The Illinois Tech Student Government Association (SGA) held its fifth senate hearing of the fall 2018 semester on Wednesday, November 7 at 9:15 p.m. in Stuart Building 113.

First-year architectural engineering student Jackson Lapp has hit the ground running with his involvements on-campus as an elected senator representing the Armour College of Engineering in Student Government Association (SGA) as well as a DJ on WIIT, Illinois Tech’s student-run radio station. It seemed only logical for him to combine these two pursuits into one: thus, he created his current show on the station - “BLANK Time” Sundays from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m.

By a prior vote earlier in the fall 2018 semester, SGA created the ad hoc Governmental Affairs Committee to carry out a number of functions for the organization. More specifically, this committee was created, in the words of Senator Matt Chavera, for the purpose of emulating the internal and external affairs committees of SGA equivalents at other universities.

The Illinois Tech Student Government Association (SGA) held its fourth senate hearing of the fall 2018 semester on Wednesday, October 24 at 9:15 p.m. in Stuart Building 113. All Illinois Tech students are invited to these biweekly meetings held with the purpose of approving or denying new student organizations, giving and receiving updates on projects and staff meetings from executive board members, and learning about the developments senators have made on their projects. 

On the evening of Wednesday, October 3, the Illinois Tech Student Government Association (SGA) held its second round of committee meetings. At these meetings, the organization breaks into its various committees (Academic Affairs, Communications, Events, and Student Life) to discuss its ongoing projects. After gathering all of the senators and executive board members in the MTCC Brown Room (and possibly breaking the building’s fire code in the process) for a series of quick announcements, SGA then broke into each of its respective committees. On this particular occasion, TechNews attended the Student Life meeting, led by Vice President of Student Life Lin Abu-Amara.

The Illinois Tech Student Government Association (SGA) held its third senate hearing of the fall 2018 semester on Wednesday, October 10 at 9:15 p.m. in Stuart Building 113. As a part of their biweekly practice of meeting to approve or deny the formation of new student organizations, receive updates on official reports from executive board members, and converse about senator projects, SGA invites all students to the hearings in order to voice and discuss their concerns.

At the most recent senate hearing on Wednesday, September 26, Illinois Tech Student Government Association (SGA) Finance Board Chair Jorge Morin brought forward a charge of impeachment against SGA Chief Justice Erin Monforti, specifically citing her “lack of experience.”