The Student Government Association is now sharing monthly updates on our initiatives and progress to further our transparency and accountability. They will be published on the first of every month, detailing...

On Sept. 10, right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk was fatally shot while speaking at a campus event at Utah Valley University. All U.S. departments, agencies and instrumentalities of the U.S....

SGA held its first meeting of the semester on Tuesday, Sept. 3 to discuss changes for the fall semester and plans for the incoming first-year senators. Sophomore Senator Lily Onorato proposed a mentor...

Last year, when UVM students elected Mahder Teferra as SGA President, they turned her slogan into reality — “Make it Mahder.” Now a senior, Teferra has long been dedicated to making a positive...

Sophomores Kennedy Connors and Merrick Modun were elected SGA President and Vice President, respectively, for the 2025-2026 academic year after votes were counted on Saturday, April 5.  Voting for...

SGA passed a resolution calling for increased protections for students in response to stricter immigration enforcement efforts at a Feb. 25 SGA meeting. In recent weeks, staff and faculty unions called...

SGA President, senior Mahder Teferra, and sophomore Senator Cameron Laychak presented their plans to send out a statistical sample survey and a questionnaire this fall at a Feb. 18 SGA meeting. The...

For the first time in recent memory, an SGA election was decided by runoff after two candidates tied in last week’s midterm elections.  The draw between sophomore Annie Woodward and first-year Jordan...

Members of the UVM Civic Engagement Program presented their work about increasing UVM’s voter turnout at an Oct. 1 SGA meeting. Rinzin Sonam, UVM coordinator for Civic Engagement, and Program Assistant...

Michael Schirling, UVM chief safety and compliance officer, presented safety strategies in response to growing safety concerns in Burlington at a Sept. 10 SGA meeting. Schirling presented resources...

On Feb. 27, SGA unanimously passed a resolution calling for increased empathy toward communities affected by campus conflicts in future communications from UVM President Suresh Garimella, said senior and...

Editor's note: This story was updated on April 4 at 2:58 p.m. to correct the spelling of Teferra's last name. SGA elections for vice president and president will be held between April 3-5, according...