{"617792":{"#nid":"617792","#data":{"type":"news","title":"SGA Applications Now Open","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EApplications to be an undergraduate SGA representative or president for next year are now open.\u0026nbsp;Elected representatives are essential players in community change \u0026mdash; including at the college level. This month, students are encouraged to consider running for a position within the Student Government Association (SGA), which has opened applications for both its Undergraduate House of Representatives (UHR) and its presidential ticket.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUHR is made up of around 50 members representing each school and class level at Georgia Tech, as well as cohorts such as co-op and transfer students. They are tasked with attending weekly UHR meetings and representing their constituents \u0026mdash; whether it\u0026rsquo;s from their major or their class \u0026mdash; within SGA processes and responsibilities.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThat includes passing bills that fund student activities across campus \u0026mdash; SGA distributes a budget of around $3.5 million funded by the Student Activity Fee \u0026mdash; ranging from large-scale events to one-off endeavors, all of which are part of campus life for Tech students.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMore information can be found at sga.gatech.edu.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Applications to be an undergraduate SGA representative or president for next year are now open."}],"uid":"33693","created_gmt":"2019-02-13 18:52:17","changed_gmt":"2019-02-13 18:52:17","author":"Kayleigh Haskin","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-02-13T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2019-02-13T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"595343":{"id":"595343","type":"image","title":"SGA logo","body":null,"created":"1504188874","gmt_created":"2017-08-31 14:14:34","changed":"1504188874","gmt_changed":"2017-08-31 14:14:34","alt":"","file":{"fid":"226885","name":"Screen Shot 2017-08-31 at 10.13.59 AM.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Screen%20Shot%202017-08-31%20at%2010.13.59%20AM.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Screen%20Shot%202017-08-31%20at%2010.13.59%20AM.png","mime":"image\/png","size":56915,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Screen%20Shot%202017-08-31%20at%2010.13.59%20AM.png?itok=49HbsIsn"}}},"media_ids":["595343"],"groups":[{"id":"473211","name":"_OLD: School of History and Sociology Student Blog"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"166849","name":"HSOC Blog"},{"id":"166850","name":"clubs and volunteer opportunities"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}