{"602207":{"#nid":"602207","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Applications Open for Undergraduate SGA Elections","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDo you have a passion for public service? Are you an undergraduate student at Georgia Tech? You may just be suited for a position in student government. The undergraduate\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/sga.gatech.edu\/ug\/\u0022\u003EStudent Government Association\u003C\/a\u003E (SGA) has opened Spring 2018 Elections Applications for students interested in running for office. Positions are available for the Undergraduate House of Representatives (UHR) and the president\/vice president ticket.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It\u0026#39;s really important that the people who are running for SGA office represent the larger Georgia Tech student body, because those are the people who work on everyone\u0026#39;s behalf to make really important decisions \u0026mdash; like budget allocations to student organizations or important lobbying events at the Georgia State Capitol,\u0026rdquo; said Reagan Johnson, a graduate student in cybersecurity and elections chair for SGA. \u0026ldquo;More people running for office means a more diverse SGA, and a more diverse SGA will make better decisions in the interest for everyone at Georgia Tech.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo qualify for candidacy, you must fill out the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSceNpIsKScioazJ2OODWbvnb3fOo-2EH4gR2uiW-UV8MPFbJw\/viewform\u0022\u003Eonline application\u003C\/a\u003E and attend one of the following\u0026nbsp;information sessions at the SGA office (located on the first floor of the Student Center Commons):\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EMonday, Feb. 12, 3 to 4 p.m. (UHR)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EThursday, Feb. 15, 4 to 5 p.m. (UHR)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EMonday, Feb. 19, 5 to 6 p.m. (UHR)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EWednesday, Feb. 21, Noon to 1 p.m. (UHR)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EThursday, Feb. 22, from 5 to 6 p.m. (president\/VP ticket)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe online application is due Thursday, Feb. 22, by 5 p.m.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe undergraduate Student Government Association (SGA) has opened Spring 2018 Elections Applications for students interested in running for office.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The undergraduate Student Government Association (SGA) has opened Spring 2018 Elections Applications for students interested in running for office."}],"uid":"34676","created_gmt":"2018-02-09 20:54:11","changed_gmt":"2018-02-13 13:49:53","author":"amccandlish3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2018-02-09T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2018-02-09T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"595343":{"id":"595343","type":"image","title":"SGA logo","body":null,"created":"1504188874","gmt_created":"2017-08-31 14:14:34","changed":"1504188874","gmt_changed":"2017-08-31 14:14:34","alt":"","file":{"fid":"226885","name":"Screen Shot 2017-08-31 at 10.13.59 AM.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Screen%20Shot%202017-08-31%20at%2010.13.59%20AM.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Screen%20Shot%202017-08-31%20at%2010.13.59%20AM.png","mime":"image\/png","size":56915,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Screen%20Shot%202017-08-31%20at%2010.13.59%20AM.png?itok=HE10g6Ab"}}},"media_ids":["595343"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/sga.gatech.edu\/","title":"SGA"},{"url":"http:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSceNpIsKScioazJ2OODWbvnb3fOo-2EH4gR2uiW-UV8MPFbJw\/viewform","title":"Elections Application"}],"groups":[{"id":"1182","name":"General"},{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"},{"id":"63046","name":"Student Government Association (SGA)"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"169119","name":"Student Government"},{"id":"166922","name":"sga"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/stucomm@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EAustin McCandlish\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}