the Tuesday following the elections, which Callaway and running mate Jennifer Kohler won by 83 votes. (Full story)

After a close race, Harold Callaway and Jennifer Kohler were elected the 2008 Student Government Association president and vice-president.

Callaway and Kohler beat their opponents Luke Herrington and Emily Feger in the SGA elections held Nov. 14-15 by 83 votes. They will replace the current SGA President Natalie Bailey and current SGA Vice-President Herrington. This was the first fall election at Missouri Western.  The last election was held in spring 2006 where the student body voted on constitutional changes that included changing voting dates.  Bailey and Herrington served the only three-semester term at Missouri Western.  This year’s ballot did not include any Constitutional changes.  (Full story)

Student Government Association election for president and vice president will be held Nov. 14 and 15 for the up and coming school year.

The candidates that are running are Luke Herrington and Harold Calloway for president, and Emily Feger and Jennifer Kohler for vice president. This election will also permit students to vote on constitutional issues such as the amendment that the SGA holds.

SGA is encouraging that students vote on the issues and the positions that will be filled. Katy Schwartz, chief of staff of Student Government Association said by permitting student to vote on constitutional matters such as the SGA amendments students are given a voice and are allowed to take a stand on what they believe should be changed, omitted and or added. (Full story)

Open discussion at Oct. 22 Student Government Association senate meeting brought to light many issues of contention between administration and members within SGA .

The issue of SGA t-shirts was first introduced by SGA president Natalie Bailey during the executive board reports in the opening of the meeting. According to Bailey, each fall semester the SGA prints t-shirts as a marketing tool for recruiting new students and creating interest in the organization. (Full story)