Run For Student Senate

Student Senate is the primary advocacy body for students at the Bethlehem & virtual campuses. Student Senate supports shared governance at the college by providing student voices to governance committees, the Board of Trustees, and other administrative leaders at the college. Student Senate is also responsible for allocating funds to student clubs and organizations as well as approving any special funding requests and new student clubs/organizations. Student Senate may also take on special projects or initiatives to advocate on behalf of students at the college.

Membership is open to any currently enrolled part-time or full-time student at the Bethlehem or Pocono campuses. All Student Senators must maintain a 2.5 cumulative grade point average (GPA) to remain on Student Senate and be in good disciplinary standing with the college.

Student Senate consists of 15 members. 12 of these representatives are General Student Senators who represent the Bethlehem campus at-large. 1 Student Senator is designated to represent the online campus and virtual students. 1 Student Senator is elected to represent part-time or non-traditional students and at least 1 Student Senator is elected to represent first-year students with less than 26 credits.

Each candidate is permitted to have 18 copies of 1 flyer for their campaign. Copies should be brought to the Office of Student Life & Leadership Development (College Center 253) for approval. Student Life staff will hang any flyers on our boards. Posting is only permitted in designated places. No one is permitted to tamper with, relocate, or remove any opponent’s materials and will be held responsible for the actions of their campaign.

No lobbying may occur during any class, unless permission has been explicitly given by the instructor prior. No candidate may use electronic means for lobbying which includes academic electronic systems or campus wide communication channels. Appropriate electronic avenues include the candidate’s own social media accounts.