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  <title><![CDATA[Applications Open for Undergraduate SGA Elections]]></title>
  <body><![CDATA[<p>Do 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&nbsp;<a href="http://sga.gatech.edu/ug/">Student Government Association</a> (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.</p>

<p>&ldquo;It&#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&#39;s behalf to make really important decisions &mdash; like budget allocations to student organizations or important lobbying events at the Georgia State Capitol,&rdquo; said Reagan Johnson, a graduate student in cybersecurity and elections chair for SGA. &ldquo;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.&rdquo;</p>

<p>To qualify for candidacy, you must fill out the <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSceNpIsKScioazJ2OODWbvnb3fOo-2EH4gR2uiW-UV8MPFbJw/viewform">online application</a> and attend one of the following&nbsp;information sessions at the SGA office (located on the first floor of the Student Center Commons):</p>

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	<li>Monday, Feb. 12, 3 to 4 p.m. (UHR)</li>
	<li>Thursday, Feb. 15, 4 to 5 p.m. (UHR)</li>
	<li>Monday, Feb. 19, 5 to 6 p.m. (UHR)</li>
	<li>Wednesday, Feb. 21, Noon to 1 p.m. (UHR)</li>
	<li>Thursday, Feb. 22, from 5 to 6 p.m. (president/VP ticket)</li>
</ul>

<p>The online application is due Thursday, Feb. 22, by 5 p.m.</p>
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