Branches
The Student Government Association consists of four branches: Senate, Campus Activities Board, Judicial Board and the Residential College Association.
On this Page
- Executive Cabinet
- Campus Activities Board
- Freshman Council
- Judicial Board
- Residential College Association
- Senate
Executive Cabinet
The SGA Executive Board consists of the SGA President / Student Regent, SGA Executive Vice-President / Campus Activities Board President, Vice President of Administration and Vice President of Finance. The SGA Executive Board is responsible for representing the Murray State Student Body to the administration of Murray State and the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Executive Cabinet Members
Ali Khatib
President
Student Government Association
Curris Center, Center for Student Involvement, Office 202, Murray, KY, 42071
Brooklyn Williams
Executive Vice President
Student Government Association
Curris Center, Center for Student Involvement, Office 202, Murray, KY, 42071
Cameron Wright
Vice President of Finance
Student Government Association
Curris Center, Center for Student Involvement,Office 202, Murray, KY, 42071
Maggie White
Vice President of Administration
Student Government Association
Curris Center, Center for Student Involvement, Office 202, Murray, KY, 42071
Senate
Students involved in the Student Senate gain experience in Murray State’s legislative process. Forty-six senators comprise the Student Senate: three from each of the five academic colleges, the Hutson School of Agriculture, the School of Nursing, and two from each of the eight residential colleges, eight “at-large” senators elected through a campus-wide online election each April and two freshman senators elected in September by the freshman class. Aside from passing legislation at its weekly meetings, the Student Senate provides informational brochures, voter registration and a campus voice (student regent) to the board of regents. To qualify as a senator, you must maintain a 2.5 cumulative grade point standing during the term of office.
Within the Student Senate there are several leadership positions available known as Senate Directors. The Senate Directors are the chairpersons for the standing Senate Committees: University Affairs, Election Ways and Means, Government Relations, Public Relations and Diversity and Inclusion. Each Senate Director runs a committee of Senators that help investigate issues, create legislation, and work on ways to better campus through their respective areas. The individual that oversees the Senate Directors is the Chief of Staff, which is selected by the President to serve at their will.
- Vacant, Chief of Staff
- Miracle Schmidt, Enrollment, Management, and Success Senate Director
- Natalie Gardner, Public Relations Senate Director
- Cesar Villeda, Election, Ways, and Means Senate Director
- Will Vanhorn, Government Relations Senate Director
- Carson Todd, University Affairs Senate Director
- Maddie McCormic
- Warren Legg
- Cady Zellers
- Evan Wilson
- Adam Rapp
- Cole Foltz
- Maddox Wilson
- VACANT
- Will Christopher, Arthur J. Bauernfeind College of Business
- Jesse Hutcens, Arthur J. Bauernfeind College of Business
- Cody Culp, Arthur J. Bauernfeind College of Business
- Kaytlyn Coleman, College of Education and Human Services
- Jared Juenger, College of Education and Human Services
- Sydney Foltz, College of Education and Human Services
- VACANT, Hutson School of Agriculture
- Ella Engelau, Hutson School of Agriculture
- Kenneth Baker, Hutson School of Agriculture
- VACANT, Nursing and Health Professionals
- James Davis, Nursing and Health Professionals
- VACANT, Nursing and Health Professionals
- VACANT, Humanities and Fine Arts
- Brady Doninger, Humanities and Fine Arts
- Amelia Lutz, Humanities and Fine Arts
- Tatianna Sperber, Science, Engineering and Technology
- Landon Kiesel, Science, Engineering and Technology
- Andrew Orr, Science, Science, Engineering and Technology
- Libby McBryde, Clark Hall
- VACANT, Clark Hall
- Joscelyn Parker, Elizabeth Hall
- Gavin Charleston, Elizabeth Hall
- Rex Brashear, Hart Hall
- Vacant, Hart Hall
- Luke Tompkins, Hester Hall
- VACANT, Hester Hall
- VACANT, Regents Hall
- VACANT, Regents Hall
- Amber Haas, Richmond Hall
- VACANT, Richmond Hall
- Sydney Naber, Springer/Franklin Hall
- VACANT, Springer/Franklin Hall
- Charley Frankum, White Hall
- Tyler Goemaat, White Hall
Campus Activities Board
The Campus Activities Board is composed of 10 Directors with committees who plan and promote activities for students and the community. The Directors are students appointed by SGA members each spring, which is also elected in the spring. All members must maintain a 2.5 cumulative grade point average while in office. Activities provided by the CAB include concerts, lectures, comedy and musical acts, the Ms. Murray State Pageant, Homecoming parade and events, spontaneous events in the Curris Center, freshman and spring weeks, plus much more.
