Section 3. The President of the Student Government Association shall convene a General Assembly (Town Hall meeting) of the student body not earlier than one week after the mid-term examinations in the Fall Semester and in the Spring Semester of the academic year with which his/her term coincides. At the General Assemblies, the President of the Student Government Association shall report on the activities of the Student Government Association. The student body may conduct its business at the General Assemblies providing that notices of the meetings and copies of the proposed business, whether originating from the Student Government Association or the student body, have been posted in conspicuous locations on the University campus at least one week prior to the meetings.

Article VI.

Student Senate

Section 1. Title

The voting representatives of the Student Government Association shall be called the Student Senate.

Section 2. These meetings shall serve as a forum for the discussion of student interests. At such meetings, the membership of the "SGA" shall have power to make general recommendations to the Student Senate.

Section 3. Representation

  • For every seventy-five students, in each academic class there shall be one Student Senator who has paid the University's activity fee. Students may only be candidates for their respective classes.
  • Elections shall be held during the third week of the Fall Semester. The Executive Board shall conduct the Senate elections for each class.

Section 4. Officers

  • The Senate shall, at its first regular meeting following Fall Semester elections, nominate from the floor and elect from its membership a Speaker “Pro-Tem” who shall assume the duties of the First Vice President in the event of the First Vice President's inability to serve as Chairperson of this body. This is upon the discretion of the First Vice President.
  • The Chairperson of the Senate shall appoint a SGA member to the position of Clerk who shall keep a permanent record of attendance of members and minutes of each meeting. The records shall be filed in the Student Government Association Office. In the absence of the Clerk, the Chairperson shall appoint a temporary clerk.

Section 5. Authority

  • The Senate may impeach, for cause, an Executive Officer, Senator, or Justice of the Student Court by a two-thirds vote of the Senate membership.
  • The Senate may override a veto of the President of the Student Government Association by a majority vote of its membership.
  • The Senate may establish special committees needed for the performance of its duties.
  • The Student Senate may establish and amend its bylaws by a two-thirds vote after a first reading of the amendments at a meeting preceding the vote. The first reading shall precede the vote by at least twenty-four hours.
  • The Student Senate shall have the authority to reverse any action