The Student Government Association held their fall nomination convention for new freshman and graduate student members Tuesday in the L.A. Pittenger Student Center.
SGA holds two nomination conventions for new senators; one in the fall and one in the spring.
Vice President Heather Closson said the objective of the event is for freshman to get involved in SGA.
The elections board comprises of election board chair Chris Buck, Samantha Lee as sheriff and Jillian Irvin as secretary who look over the applications to ensure the senator does not have further questions.
Buck said as election board chair he is, "responsible for compiling a group of individuals to service our elections board who are then approved by the Senate and from there our jobs are to take the applications that are submitted as well as meet with the individuals and make sure that they meet the requirements that are established in the by laws."
Freshman Bryan Kubel was one of the new freshman senators who will be representing the student body at large.
Kubel served on his high school student council all four years and also served as class president. Kubel said he is looking forward to expanding his leadership opportunities with SGA.
"I hope to gain more leadership skills than I already have and leadership skills for the college experience and just take it forward," Kubel said.
The minimum requirements to become an SGA senator is to maintain a 2.5 GPA, collect 50 signatures from their peers and cannot be on academic probation or in any disciplinary disputes with the university.
Buck said there are also qualities SGA as a whole consider when reviewing applications for new senators.
"There's your ideal senator, someone who is willing to be a proper representation as well as be the voice for our students and work with their constituents," Buck said. "Student senators are really the voice of the students."
Buck emphasized that the 50 signatures that prospective senators are required to get from their peers is a contributing factor to their decision.
"This is something we think is really important for the senators," Buck said. "They are going to be meeting one-on-one with their constituents, which are fellow students, so that we know they are comfortable approaching students because they are the voice for them," Buck said.
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