Reimagining our SGA
Folks, Let's take a second to imagine...
...the problems of today; the problems of tomorrow; what is possible and appropriate for student government.
If we want to make student governance at Middlebury more effective, we need to reimagine the SGA's mission, scope and limitations. I believe that we first need to rethink our goals and expectations for the SGA. After debating problems and issuing resolutions, the government needs to follow through and actively advocate for those positions. If elected, I will take on my responsibilities as Negotiator-in-Chief and focus on pushing those policies and proposals that are of the greatest importance to students in talks with the administration, including:
If we want to make student governance at Middlebury more effective, we need to reimagine the SGA's mission, scope and limitations. I believe that we first need to rethink our goals and expectations for the SGA. After debating problems and issuing resolutions, the government needs to follow through and actively advocate for those positions. If elected, I will take on my responsibilities as Negotiator-in-Chief and focus on pushing those policies and proposals that are of the greatest importance to students in talks with the administration, including:
- Pass/Fail classes to fulfill distribution requirements and major/minor degree requirements
- Support for new programs in Hindi, Swahili, and Africana Studies, including establishment and funding of appropriate cultural organizations
- Curriculum reform to correct the Eurocentric bias of our current civilization requirements
- Academic credit reform to recognize the substantial extra burden of lab/drill sessions and to incentivize innovative academic programming with 1/2 credit courses
- Elimination of drop period limitations to give students the freedom to manage their course loads
- Internal reforms to streamline the SGA bureaucracy, focusing on facilitating programming through deregulation and by connecting individual Finance Committee members with organizations to encourage more direct communication
- Greater protections from discrimination for all students, regardless of race, creed, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, and other identities
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