The Committees of SGI provide you – the
student – with programs and services, and is regulated by the
elected Executive Board. The chairpersons and co-chairs are
appointed by the Executive Board and approved by the floor of
Student Government.
Academic Affairs
Committee
Javeria Jawaid, Chair
Joel Scott & Charles Onyewuchi,
Co-Chairs
The Academic Affairs Committee is primarily
concerned with students’ academic needs, problems, and
procedures. In conjunction with the Faculty Councils of the
five undergraduate colleges, the committee addresses questions
ranging from curriculum and graduation requirements to grading
options and academic fairness. Each year, the committee is
responsible for Academic Forums, the Who’s Who Among College
Students selection process, Meeting of the Minds Dinner, and the
Professor of the Year selection process. The committee also
represents SGI in selecting speakers for the Academic Lecture
Series and facilitates academic focus groups within the student
body.
For more information, please contact stjacademicaffairs@gmail.com
Budget
Committee
Jason Chen, Chair
Christian Williams & Dylan Kitts, Co-Chairs
The Budget Committee handles organizations’
special allocation funding requests, and thorough review,
recommends all allocations to the elected representatives of
Student Government, Inc. The chairs of this committee are
also members of the Inter-Greek Budget Committee and the Cultural
Budget Committee.
For more information, please contact stjbudget@gmail.com
Elections
Committee
Kamya Chandra, Chair
Molly Dies & Lauren Jenkins, Co-Chairs
Coordinated under the supervision of the
Department of Student Life, the Elections Committee organizes and
facilitates all elections of Student Government, Inc. including
Freshman Representative Elections in the fall semester, as well as
Executive Board and College Representative Elections in the spring
semester.
For more information, please contact stjelections@gmail.com
Events Review
Committee
Simi Ogunsuwa, Chair
Nicole Davis & Briane Murphy, Co-Chairs
The Events Review Committee is an integral
bridge between the organizations committee and the budget
committee. With the assistance of SGI members, this committee
attends and evaluates the quality of programs funded by SGI.
Their analysis is essential in assisting with making future
recommendations as to the direction of SGI funding for student
organizations & University-wide events.
For more information, please contact stjelections@gmail.com
Organizations
Committee
Mark Benavides, Chair
Claire Dunphy, Tongtong Zhu,& Dominique Scott,
Co-Chairs
Besides regulating established organizations’
activities on campus, the Organizations Committee handles the
formation of new organizations by making recommendations of
applications for the power to organize, permanent recognition of
organizations, and reactivation of lapsed organizations.
Responsibilities also include monthly Organizational Congress
meetings, allocation of organizational space, and the Organizations
Banquet in the spring.
For more information, please contact stjorganizations@gmail.com
Public Relations
Committee
Janet Songonuga, Chair
Alessandra Napoli, Nicole Mastrangelo & Alexandra Riccio,
Co-Chairs
The Public Relations Committee is the primary
body for the dissemination of information concerning Student
Government, Inc. Responsibilities include the Spring
Activities Fair, SGI recruitment, suggestion boxes, approval of
organizational publicity, and allocation of advertising space in
the Torch to SGI and all organizations.
For more information, please contact stjpublicrelations@gmail.com
Research and Development
Committee
Ruth Santana, Chair
Daniel Bresee & Anthony Bocekci, Co-Chairs
Assisting with the information and surveying of
students is the principle charge of this committee.
Throughout the year, this committee produces and compiles several
surveys through St. John’s Central and other means to gauge student
opinions and morale. The data gathered plays an integral role in
enabling proposals to be made to the Administration and Executive
Board, of the direction of change and improvements that the student
body demands and needs.
For more information, please contact stjresearch@gmail.com
School Spirit
Committee
Oscar Diaz, Chair
Jose Benitez, Maggie Ganger & Christian Schwoyer,
Co-Chairs
Promotion of School Spirit throughout the
University is the responsibility of this committee. School
Spirit, through the Redzone Student Section, is there to support
the athletic programs of St. John’s, help with the coordination of
Homecoming activities, and plan away trips to out-of-town
games. The committee is responsible for the promotion of
season tickets as well as organizing game day giveaways, as well as
pre-game and post-game social activities such as barbeques.
For more information, please contact redzonestj@gmail.com
Student Affairs
Committee
Morgan Wright, Chair
Monet Zaccarelli, Emily Bargabos & Capri Reid,
Co-Chairs
This committee is responsible for the
coordination and execution of all marquee events of SGI.
These events include the Winter Carnival, Relay for Life, and the
various other charitable projects and activities. This
committee will work with the other members of SGI to help with
events such as Family Grad Dinner, Awards Nights, and all other SGI
events.
For more information, please contact stj.saffairs@gmail.com
Student Services
Committee
Kevin Carney, Chair
Adam Michalek, Dan LoBrace & Eva Markowska,
Co-Chairs
Keeping in touch with the needs of the general
student along with the internal needs of SGI are the
responsibilities of the Student Services Committee. Working
with the Research and Development committee, they identify student
concerns, conduct appropriate research on the subject, and work
with SGI to propose solutions to the Administration. This
committee will also coordinate the SGI Monthly Focus program.
For more information, please contact stjstudentservices@gmail.com