SGA Executive Treasurer Abigail Semple, who has voiced complaints throughout the 2019-20 academic year regarding the workload associated with her position, will not hire a treasury team during her second...

The Student Government Association is the cornerstone of organizational structure for student groups at the college—they decide the policies and funding for most organizations on campus.With the...

Junior Abigail Semple will assume the Student Government Association executive treasurer position for the 2019–20 academic year after sophomore Joseph Davidi and freshman Brady Baca both declined the...

In the highest voter turnout since 2009, 875 students voted in the Student Government Association elections on April 3 and April 4 for 19 different positions. Voter turnout increased by more than 200...

Emerson Launch unveiled its first voice assistant, Em, and a study app called Voicelet, both available via Amazon voice-enabled technologies, on March 21. As the new programs launch, administrators...

Freshman Brady Baca dropped out of the Student Government Association executive treasurer’s race on March 28, leaving junior Abigail Semple as the only actively campaigning candidate for the position. Baca...

The Student Government Association debated potential constitutional amendments and heard the progress of the Financial Accountability Initiative at the March 26 meeting. SGA approved 39 amendments to...

The college does not plan to end annual tuition increases, President M. Lee Pelton said in an interview. Emerson follows the national trend of rising higher education costs in colleges and universities...

The Student Government Association appointed five new officials and allocated $22,052 to two organizations at a special meeting on Feb. 21. Following snow cancellations on Feb. 12 and an observed...

The Student Government Association Financial Advisory Board approved changes to how organizations appeal for funding as well as two appeals from Sigma Pi Theta and Cheer Squad at their Feb. 14 meeting. At...

The Student Government Association’s Financial Advisory Board granted $2,064 to the college’s chapter of Active Minds at their Jan. 24 meeting. FAB unanimously voted to provide funds for the organization...

The vice president of administration and finance position remains vacant after the former vice president, Maureen Murphy, passed on Dec. 12. President M. Lee Pelton said in an interview that the college...

Student Government Association Executive President Jess Guida appointed herself as the board of trustees representative without a vote at a Sept. 18 joint session meeting. In an interview with the Beacon,...

Voter turnout for the Student Government Association fall elections increased fivefold from last year—a stark rise after several years of low student engagement. Six percent of undergraduates, 234...

The Financial Advisory Board plans to allocate some Student Government Association scholarship funds to sustain the Lions for Lions scholarship. The 2016 senior class created the Lions for Lions scholarship to...

The Student Government Association approved temporary funding guidelines for unrecognized organizations and prepared for the upcoming Academic Town Hall at the weekly meeting on Oct. 30. The executive...

A senior received a $3,000 gift from the Student Government Association, funded by leftover money from an unused scholarship, over the summer. This summer, Executive Treasurer Ian Mandt said the executive...

The Financial Advisory Board unanimously approved two appeal requests at the weekly Thursday meeting. Emerson’s Advancement Group for Love and Expression appealed for $4,992 to fund the 23 events...

The Student Government Association debated potential criteria for a senior scholarship they hope to award next year. At its weekly Tuesday meeting, SGA discussed lowering the GPA requirement and awarding...

The Financial Advisory Board unanimously voted to approve new bylaw amendments which included a decision to remove a policy that allowed for bias when reviewing an organization’s budgets. The policy,...