The position is a dual position that coordinates two of the most popular events that CAB does. In the fall the chair is in charge of all SGA Homecoming Events, including the parade and the election of Homecoming King and Queen. In the spring, the position is in charge of Murray-Madness, which is a one day event that is typically outdoors. The event ranges from director-to-director, but it is usually carnival theme, and is hosted in late spring.
Jenna Visengardi, CAB Homecoming Director
This position provides the students with free events that are mainly for entertainment or promotional value. These events can be done in the Curris Center, Winslow, or anywhere else on campus. The director will also work with entertainment agents to bring acts to campus. The director will use a combination of creative inexpensive ideas along with contracted agents throughout the year. Popular events hosted by this position through the years have been wax hands, personalized signs and Racer hats.
This position also coordinates all SGA/CAB sponsored performance based programming. More commonly, this director is responsible for seeking out student opinions of concerts and lectures, as well as making informed decisions on what types of concerts and lectures SGA/CAB will sponsor. In the past, SGA/CAB has brought the following performances to campus:
- Kanye West (2004)
- Maroon 5 (2005)
- John Mayer (2007)
- Maya Angelou (2011)
- Bill Nye the Science Guy (2014)
- R.J. Mitte (2015)
- Old Dominion (2015)
- Todrick Hall (2015)
- Martin Luther King, III (2016)
- Anthony Ervin (2016)
- Stephen A. Smith (2017)
- Jack Harlow (2023)
Ty Boggess, CAB Entertainment Director
Hannah Boehman, CAB Entertainment Director
This position communicates with all members of the CAB. He/she is the liaison between the directors of the committees and the members that wish to be involved on the committees (CABbies). This position should also keep the directors responsible for using there “CABbies” for more than just working events. The membership director is pivotal for the staffing of events and keeping an adequate number of CABbies.
Henry Porter, CAB Membership Director
This position is responsible for coordinating all details of the pageant experience for contestants, participants and patrons. The Miss Murray State Pageant is meant to be done as professionally as possible, to give Murray State a chance to show the public some of the quality women we have to offer. The winner from Ms. Murray State goes on to represent Murray State in the Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival, as well as many local events.
Carlie England, Ms. Murray State Scholarship Pageant Director
This position entails the publicity and marketing of our programming. From the design of fliers to social media management, these individuals are responsible for all publicity ideas for CAB events. There are three chairs to help break up the responsibility of publicizing every event.
Audrey Hart, CAB Publicity Director
This position is to communicate to CAB events that the Residential Colleges are planning and implementing. In addition, it is the RCA Director's responsibility to keep the RCA informed on the programs that CAB is planning.
Cooper King, CAB RCA Programming Director
This position is to communicate to commuter students events that CAB are planning and implementing. In addition, it is the CAB Director's responsibility to plan events that are catered toward commuter students.
Shelby Liegl, CAB Commuter Activities Chair
Freshman Council
The Freshman Council is a Student Senate Committee, that is chaired by the Freshman Senators elected each Fall. The purpose of the Freshman Council is to have a mechanism for Freshmen to voice their concerns, plan Freshman oriented programming and become acclimated to SGA in a relaxed environment. Unlike the Freshmen Senators, council members don't have to run for their position, they are instead selected via applications.
- VACANT, Freshman Senator, Freshman Council Co-Chair
- VACANT, Freshman Senator, Freshman Council Co-Chair
Judicial Board
The Judicial Board is the judicial body of SGA. To be one of the ten members, applicants must have at least sophomore status, a 2.5 grade point average and not be an officer or member of any other branch of SGA. These positions are appointed in April of each year. At its meetings, the board reviews parking tickets and hears appeals.
Piper McClain , Judicial Board Chief Justice
Please complete the Google Form or submit the printable form to the SGA Advisor in the Center for Student Involvement.
Residential College Association
The Residential College Association is a branch of the Student Government Association that oversees the Residential Colleges. This branch is responsible for shared governance between the Residential Colleges, as well as programming and leadership development. The RCA also represents Murray State and our Residential Colleges at state, regional and national conferences.
There are many ways to be involved in the RCA, as an executive member, RCA college representative or through the individual Residential College Councils. If you are interested, check with your College Head, RCC President or Residence Director for meeting times and more information.
Katherine Stark, Residential College Association President