UCF Student Government elections opened Monday, and for the first time this year, students will also be able to vote for senators within their colleges on the same ballot as the student body president.
To vote visit the my.ucf.edu portal and click on “SGA Elections Voting” to vote in the presidential and senate elections.
Voting opened Monday at 8 a.m. and will remain open until Wednesday at 5 p.m.
Once students click the “click here to vote” section, these are the instructions that can be seen. Students can vote through the myUCF website or app, or at an on-campus polling station at the Student Union.
The Legislative Branch, also known as the Student Body Senate, is composed of 72 student-leaders who are elected by the student body each year.
“Our Student Body Senate provides students and organizations with the funds necessary for travel and conference registration, as well as for campus-wide events and projects,” the SG website reads. “Also, through various committees, Senate has great impact on issues that directly regard the Student Body. Student Senators also work on college-specific and/or campus-wide initiatives that better the student experience for UCF Knights!”
Each student will see a list of senators for their respective college. For more information about the individuals running in this election for the legislative branch, please see this website.
Students will also see a question that asks: “Do you support a $1 fee added to the current fees in support of a Student Green Initiative Fund?”
Here’s some background on the initiative and ways to learn more:
With voting now open for the 2021 UCF Student Government Presidential Elections, it is important for students to know the ticket’s platforms.
Meg and Austin
Meg Hall and Austin Wilson are running under the slogan, “Golden Days Ahead.”
They call their platform The Golden Standard and call for an inclusive and innovative UCF. The main points behind The Golden Standard platform are:
- In-Person Events
- Campus Life & Involvement
- Academics & Scholarships
- Diversity & Inclusion
- Health & Safety
- Innovation & Sustainability
The latest additions to the Meg and Austin platform include work to host monthly Student Government service drives in partnership with organizations like Knight’s Pantry, and other points, such as:
- Work with Housing and Residence life to change or potentially remove the current residence hall kitchen reservation system.
- Implement more Spin Scooters stations in high trafficked areas such as Greek Park, Academic Village, and Knights Plaza
- Advocate to find solutions with the College of Engineering, to find safe work and storage spaces for organizations such as Formula SAE, UCF High-Power Rocketry, etc.
- Advocate to Aramark the acceptance of having service dogs and service dogs in training in their establishments on-campus, as permitted by UCF policy.
- Work to contract with Uber to implement Student Government free UberEats codes.
- Work with the Agency and Department Strategic Planning Board to advocate for the creation of status for entities such as BSU, APAC, etc.
To view Hall and Wilson’s website visit this link, and to read more about their platform this link.
Dylan and Malachi
Dylan Street and Malachi Mullings chose to run under their slogan, “A New Chapter.”
Their Student-Initiated Platform is student-oriented and calls for students to become involved in the creation of their platform.
Organizations and students are given the opportunity to endorse, call for change, or even suggest platform ideas.
The main points behind their Student-Initiated Platform are:
- Pedestrian Bridge.
- Re-establish Activities and Events on Campus.
- Academics and Student Assistance.
- Campus Improvements.
- Diversity and Social Justice.
- A Student Union Minority Institute
- Prioritize the Student Union fourth floor to be developed to provide a large, safe, and centralized workspace for the Multicultural Academic and Support Services, minority RSOs, and other minority and cultural agencies on campus.
- Safety and Transportation.
- Student Life and Campus Involvement.
- Sustainability.
To view Street and Mullings’s website this link, and to read more about their platform this link.
Voting closes at 5 p.m. on Wednesday.
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