Student Advisory Council

Student Advisory Council to the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia
Creating a More Educated Georgia
Abbreviation	SAC
Formation	1968
Type	Advisory Board
Purpose	To advise the Board of Regents and Chancellor
Headquarters	Atlanta, Georgia
Region served	State-Wide
Membership	35 Student Government Presidents
Chancellor	Erroll B. Davis Jr.
Parent organization	Georgia Board of Regents
Website	http://www.usg.edu/sac

The Student Advisory Council to the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia is composed of the Student Government Presidents of the 35 public colleges and universities in the University System of Georgia (USG), organized to advise the Board of Regents, through the Chancellor, on issues that are important to students.

Membership

Representatives on the Student Advisory Council are required to be current and active students within the university system. Each president of the 35 student governments are automatically appointed as representatives upon their election at their institution, yet may assign another current member of their respective association to represent their institution on their behalf. The list of current Representatives on the Student Advisory Council can be found on the Student Advisory Council's website.

The most recent list of current Representatives for the Spring 2010 semester can also be found below.^[1]

USG Institution	SGA Executive (Spring 2010)^[2]	SGA website
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College	Kati Andrews
Albany State University	Jazzmin V. Randall
Armstrong Atlantic State University	Tamer Amer
Atlanta Metropolitan College	Jasmine Worthen
Augusta State University	Maritess Banez
Bainbridge College	Patricia Williams
Clayton State University	Darius Thomas
College of Coastal Georgia	Jacent â Barbaraâ Nakigudde
Columbus State University	David Owens
Dalton State College	Daniel Sanchez
Darton State College	Jesse Jaime
East Georgia College	Ashlee Youmans
Fort Valley State University	Jared Tolbert
Gainesville State College -Oconee	Leila Dycus
Gainesville State College	Andrew Wilkinson
Georgia College & State University	Evan Karanovich
Georgia Gwinnett College	Jay Patel
Georgia Highlands College	Mary Roberts
Georgia Institute of Technology	Alina Staskevicius
Georgia Perimeter College -Clarkston	Courtney Epperson
Georgia Perimeter College -Decatur	Danielle Evans
Georgia Perimeter College -Newton	Nathan Bradley
Georgia Perimeter College -Dunwoody	Justin McPhatter
Georgia Southern University	Samantha Young
Georgia Southwestern State University	Andrew Robinson
Georgia State University	Greg Abt
Gordon College	Kenyatta Hines
Kennesaw State University	Daniel Street
Macon State College	Cathy Miller
Medical College of Georgia	Dawnyetta Marable
Middle Georgia College -Cochran	Ben Mullis
Middle Georgia College -Eastman	Nate Gunn
Middle Georgia College -Dublin	Will Baxter
North Georgia College & State University	Martin Erbele	http://groups.ngcsu.edu/groups/SGA/
Savannah State University	Errol Hooper
Southern Polytechnic State University	Andrew Coen
South Georgia College	Chelsea Mitchell
University of Georgia	Katie Barlow	http://sga.uga.edu/
University of West Georgia	Alan Webster
Valdosta State University	Kelli Cody
Waycross College	Tonya Lowmon

History

On March 13, 1968, Chancellor George L. Simpson, Jr. recommended that the Board of Regents establish a University System Student Advisory Council. This council was to be composed of all the student body presidents within the University System.

The Board of Regents felt that the format of the Student Advisory Council would further enhance the student government organizations while creating responsible student leadership in the University System and so authorized its establishment.

Georgia constitution mandate

Provide a forum for communication and recommendation between the students of the University System of Georgia and the Chancellor of the System, the Board of Regents, the state government, the news media, and the public concerning problems and issues which are important to the students of the University System of Georgia.
Promote better student government at institutions of the University System through the dissemination of information between and the provision of assistance to member institutions regarding problems and activities. The primary internal function of the Student Advisory Council shall be to discuss issues of direct concern to the student body of the University System of Georgia within those forums established for that purpose.

Meetings

The Student Advisory Council meets one or two times per semester to present committee progress and to openly discuss ongoing and new issues. Presentations are also performed to SAC by USG personnel on such matters as Legislative updates, the USG Strategic Plan, and other changes that effect the student population in the University System. Other guests and participants include the Chancellor, Regents, the "host" institution's President, and faculty/staff from the various institutions. For each meeting, the student body presidents (SAC representatives) convene at different colleges/universities throughout the state. The "host" institution is predetermined, and is featured at the specific meeting as a means to diversify awareness of the different institutions within the University System.

Committees

The student body presidents are assigned to committees on various relevant topics pertaining to students in the University System. Such topics are:^[3]

An effort to create and mature the overall education of current students and to set goals to increase the graduation rates for each institution.
An effort to define new means of available financial aid for students, and to repair any flaws with current means.
An effort to clearly outline paths for students to transfer into different institutions.
An effort to move the operations of each institution towards a "greener" campus.
An effort to inform the students in the USG as a whole on SAC progress, and to create a common communication outlet for the SAC members.
An effort to change the State's constitution to establish a student on the Board of Regents with full voting rights.

References

USG SAC Website
Moss, Kevin; interview, April 19, 2008; former member of SAC.

University System of Georgia
Research universities	Augusta University Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia State University University of Georgia
Comprehensive universities	Georgia Southern University Kennesaw State University University of West Georgia Valdosta State University
State universities	Albany State University Armstrong State University Clayton State University Columbus State University Fort Valley State University Georgia College & State University Georgia Southwestern State University Middle Georgia State University University of North Georgia Savannah State University
Category I state colleges	Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Atlanta Metropolitan State College College of Coastal Georgia Dalton State College Georgia Gwinnett College Gordon State College
Category II state colleges	Bainbridge State College Darton State College East Georgia State College Georgia Highlands College Georgia Perimeter College South Georgia State College
Governing body	Georgia Board of Regents

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