SGA

A: By 5:00pm the Wednesday before the next Senate Meeting.

Upcoming Meetings & Submission Dates - Spring 2026

Submission	Meeting
January 21	January 25
February 4	February 8
February 18	February 22
March 4	March 8
March 25	March 29
April 15	April 19

A: In order to become a Registered Student Organization, recognized by the SGA, you will be required to fill out a Student Organization Application for Recognition, a Hazing Agreement form, and an Approval Request submitted by the staff/faculty advisor. Within these documents, organizations must supply a list of active organization members, as well as mission statement/organization constitution. Upon completion of these documents, the SGA student senate will vote to approve and instate each respective organization. If your organization is granted approval, you qualify for access to an SGA funded budget, these budgets are allocated twice yearly at our first senate meeting each semester. If your organization becomes instated after our budget allocation meeting, a budget will not be available to your organization until the following semester. Existing organizations must submit these documents at the beginning of the academic year for reinstatement. If your organization is religiously affiliated (i.e. a Bible study group), you will be required to meet with the current SGA President and Campus Minister to discuss the ethical framework agreement we have in place for these organizations. The SGA hosts a required Registered Student Organizations informational meeting at the beginning of each semester to discuss how to complete these processes, as well as specific information regarding our budget-cap. All required documents can be found under the “Organization Forms” tab on the SGA page on the SCKANS.edu website. Specific questions pertaining to organization recognition should be directed to sga@sckans.edu, or the current SGA Vice President of Registered Student Organizations.

A: At the beginning of each academic year, the SGA provides the opportunity for students to apply for a senate seat. Prospective senators are required to obtain a paper copy of said application for signatures from the student body, submit a digital JotForm application, as well as providing a student evaluation from a Staff/Faculty member at Southwestern College. Upon the submission of all necessary documents, each applicant will be placed on a ballot, and elected into their senator seat by the student body. Based on seat availability, the SGA also reserves the right to re-open the senate at the beginning of the second semester of an academic year; if this is the case, all the necessary procedures listed above must be followed for application. All required documents can be found under the “Election Forms” tab on the SGA page on the SCKANS.edu website. Specific questions regarding the application process can be directed to sga@sckans.edu.