Want to get involved in the SGA next year?

The following are a few opportunities that are opening up in the Student Government Association for the 2010-2011 academic year.

1. Apply to be on the 2010-2011 SGA Executive Staff
2. Apply to be an At-Large Senator or Representative for 2010-2011
3. Opportunities for incoming freshmen this Fall


1. Apply to be on the 2010-2011 SGA Executive Staff

When: Due April 26th at 12pm in the SGA office (Taylor 203), Interviews will take place on April 26th from 6:30pm-10pm
Where: http://drop.io/execstaff2010

Details: The Student Government Association is looking for staff members for the 2010-2011 academic year. Available positions are Executive Assistant, Parliamentarian, Director of Public Relations, Director of Information Technology, Director of Member Development. *These are all paid positions* For more information or e-mail the current Chief of Staff Candace Avalos at avalosca@dukes.jmu.edu


2. Apply to be an At-Large Senator or Representative for 2010-2011

When: Due April 26th at 12pm in the SGA Office Taylor 203
Where: http://drop.io/atlargeapp

Details: The Student Government Association has open seats in the Student Senate for the 2010-2011 academic year. Positions available are At-Large Senator and Student Representative. For more information keep an eye on our blog at http://sgajmu.blogspot.com/ or e-mail the Student Body President-Elect Andrew Reese at reeseah@dukes.jmu.edu.


3. Opportunities for incoming freshmen this Fall

Hey class of 2014 - looking to get involved in the Student Government this fall? Check out the following possible options for involvment. If you have any other questions, please email your 2010-2011 Student Body President Andrew Reese at reeseah@dukes.jmu.edu

A. You can run for your Freshman Class Council which includes 4 positions: Secretary, Treasurer, Vice President, and President. Class council does all the fun class activity planning like the hot cocoa on the commons, Freshman UREC hour (that's the gym), or the famous annual Mr. Freshman Pageant. This position also comes automatically with a senate seat in the SGA Senate where you will vote on important legislation for the school and represent your class in the senate.

B. You can run for your dorm senator (or residence area senator) so if you live in Hoffman Hall for example, which is in Bluestone, you will run for Bluestone Senator. This position has all the responsibilities of the senator from sitting on a committee, representing the voice of your residence area in the senate, etc.

C. You can apply to be an At-large senator which is the same as option B, but you represent ALL of the students, not just your residence area.

D. You can apply to be a Student Representative which has all of the responsibilities as option C, except, you are not a voting member, and you are not required to attend every single SGA senate meeting (but you must attend all of your committee meetings) This option is for people that want little involvement in SGA, and is often considered our "SGA Light" option.

All of these options will be made available to incoming freshmen in the Fall so you won't need to do anything right now. But I would recommend you become a fan of the SGA on facebook so that you can stay posted on what we're up to and see when the deadlines are! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Harrisonburg-VA/Student-Government-Association-JMU/30381191919?ref=ts

Your Student Government 2010-2011

Executive Council:

Student Body President: Andrew Reese
Vice President of Administrative Affairs: Jackie McConville
Vice President of Student Affairs: Brock Wallace
Executive Treasurer: Abby Ware

College Senators:

College of Arts and Letters
Patrick Elwell
Jordan Descovich
Maria Lane
Rahath Alam
Kyle Smith
Katie Stolp

College of Business
Susanna Chacko
Katie Cole
Andrew Elgert
Steven Knott
Cody Williams

College of Education
Adam Hall
Erin Brooks

College of Integrated Science and Technology
Hugh Blanchetti
Matt Wisniewski
Jason Farber
Ryan Philbrick

College of Science and Mathematics
Jay Lee
James Park

College of Visual and Performing Arts
Dan Westbrook
Zach Baumann

Class Council:

Senior Class Council
Kathleen Lee (President)
Kaitlin Solomon (Vice President)
Eric Hogan (Treasurer)
Stephanie Kissam (Secretary)

Junior Class Council
Evan Botello (President)
Rheanna Martino (Vice President)
Timmy Austen (Treasurer)
Cara Prodanovich (Secretary)

Sophomore Class Council
Matt Klein (President)
Meredith Wood (Vice President)
Kenzie Fisher (Treasurer)
Keith Zirkle (Secretary)

Dukes Helping Harrisonburg

Hi Everyone,

I wanted to let you know about an initiative started by students from across campus called Dukes Helping Harrisonburg. While we realize that all the events of the past weekend may not entiely be the fault of JMU students we recognize that we need to make things right for Harrisonburg and to undo some of the damage done. We will bring students out into the community every Saturday until the end of the semester and continuing in the fall to volunteer on a multitude of projects throughout the city.

