What is Student Government?
Student Government Inc. is the parent organization of all
undergraduate student organizations on campus. S.G.I is also the
channel of communications from students to administration. Meetings
are open to all interested parties where many topics vital to the
future of student activities and organizations at St. John’s are
brought to the floor to be discussed on an open forum and voted on
by the floor of Student Government. S.G.I is comprised of a
president, vice president, treasurer, secretary, three senators
(sophomore, junior, senior), two student representatives from each
class within each school and committee chairs (Academic Affairs,
Budget, Research and Development, School Spirit, Elections, Public
Relations, Organizations Events Review.) To view candidates and
winners of this year's election, click here: Student
Government, Inc. Elections 2008.
What are the requirements to become a
member of Student Government?
The following are highlights of requirements described more
fully in the constitution of Student Government Inc.:
• Each representative is required to complete a minimum of six
hours for Student Government per month.
• Representatives are required to attend Faculty Council
Meetings.
• Representatives are required to do one office hour per
week.
• Each representative must join and work with at least one of
the Student Government, Inc. committees by the 4th week of their
elected term.
Voter Eligibility
To be eligible to vote in this year's Student Government, Inc.
Executive Board and Senatorial Elections, the student must meet the
requirement below:
- Full-Time/Part-Time, Queens campus, Undergraduate student
- Full-Time/Part-Time, Queens campus, Undergraduate students
living in the Manhattan and Staten Island Campus
Voting
Poll Voting
- Date: Monday, March 17th
Time: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Locations: St. Augustine Hall (Library, Main Lobby)
Marillac Cafeteria
Montgoris Dining Hall
- Date: Tuesday, March 18th
Time: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Locations: St. Augustine Hall (Library, Main Lobby)
Marillac Cafeteria
Montgoris Dining Hall
Online Voting
- Monday, March 17th (10:00 am until 10:00 pm)
- Tuesday, March 18th (10:00 am until 2:00 pm)
Voting Online
Instructions
Follow the instructions below to vote (Ballots
Closed) for our Queens campus.
- When you click to vote, you'll be asked to enter your Username
and Password. (Your Username is your FULL St.
John's Email address [e.g., john.smith07@stjohns.edu]. Your
password is your personal X number (lower
case "x") [e.g., x98977345].)
- After entering your Username and Password, click
"Login."
- Click on the box next to the candidates name to make your
choice.
You can vote for
all positions contested or vote for only one position, but
each position you vote for can only have one selection for the vote
to count.
To record your
votes, click on the green "Vote" button at the end of the
process.
- To view/print a Confirmation receipt of your ballot, click on
"View Receipt for Student Government, Inc. Executive Board and
Senatorial Elections 2008 Ballot."
- You may sign out at any time by clicking the "Sign Out" tab.
Once you click the green "Vote" button, you cannot sign back
in.
Questions
If you don't have access to a computer, please go to the
Poll Voting stations at the designated Time and
Location mentioned above. If you have questions or have any
problems logging on, please contact the Student Government
Elections 2008 Representative by calling (718) 990-5269 from 10:00
am until 5:00 pm. Make sure to have your StormCard ID number
available when calling.