Recently, Oklahoma City University hosted its annual Campus Leadership Awards, honoring students, student organizations and organization advisors. Several new awards were introduced this year, including New Organization of the Year, Content Creator of the Year, and Student Government Association Leader of the Year. This remarkable moment for students also marked a pivotal moment for members…
SGA Leaders Working to close out the Academic Year
Leaders at Oklahoma City University’s Student Government Association (SGA) are working hard to close out the academic year strong. With elected terms ending relatively soon, student leaders are looking to keep busy, rolling out new initiatives and legislation. Amongst their recent undertakings, the SGA’s Student Court, in partnership with the Campus Police Department, has officially…
Police Department and SGA Implement New Ticket Appeal System
The system of appeal for traffic tickets at Oklahoma City University is getting a new facelift thanks to new Chief of Police Tony Spurlock and the Student Government Association’s president Anthony Carranza and Chief Justice Sonny Tabor. With the former system, students who were issued a traffic ticket had to go to the police department,…
Student Organizations Allocated Funds At Appropriations
The Oklahoma City University Student Government Association Appropriations Committee met the evening of November 13th in the Dulaney Browne Library to review grant funding requests from a variety of student organizations. The meeting was overseen by Senator Ben Ball, who serves as the chair of the committee. The remainder of the committee was comprised of…
SGA Leaders Reflect on Changes Made to Senate Appropriations Committee
Oklahoma City University Student Government Association senators are striving to set a “better precedent” than years before, according to Senator Ben Ball, chair of the OCU Senate Appropriations Committee. On Monday, October 30th, senate appropriations leaders convened at 6:00 p.m. to hear six grant funding requests, later reduced to only three, totaling $1,085. Amongst organizations…
Student Government Association Meeting 9/25/2023
The second Student Senate meeting was held on September 25th and saw the swearing-in of new Freshman At-Large senators, the swearing-in of a new Associate Justice of the Student Court and the first Grant Funding Requests to be brought to the Student Senate’s attention. The meeting began with an executive report from Student Government Association…
Student Government Association Meeting 9/11/2023
The Student Government Association is back in full swing as they had their first Student Senate Meeting of the 2023-24 school year on September 11th, with several new members being sworn into their respective positions. Chief Justice Sonny Tabor began the swearing-in with the Executive Cabinet. Kayla Nguyen was sworn in as the President Chief…
