Georgetown University Student Association
[2] Since 2023, the executive staff has been restructured and expanded to address many issues raised by members of the undergraduate student body.
[4] *Due to a change in election timelines, beginning in 2022 the GUSA Executive serves for a calendar year rather than a school year The Legislative Branch is made up of a 29-person Senate which can amend the GUSA bylaws, confirm executive and judicial appointments, and engage in advocacy through mechanisms that include resolutions and ad hoc committees.
The process is overseen by the Senate's Finance and Appropriations Committee, which allocates the sum total funds generated by the Student Activities Fee ($164 per student in 2018[5]) each year to five club advisory boards, the Lecture Fund, the Georgetown Programming Board, and other groups.
Until the early 1990s, the board of The Corp remained under the control of student government and the activities of the two organizations were closely linked.
The Athletic Association was relatively informal in its structure and duties until 1889, when students drafted a constitution and began annual elections.
By the early 1960s, the group was called the "East Campus Student Council" or "Walsh Area Student Council" to reflect the fact that its constituency now included three undergraduate schools but that all three schools were located on Georgetown's "East Campus" (the block between 35th and 36th Streets NW, on which the Walsh Building stands).
Unification efforts were finally successful in March 1968, when a referendum passed among the constituencies of all three student councils.
The convention released its plans within a few months, and the first university-wide student government election was held in May 1969.
Its legislative branch consisted of a 16-person Assembly, with 4 representatives from each class year––thus eliminating the last vestiges of differentiated representation for the five schools.
The GUSA Constitution has been amended three times: Many notable individuals in business, politics, religion, and the arts began their careers in Georgetown's student government, including: The Georgetown University in Qatar-Student Government Association (GU-Q SGA) is an annually elected, student-run governance association that works to represent the student body of Georgetown University in Qatar and liaise with university administrators.
The SGA meets on a weekly basis and discusses the issues or concerns raised by the student body.
The ECSGA is an initiative that was founded by President Hadi Darvishi in 2009, with the goal of uniting the student governments of the various universities in Education City.
By being part of the ECSGA, the GU-Q SGA extends its influence and advocacy efforts beyond its own campus, contributing to the larger Education City community.
The meeting served as a key moment for collaboration and discussion among the various student leaders from the institutions based in Education City, fostering a renewed sense of community and cooperation.
[23] In 2024, under the leadership of President Abdelhady (then Chief of Staff), GU-Q SGA established an Academic Council with cooperation from their counterparts in Washington D.C. President Kvaratskhelia, who went on to pursue an accelerated masters program at the Washington D.C. campus, was elected the dual-degree MSFS rep for 2022-23.
Muhammad Carter Ilgar Gapagov Aamna Asim Maryam Al-Ansari Noha Alhamid Mohammad Hannon Tashafee Masoodi Haya Al-Mannai
