Student Governing Board
The Student Governing Board (SGB) is the oldest of Columbia's governing boards and oversees political, religious, activist, humanitarian, and identity-conscious undergraduate student groups at Columbia. The board members are elected by representatives of each group at a general body meeting in the spring semester. SGB was created in the wake of the 1968 protests as a place for dialogue amongst students about the administration. With the revival of CCSC and ESC in the 1980s, SGB then took over as an overseer of the religious, political, and other "values-explorative" activities on campus, as chartered by the Board of Trustees. It represented groups from every student body in the University, although it has since been forced to limit its members to students from the four undergraduate schools.
SGB reported to the Office of the University Chaplain in Earl Hall prior to 2007, when they were forced to move under the umbrella of CC/SEAS Division of Student Affairs (which already oversees ABC and Inter-Greek Council).[1][2] Because the SGB refused to be put under the creepy and unhelpful Robert Taylor and Student Development and Activities], the Office of Civic Action and Engagement (originally Office of Student Group Advising) was formed to oversee them. They were subsequently forced to divest of their student groups with large graduate student memberships, creating the Interschool Governing Board.
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2023-24 Board
- Chair: Ayan Kent, CC '24
- Vice Chair: Caleb Bowen, GS '24
- Treasurer: Mohammad Hemeida, CC '25
- Secretary: Paige Lawrie
2022-23 Board
- Chair: Cody Ares Baynori, CC '23
- Vice Chair: Jackie Tokayer, BC '23
- Treasurer: Yanni Kent, CC '24
- Secretary: Caleb Bowen, GS '24
- Publicist: Jeremy Carin, SEAS '24
Representatives
- John George, CC '23
- Mohammad Hemeida, CC '25
- Jonah Smith, CC '24
- Pratik Shah
- Khymani James
- Skyler Nielsen
2021-22 Board
- Chair: Carson Teitler, CC '22
- Vice Chair: Barbara Chrobak, BC '22
- Treasurer: Cody Baynori, CC '23
- Secretary: Jackie Tokayer, BC '23
- Publicist: Jeremy Carin, SEAS '24
Representatives
- Caleb Bowen, GS '24
- John George, CC '23
- Mohammad Hemeida, CC '25
- Yanni Kent, CC '24
- Jonah Smith, CC '24
- Skyler Nielsen
2013-14 Board
- Chair: Abdul Rafay Hanif, CC '14 Muslim Students Association
- Vice Chair: Preity Nita Ponnaganti, CC '14
- Treasurer: Rajan Gupta, CC '15
- Secretary: Rakhi Agrawal, BC '14
Representatives
- Fatimatou Diallo, CC '15
- Mariam Elnozahy, BC '16
- Tess Glassman-Kaufman, BC '15
- Ankita Gore, SEAS '15
- Shaynah Jones, CC '14
- Sameer Mishra, CC '16
- Adam Wilson, CC '14
2009-10 Board
- Chair: Devora Aharon CC '10 Hillel
- Vice Chair: Lisa Weber CC '11 Scientists and Engineers for a Better Society
- Treasurer: Eugenio Suarez CC '11 UC-CANF
- Secretary: Beezly Kiernan CC '11 Rotaract
Representatives
- Becky Davies CC '10 CU Food Sustainability Project
- Owais Rasool SEAS '11 Muslim Students Association
- Rithu Ramachandran CC '12 Hindu Students Organization/SEBS
- Kanak Gupta GS '11 Interfaith/HSO
- Elissa Verrilli BC '11 SEEJ
- Sana Khalid CC '11 Muslim Students Association/Ahimsa
- Jonah Liben GS/JTS '11 Hillel
2007-08 Board
- Chair: Jonathan Siegel CC '08 College Democrats
- Vice Chair: Jessie Leiken CC '08 SEEJ
- Treasurer: Arjun Kapoor CC '09 Amnesty International
- Secretary: Faisal Khan CC '09 Muslim Students Association
Representatives
- Ari Gardner CC '08 LionPAC
- Alastair Shearman SEAS '08 CPU
- Danielle Slutsky CC '08 LionPAC
- Jacob Taber GS/JTS '09 Democrats/CPU/LionPAC
- Muzna Ansari BC '10 Muslim Students Association
- James Downie CC '10 College Democrats
- Hei-Yue Pang BC '10 Intervarsity Christian Fellowship/Remnant Christian Fellowship
External links
References
- ↑ IMPLICATIONS: SGB Move, Columbia Spectator, January 22, 2007
- ↑ IMPLICATIONS: System Marked by Opacity, Red Tape, Columbia Spectator, February 12, 2007
