GT Graduate SGA President/EVP Application 2021-22
Apply to lead Graduate Student Government at Georgia Tech!

Nominations for the President and Vice President positions of Graduate Student Government Association (Grad SGA) opened March 2nd. The election timeline is as follows:

* Applications will be open until Sunday March 21st at 5 PM
* Election voting will open on Thursday March 25th
* Election voting will close on Monday March 29th at 5 PM
 
The President and Executive Vice President are elected as joint ticket by the graduate student population, and they form the Graduate SGA Executive Board which has a wide range of responsibilities across the Institute. Both candidate's information needs to be filled out within this form to be considered eligible.

If you are interested in serving in a position on the executive cabinet, please visit this form instead: https://forms.gle/4671qvMXfFrVe41a7
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Email *
President Candidate
The candidate running for GSGA President should fill in the information in this section:
Name *
The name of the candidates will be displayed as provided in this form on the Grad SGA website and ballots. You must use your actual names, but direct and common derivates may be acceptable; however, no nicknames or references to affiliated groups will be allowed.
Email *
The provided addresses of both members of the ticket will be used for election communication.
Academic Level *
Academic Year *
Department *
Current or Former SGA Positions Held (if any)
Will you be a on-campus, fee-paying students during the entirety of the 2021-2022 school year (Fall 2021 and Spring 2022)? *
Threshold is being enrolled in six (6) or more credit hours, including research credits, AND payment of the Student Activities Fee.
Have you been enrolled for at least two (2) semesters as graduate student at GT within the last (2) years? *
Remark: First-Year Graduate Students who have been enrolled as full-time, fee-paying students in Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 are eligible.
Please provide your mobile number *
This number will only be used when elected for urgent communication needs.
Please enter your GTID for confirmation purposes *
e.g. (904 567 874) --- Your GTID will be used to verify your eligibility to run for and hold office with the Registrar.
Executive Vice President Candidate
The candidate running for GSGA Executive Vice President should fill in the information in this section:
Name *
The name of the candidates will be displayed as provided in this form on the Grad SGA website and ballots. You must use your actual names, but direct and common derivates may be acceptable; however, no nicknames or references to affiliated groups will be allowed.
Email *
The provided addresses of both members of the ticket will be used for election communication.
Academic Year *
Academic Level *
Department *
Current or Former SGA Positions Held (if any)
Will you be a full-time, fee-paying students during the entirety of the 2021-2022 school year? *
Have you been enrolled for at least two (2) semesters as graduate student at GT within the last (2) years? *
Remark: First-Year Graduate Students who have been enrolled as full-time, fee-paying students in Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 are eligible.
Please provide your mobile number *
This number will only be used when elected for urgent communication needs.
Please enter your GTID for confirmation purposes *
e.g. (904 567 874) --- Your GTID will be used to verify your eligibility to run for and hold office with the Registrar.
Leadership Statement and Banquet Information
Why do the two of you want to lead the Graduate Student Government at Georgia Tech? This is your statement of candidacy and will be published on the SGA website. *
We will submit our platform document prior to the close of the application (Sun Mar 21st, 5pm) via email to the Graduate Chief of Staff and Elections Chair and acknowledge that our declaration of candidacy is not valid until this occurred and confirmation of receipt has been issued. *
Submit platform document as PDF to marc.muehlberg@gatech.edu --- While a document has to be submitted, no layout guidance, topic requirements or length limitations are in place for platform documents and are up to the discretion of the ticket. While the platform document may repeat the statement of candidacy, submission of the statement through this form alone does not qualify as platform document.
Are both of you able to attend the MANDATORY election orientation meeting on Monday March 22? *
The meeting will take place via BlueJeans on Monday March 22 at 10am (time of the meeting can be changed by mutual agreement of Elections Chair and all eligible tickets; multiple meeting can be held and can also occur prior to the deadline to accommodate all tickets by discretion of the Elections Chair). Per the Elections Code, attendance in the orientation meeting is mandatory.
Are you able to attend VOLUNTARY election outreach events accessible to all tickets and hosted by Graduate SGA between Monday March 22 and Wednesday March 24? *
Graduate SGA, especially in the case of contested elections, may host outreach events such as town halls for the student body to inform themselves about the candidates platforms and ask questions. Such events would occur in the time between the close of the applications and the opening of polls from Monday March 22 to Wednesday March 24. Events organized by Graduate SGA, while offering a organized setting for all tickets to be confronted with each other in front of the student body, are not mandatory to attend for tickets and do not limit the ability of tickets to organize their own campaigning.
Are both of you able to attend the official transition event between April 26 and May 6? *
Graduate SGA usually holds a End-of-Year Banquet including the transition from one administration to another. Similar to Spring 2020, the event overall will likely be held virtual again; however, limited in-person attendance including the incoming President and EVP could be possible. It will likely being held on Monday May 3rd, but no final decision on a date between April 26th and May 6th has been made yet. Will you both be able to attend this event if elected?
A copy of your responses will be emailed to the address you provided.
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