{"id":4154,"date":"2025-04-01T12:00:13","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T16:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.cedarville.edu\/studentlife\/?p=4154"},"modified":"2026-01-16T17:08:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T22:08:51","slug":"what-is-sga-and-how-can-i-get-involved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cedarville.edu\/studentlife\/2025\/04\/01\/what-is-sga-and-how-can-i-get-involved\/","title":{"rendered":"What is SGA and How Can I Get Involved?"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I think back to my visits to Cedarville University during my senior year of high school, one thing I distinctly remember is the welcoming, joyful culture around campus. Even though I was technically an \u201coutsider,\u201d I never felt like such because of how everyone welcomed me into the lively student life on campus. And one of the main contributors to student life on Cedarville University\u2019s campus is SGA.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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What is SGA?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The <\/span>Student Government Association<\/span><\/a>, more commonly referred to as SGA, creates and promotes events around campus to keep the student body informed. SGA falls under the umbrella of <\/span>Campus Experience<\/span><\/a>, meaning that its main job is to enhance students’ lives on campus and to make the atmosphere more enjoyable.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

SGA\u2019s main purpose is to be the student body’s voice and promote campus morale. Each year, the elected SGA President and SGA Vice President decide the vision statement for the year. This year, the vision statement for SGA is \u201cLoved Big, Loving Big.\u201d In pursuing their vision, the Student Government Association strives to provide students with more opportunities to get involved around campus.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This year\u2019s focus has been on ways to love each other as Christ has loved us. The events that have been arranged by SGA during this school year have all focused on loving our peers well and living out 1 John 4:19, which says, \u201cWe love because he first loved us.\u201d (ESV) One new initiative this year provides opportunities to show Christ\u2019s love to each other is Buzz Stop. Buzz Stop is a new initiative that promotes the attendance of other events happening around campus to help us build community and highlight different parts of student life on campus. This event helps us to love others by showing up for one another. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Another portion of SGA is the SGA-run chapels, which happen periodically throughout the year. The goal of this year\u2019s sermon series \u2014 led by the SGA Chaplain \u2014 is to walk us through the names of God found throughout the Bible. During the most recent SGA chapel, the chaplain covered God as <\/span>\u201cEl Olam,\u201d<\/span> which means The Everlasting God.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

How can you get involved with SGA?\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The student body has an active role in choosing their SGA representatives. Every spring semester, students vote for leadership for the next school year. Any student can run for an SGA position during SGA elections since the student body gets full control over who is chosen to fill those roles.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Below is a basic description of the positions and roles of SGA:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n