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SGA met this week for the first time since senators voted to impeach Tim Nguyen March 6. The student government meets every two weeks during the school year.

SGA had its first meeting with new interim president: Here’s what happened

Claire Powell, Staff Writer
March 22, 2023

  Hayley Prins met with UMKC student senators on March 20 for the first time as SGA interim president in the Student Union Chambers.   Prins’ confirmation resulted from the student senate’s vote to impeach Tim Nguyen from presidential office.   Here’s what SGA...

Roo News wins first place for website, nine total awards at MCMA conference

Roo News wins first place for website, nine total awards at MCMA conference

Roo News
April 11, 2022

UMKC Roo News took home nine awards at this year’s Missouri College Media Association (MCMA) awards. In competition against the largest universities in Missouri, the newspaper has continued to build on its past success, notably earning first place in website design. “I...

Justice Horn: SGA President to Jackson County Legislator Candidate

Justice Horn: SGA President to Jackson County Legislator Candidate

Erica Green
April 7, 2022

In May of 2020, Justice Horn lost his reelection bid for UMKC Student Government Association president by one vote.  “I think everything happens for a reason,” Horn said, reflecting on the loss.   Horn, who later graduated in 2021, is now an activist and...

SGA considers new legal service proposal

SGA considers new legal service proposal

Claire Powell
April 5, 2022

The Student Government Association (SGA) conducted their first reading of the Legal Service for Students resolution at the end of March. The resolution asks for a clinic to provide legal services to UMKC students for issues such as misdemeanors, taxes and immigration, as...

UMKC SGA considers tuition change proposal

UMKC SGA considers tuition change proposal

Claire Powell
February 15, 2022

The Student Government Association (SGA) discussed possible reforms to UMKC’s tuition payments in its Feb. 7 meeting. Dr. Jennifer Lundgren, the executive vice chancellor of the College of Arts and Sciences, presented a differential tuition project which would substitute...

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