About SGA

The Student Government Association is the official voice of the student body at Missouri State University. SGA strives to improve every student's college experience by finding solutions to issues that students really care about and by making policy recommendations to the Administration. SGA is the forum for problems, concerns, questions, suggestions, and ideas as they relate to student life on campus. SGA serves as the governing body for all students and the 250+ student organizations on campus.

SGA was established in 1921 and has been active on campus ever since. There have been 85 presidents elected. Since SGA was established, it has worked hard to represent and to be advocates for each and every student at Missouri State as well as provide an extensive range of services for the wider campus community.

As of 2005, SGA is funded completely by student dollars (as opposed to University general funds like it used to be), which means the students have direct control over their governing body. There is no conflict-of-interest about who controls student government: the students! With this transition comes great responsibility to make sure that student money is spent wisely, and SGA leaders are charged with being good stewards of that money.

SGA is run by students for students, and enables us to get on with why we're really at school (and can enjoy it, too!).

Meetings are held each Tuesday night in Plaster Student Union Room 313 (The Traywick Parliamentary Room) at 5:30pm. They're open to the public, and students can become Senators two ways: represent any student organization (each organization allows 2 Senators), or be an At-Large Senator for your graduating class (by getting 50 signatures from your own class). Be Heard!

If you have any questions, feel free to contact your Student Body President, Student Body Vice President, or any member of Cabinet.