Student Body President DJ King: ; Student Body Vice President: Eric Deems

Congress Representatives: Chelsey Reardon, Amy Fehrmann, Atinuke Osinusi, Emily Robins, Lara Jabour, Abbi Foster, Eric Schoen, Maddie Harland, Jason Biddle, Rachel McNabb, Kara Bellenfant, Kimi Roberston, Sara Page, Ashley Ehenbauer, Amanda Strarinsky, Liz Moore, Monique Parrish, Martha Ressler, Robert Woolsey, Claire Cunningham, Jenny Hamrick, David Grizell, Katherine Rote, Nicholeah Lay, Susannah Rote, Laura Long, Spencer Carter, Molly Shehan, Daniel Chioco, CJ Adams, Elisabeth Clark, Athena Phillips, Hayley Rose, Ben Pate, Caleb Binkley, Brandon Ladage, Jacob Gear, Gillian Wise, John Michael Criswell, Michael McGehee, and Rachel Baily.

Congratulations to the 2009-2010 SGA President, Vice-President, and Congress Representatives! I know you will all serve the campus well.

Klay Kelley
"Lame Duck" SGA President

On April 4th, 2009 The Student Government Association hosted its annual Bruin Den Day Community Service event. Over 150 registered students from across Belmont’s campus convened Saturday morning where they received breakfast and a free t-shirt. Students then dispersed throughout a 3-mile radius of the Belmont Community.

Students served such organizations as Eakin Elementary, Carter Lawrence Elementary, Ronald McDonald House, Hospitality House, and Wedgewood Community Garden. Through Belmont's Student Government Association, Bruin Den Day provided a unique opportunity to give back to the surrounding Belmont area. Students perform outreach in a variety of ways on this day and thus are involved in engaging and transforming the Nashville community that we call home.

This Saturday, April 4th, Student Government Association will be hosting its annual Bruin Den Day Community Service event.

All participants should plan to arrive by 7:30 am to Belmont's Belltower. We will be providing breakfast and shirts (while supplies last) at that time.

After completing the check in process, each group will then depart to their individual work site.

After the completion of the projects at the Bruin Den Day sites, SGA will be providing lunch at 12 pm at the Belmont's Belltower to those who participated.


Four credit hours of community service convocation will be given for this event.

Bruin Den Day Mission Statement:
When students come to Belmont, we become members of this community and thereby embrace the responsibility to support the neighborhoods that influence our holistic experience at the University. Through Belmont's Student Government Association, Bruin Den Day provides a unique opportunity to give back to the surrounding Belmont area. Students perform outreach in a variety of ways on this day and thus are involved in engaging and transforming the Nashville community that we
call home.

If you have any questions about this event or would like to find out more, please go to SGA's website, campus.belmont.edu/sga, or contact Klay Kelley at sga@mail.belmont.edu or by phone at 460-6428.

Petitions are posted outside of the SGA Office in the
Beaman Student Life Center. If interested, you must submit a petition
by Wednesday April 1st by 2 pm and attend at least one of the
mandatory election meetings, which will be held on Wednesday April 1st
2009 at 10:00 am and 5:00 pm. Both meetings will take place in Massey
204. If you have any questions about elections, please contact Robert
Woolsey at sga@mail.belmont.edu.

DJ KING
Director of Campus Communications

The Executive Leadership Program (ELP), a student leadership program within the Student Government Association, will be sponsoring Senator Bill Frist for an Academic Lecture Convocation to discuss his health initiative plan, one that strives to change the world through raising awareness and taking action against global disease, poverty, and other health related issues. He is the former Senate majority leader from Tennessee, and his family created and owns Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) right here is Nashville, which is today’s leading health care provider.

Please join us on Monday, April 13 from 10:00AM to 10:50AM in the Maddox Grand Atrium.

The last Grant Petition meeting of the semester will take place on Monday, March 30, 2009 at 5:00 in the Library Multimedia Hall.

As some of your have heard, SGA is supporting Belmont's 'Going Green' Initiative by converting the Grant Petition process to a paperless process. We hope to have the links to the submission form and Advisor Signature Form on the website soon. Until then, you may access the submission form via this link:

GRANT PETITION FORM

The GP Guidelines and Advisor Signature Form are attached to the bottom of this post in a PDF file. Your electronic GP form AND Advisor Signature Form must be turned in by MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2009 at 10:00AM outside the SGA office.

SGA has $5,000.00 to give to student organizations so we highly encourage all student organizations to petition.

Please feel free to contact me at christina.inman@gmail.com with any questions you might have.


Christina Inman
SGA Treasurer

GP Guidelines and Advisor Signature Form
/GPGuidelines_and_Signature_Form.pdf

Homecoming Court Elections ended this afternoon as the candidates and their supporters axiously await Saturday night's results. This year's court will be presented during half time at the 4:15 p.m., men's basketball, Homecoming game. At that time, the 2009 King and Queen will be named. Make sure you don't miss one of Belmont's biggest Homecoming traditions!