If you would like to join this effort, we are launching this Saturday with volunteering opportunities across Harrisonburg. Sign up here: www.tinyurl.com/DHHapr17. Space is limited to the first 50 people to sign up.

Second, we will be holding a planning meeting next Tuesday from 6:00pm to 7:00pm to talk about involvement in the community and what we can do moving forward. RSVP to the facebook event here: http://www.facebook.com/?sk=messages&tid=431188486608#!/event.php?eid=113500792010949&index=1. The following Saturday we will hold another event for volunteers - up to 150 volunteers.

This is just one of the first steps moving forward. We appreciate all your support in service to the Harrisonburg community.

The Dukes Helping Harrisonburg Team

Using Chrome with new e-mail system

According to Microsoft, Chrome works in full functionality on a PC, but it is still in a Beta state on a Mac. Hopefully they will be fully functional as well soon. In case you have others asking about what browser to use:


To use the complete set of features available in Outlook Web App and the Web management interface, you can use the following browsers on a computer running Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista, or Windows 7:

Internet Explorer 7 and later versions.

Firefox 3.0.1 and later versions.

Chrome 3.0.195.27 and later versions.

On a computer running Max OS X, you can use:

Safari 3.1 and later versions.

Firefox 3.0.1 and later versions.

On a computer running Linux, you can use:

Firefox 3.0.1 and later versions.

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Do you have more questions about your new Windows Live e-mail account? Ask us here: http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?topic=14312&uid=30381191919

JMU! HELP SAVE FINANCIAL AID!

The House Appropriations Committee is recommending a change in the methodology for calculating the amount of students' need for aid and a $20 million reduction in the total amount the state appropriates in 2012. If the committee's recommendation is adopted by the General Assembly and signed into law, this would be the first time student aid has been reduced in the current recession and downturn in state revenues. Student aid has not been reduced in order to help students at a time of higher tuition to help offset losses in state support.

DON'T LET THIS HAPPEN JMU! ACT TODAY!

Call State Senator Mark Obenshain and tell him you are a student at James Madison University. Then ask him to please not cut student financial aid in the final budget. There is a proposal to cuts 15% of our financial aid. We must act now if you want to protect your money!! It takes 2 seconds…so call now! (804) 698-7526

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If you are too nervous to call during the day, make your phone calls by THURSDAY NIGHT after 7pm and leave a message for Senator Obenshain. Let's leave our senator lots of voice mail to listen to the morning of the meeting!

For more information, e-mail Harrison Covall at hmcovall@gmail.com or Candace Avalos at candace2010ve@gmail.com

GoodCrush at JMU

Hey JMU!

The SGA is proud to bring you a fun, simple way to celebrate Valentine's Day this year (especially if you are Valentine-less).

GoodCrush allows students to list the @jmu.edu emails of five students on whom they have crushes. Those students then receive e-mails telling them that an anonymous student has a crush on them. If two people have entered each other's names, the website sends another e-mail revealing the students' identities to each other.

Getting involved is simple.

Log onto http://jmu.goodcrush.com/

1. Put in your name and school email address.
2. List the emails of up to 5 crushes you have (there is a link to the directory on the site)
3. If there is a match, GoodCrush will let both people know; otherwise, your identity is never revealed!

Happy Loving JMU!!!

New Mission: What can we do for you?

Last weekend on our retreat SGA created a new mission for the spring semester. We had many constructive conversations about the future of this organization and how we can better serve the students. Our new mission best describes our commitment to the JMU student body and how we want to represent your voice:

We are: a group of students committed to representing the voice of the student body.

We believe: that every student’s voice has the ability to make a meaningful impact.

And therefore we: serve the JMU community by amplifying the voices of others.

We are excited to turn this vision into actions this semester but we need your help too. Tell us how we can better serve you this semester by responding to this post. Share your voice with us so that we can amplify it to the JMU community. What can SGA do for you?

Follow the JMU Helping Haiti Blog

SGA just started a new blog to help you learn more about how to get involved with Haiti Relief projects across campus: http://jmuhelpinghaiti.blogspot.com/


Follow this blog today and stay tuned with what events are going on around campus! Also, if you are involved in any organizations that are planning relief projects, please let us know via this survey: http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dC14bGxQSnppcTl3UUpGS0ptRlF4SHc6MA

For more information, please contact Candace Avalos at avalosca@jmu.edu