Goodwin and Derks named SGA president, VP
April 2, 2020
Lauren Goodwin and Mia Derks were announced as the 2020-21 SGA President and Vice President on April 2 with 379 votes. 996 votes came in during the two-day election. Their opponents, Jessica Archer and Jacob Wilson and Katie Estes and Zach Ditchl received 367 and 277 votes respectively. Emily Miller...
Debate 2020: SGA candidates on SB1 & diversity, dating violence, more
Natalie Hamren, Kane Mitten, and Billy Keeney
March 26, 2020
On Wednesday, March 25, The Northerner hosted the annual Student Government Association Presidential Debate. This was the first time the debate was held online.
SGA reschedules presidential election amid coronavirus concerns
Billy Keeney and Natalie Hamren
March 14, 2020
Through an executive order, student body President Jarett Lopez has postponed the 2020-21 SGA presidential election, originally scheduled for March 25 and 26, to April 1 and 2. The extension allows the presidential candidates to “adequately prepare for the unprecedented event of holding an election w...
VIDEO: SGA semester recap
Keara McClellan, Jason Houston, and Caleb Hodges
December 9, 2019
Earlier this semester The Northerner decided to check in with NKU's Student Government Association to see how things were going. Now, as the end of the semester is rapidly approaching, we wanted to see what members of SGA thought were their greatest accomplishments and what can still be improved upon.
VIDEO: What’s Happening in SGA
Caleb Hodges, Reporter
November 6, 2019
Northern Kentucky University’s Student Government Association is constantly active in trying to improve NKU. Reporter Caleb Hodges explores the different responsibilities within the organization, and how the members attempt to approach each of them.
Vaidya discusses strategic framework, retention issues at SGA
Noelle Horn, Assistant News Editor
October 22, 2019
President Ashish Vaidya addressed the concerns of students and shared updates in regards to NKU’s strategic framework, enrollment and how NKU can best serve the region. Student success is priority Success by Design, a strategic framework that prioritizes students’ success, is a response to co...
A conversation with SGA 2019 President, VP
Josh Goad, News Editor
August 21, 2019
Jarett Lopez, senior political science major, and Shelby Sanford, senior public relations major, were elected SGA president and vice president for the 2019-2020 school year in March. They received 366 of the 814 votes by campaigning on what they believed were tangible goals, like nixing the “A-”...
SGA 2019: Lopez and Sanford elected student body president, VP
Sam Rosenstiel, Editor-in-Chief
March 28, 2019
Lopez and Sanford took 45 percent of 814 student votes for SGA president.
Debate 2019: SGA candidates on diversity, funding cuts and more
Sam Rosenstiel and Natalie Hamren
March 21, 2019
Watch the full SGA 2019 Debate hosted by The Northerner on facebook.com/northernermedia. Candidates for NKU student body president and vice president stumped for their campaigns Wednesday night at The Northerner’s annual Student Government Association Debate. In front of student constituents, three tickets d...
What you missed at SGA Mar. 18
Billy Keeney, Copy Editor
March 19, 2019
Senator Jontay Brown presented the second reading of his resolution asking the university to “provide preemptive, adequate and effective health counseling services to minority students.”
What you missed at SGA Mar. 4
Josh Goad, Assistant News Editor
March 6, 2019
SGA talks Chick-fil-A Andy Meeks, director of business operations and auxiliary services, sat in on Monday’s SGA meeting to help facilitate an open dialogue about coming food vendor options. According to Meeks, NKU’s food and beverage services have gone up for bid and in an unusual turn of event...
SGA Election ‘19: Third presidential candidate announces run
Sam Rosenstiel, Editor-in-Chief
March 1, 2019
SGA Student Rights Committee Chair Janiah Miller announced her bid for student body president on Instagram with running mate Lexi Anderson, president of NKU’s Panhellenic Council.
