Lamar University’s Student Government Association will host online elections, April 7-8. Students can vote through Self Service Banner which will be available on election days.
Students running for an SGA position will campaign until April 6.
SGA vice president Campbell Fuller said he encourages students to vote because it gives them a say on campus.
“Since you have the ability to have an influence on who might be in a position, you should take advantage of that opportunity,” he said. “But also voting gets you involved with the process. You learn more about the different candidates, about what they hope to do.”
Voting gives students the chance to be involved with services and programs offered on campus, Fuller said, adding that students should get to know who the candidates are and what they stand for.
“And then you’ll hear like, ‘Oh, yeah, maybe Lamar does need that,’ or ‘I really resonate with this mission,’ even if you don’t know the person,” Fuller said.
Fuller said students should get involved with SGA and other campus organizations.
“I think it’s good to keep an eye out and see also where you can make your impact at Lamar, too,” he said.
Fuller said his favorite part of being SGA’s vice president has been connecting all the different pockets of organizations and groups.
“(It’s) connecting people that are doing so many different things,” he said. “(They may have) a unified goal of having a big collaborative event, or just some goal that they didn’t think was attainable without the help from other students, or funding from Lamar, or just admin approval.”
Future SGA candidates should approach the organization with an open mind, Fuller said.
“Come into it with a plan and with discipline,” he said. “But once you get there, approach it with an open mind. Have open ears. Be willing to discuss with anybody about anything.
“Then try and be that connection between the students who see problems day to day — and they want immediate fixes or they just have immediate goals that they want to reach — and connecting that with the more thorough, planned out and executable (action).”
For more information, visit lamar.edu/sga or follow @lamarsga on Instagram.