Freshmen SGA Officers and Homecoming Elections

The Student Government Association is sponsoring the freshmen SGA senator and homecoming elections on Sept. 16-19.

The results of these elections will determine the freshmen officers for SGA and the 2018 Nicholls State University Homecoming Court.

Grant Henry, SGA president, said, “The homecoming election is probably one of the most exciting times of year for a Nicholls student, as it decides who represents the university concerning service, grades and work done throughout the campus.”

The decision to run for homecoming court and SGA positions have an impact on, not only the current university students, but also the alumni and surrounding communities.

“This is one of the highest energy times on campus, and to see what Nicholls has done for Thibodaux’s community, as well as alumni and current students, is something magical, and to be a part of it every year during homecoming is an honor,” Henry said.

The results of these elections affect student life, and when more people have active roles in decision-making, more students are accommodated.

In order to work with busy student schedules, the new electronic voting system allows students to cast a vote at the touch of their fingertips.

Dustin Bergeron, election commissioner, said any student that pays the self-assessment fees is an eligible voter and is sent an email to access the voting ballot. This system is causing more students to vote, and the results for SGA will set the table for which freshmen senators get seats.

“That is going have a big impact because those are the voices that represent students who elected them,” Bergeron said.

Emily Ledet, SGA director of public relations, said, “Because of Nicholls’s campus size and location in a small community, there is opportunity to stand out as a candidate and really make an impact in the student body in these positions in the senate.”

Henry said being the first election in years, it is an exciting time to see freshmen embrace pursuing positions that make a difference.

“SGA plays an integral part in the success of what the election looks like and also the process of making sure the best people that represent the university are in the student senate,” Henry said.

“If there is anything I want students to know, it is to do research on who and what you are voting for before going into it blindly,” Bergeron said.

The decision of freshmen SGA officers and homecoming king and queen lies in the hands of the student body, and will be announced in the Donald G. Bollinger Memorial Student Union once voting is complete.