The 2025 Slippery Rock Student Government Association (SRSGA) Election opens Monday with over forty positions up for grabs on the ballot.
SRU students are mounting campaigns following Thursday’s debates and leading up to the opening of voting forms on Monday at 8 a.m. Voting will be open on SRSGA’s CORE page until Wednesday at 5 p.m. Those elected will serve a one year term from the fall 2025 semester through spring 2026.
Voting information
All SRU students are eligible to vote in the SRSGA elections through SRSGA’s CORE page. Graduating seniors are permitted to vote if they have paid their student activity fee for the spring semester.
Results will be announced at 1 p.m. on April 10 at a location to be determined by SRSGA.
Listed below are the Official SRSGA Ballot candidates who successfully filed election packets. Write-ins are permitted to participate assuming they meet position qualifications.
Executive Board candidates:
Each Executive Board position is exclusive, with only one candidate able to occupy a position at once.
Qualifications for the executive board are as follows: Cumulative GPA of at least 2.75, first semester sophomore by beginning of 2025 fall semester, full-time student as defined by SRU, have attended two SRSGA Senate meetings and one Financial Affairs Committee meeting prior to announcement of election winners, may not participate in study abroad longer than 28 days while in office, may not hold a student teaching position, must be in their second full semester at SRU before term commences, must disclose to student body prior to election any prospective or current executive positions at other organizations.
President – Connor Pavlicko
Vice President of Student & Academic Affairs – Emma Williams
Vice President of Finance – Jaeda Johnston
Vice President of Campus Outreach – Chloe Ecklund
Vice President of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging – Owen Maharg, Diana Ouro Koura, Heer Zaveri
Vice President of Internal Affairs – Emily Sennett, Timothy Young
Senator candidates:
The number of seats per senator positions varies and is listed before the title of the position.
Qualifications for Senator are as follows: Cumulative GPA of at least 2.5, have attended one SRSGA Senate meeting prior to the announcement of election winners, may not participate in study abroad longer than 28 days while in office, may not hold a student teaching position.
College of Business Senators – Angel Kato, Aaron Williams, Rebeca Muhongerwa-Davis
Four College of Education Senators (5/4) – Owen Maharg, Chloe Ecklund, Emma Williams, McKenna McCausland, Madelyn Panaiia
Four College of Engineering & Science Senators (5) – Emily Sennett, Andrew Nees, Alyssa Starkey, Kelly Carbone, McKenzie Kuth
Four College of Health Professions Senators (4) – Hannah Ogoreuc, Jaeda Johnston, Arabella Burtt, Aderinmola Adegbulu
Four College of Liberal Arts Senators (6) – Raegan Czerniewski, Kailani Kawata, Ray Eschenbach, Hannah Ogoreuc, Abigail Mortensen, Nolan Holtz
Four Graduate Senators (0)
Two Residence Hall Senators (2) – Emily Sennett, Alyssa Starkey
Two Commuter Senators (6) – Owen Maharg, Timothy Young, Kelly Carbone, Hannah Orgoreuc, Nolan Holtz, Renee Wolford
One International Senator (3) – Nolan Holtz, Heer Zaveri, Aderinmola Adegbulu
Eight At-Large Senators (12) – Connor Pavlicko, Andrew Nees, Angel Kato, Owen Maharg, Aderinmola Adegbulu, Raegan Czerniewski, Alyssa Starkey, Hannah Ogoreuc, McKenna McCausland, Benjamin Mathie, Thomas Freilino, Rebeca Muhongerwa-Davis
Election campaign guidelines
Write-in campaigns are permitted to run but are disqualified from participation in the official SRSGA debates and will not appear on official ballots.
Candidates are also limited to spending $50 on campaign promotional items. Receipts of expenditures must be kept and submitted per SRSGA election guidelines. Clubs and organizations are also barred from spending more than $50 on promotional items to back a candidate.
However, candidates are permitted to use free advertising resources provided by the Office for Student Engagement and Leadership.
Social media usage for campaign purposes must be registered with the SRSGA Election Commission 24 hours prior to its launching.
Candidates are also expected to follow all SRU guidelines, such as the chalking policy. Additionally, all infractions are subject to the Election Commission’s discretion.
