SGA Shared Governance Scholarship

Purpose:

This award is to recognize the efforts of a continuing UWSP student who has been actively involved in the concept of shared governance with regard to the campus or surrounding community. 

Shared governance is the philosophy that all those who are affected by decisions are active participants in making those decisions. The UW System is unique in that is has a system of shared governance established by state law 36.09(5).  Students also have the opportunity to get involved with shared governance, in the context of community and local government involvement, in the same ways as any other citizen.

Selection Criteria:

• Continuing undergraduate full-time UWSP student
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00
• Minimum of Sophomore status (29 credits or more)

Selection Method/Timeline:

• Announced in January, applications available on the SGA Website
• Application due in the SGA Office by 4:30PM on Feb. 28^th, 2007
• Awarded at Spring Leadership Awards Reception

Award Amount:

Two scholarships of $500 each will be awarded annually in the spring.  Distribution of the funds will be made in the fall of each year with $500 being applied directly to each recipients student account in the Bursar’s Office.

Selection Committee Membership:

• SGA President (Chair, Non-voting)
• SGA Academic Issues Director
• RHA Representative
• UCAPB Representative
• SHAC Representative
• Faculty Senate Representative
• Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs or representative

Scholarship Application

Send all completed applications to sgapres@uwsp.edu before Feb 28th at 4:30pm