SGA Elections
Interested in Joining SGA?
March 10 - 12, 2025
Questions? Contact SGA President, Kerrigan Mardis, at sgapresident@una.edu or SGA Advisor, Matthew Jones, at mjones4@una.edu.
Important Dates
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DATE |
TIME |
EVENT |
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November 19 |
5:00 PM |
SGA Interest Meeting Location: SGA Chambers |
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January 13 |
8:00 AM |
Declaration of Candidacy Opens |
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January 23 |
5:30 PM |
SGA Interest Meeting Location: SGA Chambers |
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February 4 |
5:00 PM |
Mandatory Candidate Meeting Location: SGA Chambers |
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February 9 (EXTENDED) |
11:55 PM |
Declaration of Candidacy Closes |
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February 10 |
8:00 AM |
Campaigning May Begin |
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March 3 |
3:30 PM (New Time) |
Official Debate Location: GUC Performance Center |
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March 10 |
8:00 AM |
SGA Elections Begin |
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March 12 |
5:00 PM |
SGA Elections End |
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March 17 |
8:00 AM |
SGA Run-Off Elections Begin (if necessary) |
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March 19 |
5:00 PM |
SGA Run-Off Elections End (if necessary) |
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April 23 |
5:00 PM |
SGA Inauguration Location: GUC Performance Center |
2025 Candidates
President/Vice President (unopposed)
| Photo | Name | College & Major | Classification | Campaign Slogan (Optional) |
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Alexandra (Alex) Rhoades
President |
CASE - Psychology w/ minor in ABA | Junior | Choose the right Rhoades |
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Katelyn (Nicole) Ballenger
Vice President |
CASE - Social Work | Senior | Stand Tall with Ballenger |
Treasurer (unopposed)
| Photo | Name | College & Major | Classification | Campaign Slogan (Optional) |
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Matt Hanback | SCOBT - Finance | Sophomore | Let me Treasure you! |
Secretary (unopposed)
| Photo | Name | College & Major | Classification | Campaign Slogan (Optional) |
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Kinsey Plunkett | CASE - Interior Architecture and Design | Junior | Win with Kins! |
Anderson College of Nursing and Health Professions (ACONHP)
| Photo | Name | Major | Classification | Campaign Slogan (Optional) |
| Alanis Armstead | Nursing | Freshman | Let's Win With Lanis | |
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Courtney Faulkenberry | Nursing | Sophomore | Curly Hair, Lion's Pride--A Nurse's Heart, a Leader's Guide -- Vote Courtney Kay Far and Wide! |
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Eleanor (Ellie) Vezina | Applied Health Sciences | Sophomore | n/a |
| Autumn Vickers | Nursing | Sophomore | n/a |
College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering (CASE)
| Photo | Name | Major | Classification | Campaign Slogan (Optional) |
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Grace Anthony | Political Science | Sophomore | n/a |
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Joshua Drake | Interior Architecture and Design | Sophomore | n/a |
| Mallory Ebert | Mass Communication w/ concentration in Digital Media and Journalism | Sophomore | n/a | |
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Ryan Huffman | Political Science | Junior | n/a |
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Damari Moore | Psychology | Junior | n/a |
| Autumn Sanders | Interior Architecture and Design | Sophomore | Sanders Understands | |
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Erica Strickland | Entertainment Industry w/ minor in Digital Marketing | Sophomore | Serve with Strickland |
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Gracyn Thomas | Political Science | Sophomore | Grow with Gracyn |
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Morgan Vincent | Criminal Justice w/ Legal Studies | Sophomore | Make it Matter with Morgan! |
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Payton Woods | Political Science and Mass Communication - Public Relations | Freshman | Into the Woods! |
College of Education and Human Sciences (COEHS)
| Photo | Name | Major | Classification | Campaign Slogan (Optional) |
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Destinee Buford | Elementary Education | Freshman | n/a |
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Savannah Gaertner | Collaborative Education | Freshman | n/a |
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Grayson Murray | Secondary Education | Junior | n/a |
| Jada Winston | Sports Management w/ minor in Public Relations | Sophomore | Win with Winston |
Sanders College of Business and Technology (SCOBT)
| Photo | Name | Major | Classification | Campaign Slogan (Optional) |
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Walker Barnett | Marketing | Sophomore | Leading with Pride, Serving with Purpose. Vote Walker Barnett for SGA! |
| Mehak Bindal | Master of Business Administration | Graduate | Together, We Lead. Together, We Succeed. | |
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Ava Byrd | Computer Science | Sophomore | Be Heard, Vote Byrd |
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Hannah Call | Marketing w/ concentration in Sales w/ minor in Chemistry | Junior | To make our University a place where all feel accepted and wish to get involved |
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Anna Gottman | Accounting | Sophomore | Go with Gottman! |
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Gilian Holcombe | Marketing w/ concentration in Digital Marketing w/ minor in Computer Information Systems | Freshman | n/a |
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Bryson Looney | Undecided | Freshman | Don't be Looney, vote for Looney! |
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Ian McCuiston | Marketing | Sophomore | n/a |
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Meadow McDonald | Professional Management | Sophomore | A Voice for You |
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Millie Miller | Professional Marketing and Professional Management | Sophomore | n/a |
| Nicholas (Nick) Morris | Innovation and Entrepreneurship | Sophomore | n/a | |
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Bailee Strait | Information Technology (HCI/UX Design) | Senior | n/a |
2025 Senate Apportionment
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COLLEGE |
SEATS |
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Anderson College of Nursing and Health Professions |
4 |
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College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering |
8 |
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College of Education and Human Sciences |
5 |
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Sanders College of Business and Technology |
8 |
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Total Number of Collegiate Senate Seats |
25 |
Qualifications
- Run on a joint ticket
- Submit a joint Declaration of Candidacy by February 9, 2025
- Have and maintain a 2.75 cumulative GPA
- Be a full-time student at UNA
- Be a junior, senior, or graduate student in the fall semester after the office is assumed
- Have completed at least one (1) previous semester in SGA Senate (not including Freshman Forum or Judicial branch)
- Must attend the Official Debate
- Submit a Declaration of Candidacy by February 9, 2025
- Have and maintain a 2.75 cumulative GPA
- Be a full-time student at UNA
- Be a sophomore, junior, senior, or graduate student in the fall semester after the office is assumed
- Have completed at least one (1) previous semester in SGA Senate (not including Freshman Forum or Judicial branch)
- Must attend the Official Debate
- Submit a Declaration of Candidacy by February 9, 2025
- Have and maintain a 2.75 cumulative GPA
- Be a full-time student at UNA
- Be a sophomore, junior, senior, or graduate student in the fall semester after the office is assumed
- Have completed at least one (1) previous semester in SGA Senate (not including Freshman Forum or Judicial branch)
- Must attend the Official Debate
- Submit a Declaration of Candidacy by February 9, 2025
- Include verification of their enrollment in a specific college or verification of intent to enter into a specific college in their Declaration of Candidacy
- Have and maintain at least a 2.5 cumulative GPA
- Have completed at least one (1) previous semester at UNA
Frequently Asked Questions
- Submit the application/Declaration of Candidacy beginning on January 13, 2025.
- Attend the mandatory candidate meeting on Tuesday, February 4, 2025.
- Start campaigning. Campaigning begins Monday, February 10, 2025.
For President-Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer candidates, the Elections and Recruitment Chair will ask a series of more specific questions pertaining to the respective positions.
For Senator seats, all colleges are separated into their specific college. The Elections and Recruitment Chair will ask numerous questions to all candidates seeking Senate seats. The questions could range from "Why do you want to join SGA?" to "What are the different committees in SGA?"