Freshman Board Application
Due Monday, August 30th by 4 PM at Tate Center 151.
Part 1:  (Please print clearly)
Last Name: First Name:
Preferred Name:  Are you a registered voter (circle one)?   Y    N
Local Address & Phone #: Do you plan to stay in Athens on the weekends during the school year (circle one)?  Y   N
Email address: High School Cumulative GPA:
Please describe some activity/activities in which you took a leadership role:
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What would you like to accomplish during your term as Freshman Board Member?
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Part 2 100-word typewritten essay:
Please choose a person (perhaps someone from history) and describe why you admire that person.  Attach this essay to your application with your name printed at the top of the page.
Part 3 (Optional):
Briefly analyze two of the following statements on a separate sheet of paper:
a. “Some argue that mandatory activity fees violate student rights because you may end up sending money to a group that you would rather not fund.”
b. “Democracy is not a state in which people act like sheep.” –Gandhi
c. “Power recognizes only power, and all of them who realize this have made gains.”                      —Malcolm X
d. “How perilous it is to free a people who prefer slavery.”  —Machiavelli

Please come to the SGA office on Friday, Sept. 3rd for a posting of interview times.  Interviews will be held on Sunday, Sept. 5th and Monday, the 6th.
Freshman Board Application
Dear New UGA Student,
Thank you for applying to the Freshman Board.
The Freshman Board was created in 1996 to promote an organized voice for new students at the University.  The Freshman Board offers opportunities for leadership development and a great starting point for continued involvement with the Student Government Association.
As a Member, you will represent your class to the Student Government.  This representation requires diligence.  You will be expected to meet as a group at least 3 hours a week.  You will be expected to advocate student interests, which may require you to take positions that seem to be adverse to UGA faculty and administrators.  
The application process is competitive.  Last year, 115 people competed for 15 spots.  The result was the strongest board ever—a group of students who passed SGA bills and saw definitive results: Members had crosswalks installed in the dorm areas, organized a Freshman Forum, and registered many students to vote.
There is a two-stage selection process for the Freshman Board: Application and panel interview.  You should submit your completed application to 151 Tate Center by Monday, August 30th at 4PM.  Members of the selection committee will review the applications, and post a list of potential candidates for the second round at the SGA office (151 Tate Center) by Friday, September 3rd. Final selections will be made from the panel interviews which are to be held on Sunday, September 5th and Monday, September 6th.  Applicants selected for panel interviews should plan to be available during that weekend.
A tip for your application: More effective applications will contain meaningful examples of leadership ability.  So, limit your responses to explanations of activities in which you took a leadership role—activities that show your ability to motivate a team, to build coalitions, to persuade opponents, etc.
Best of luck to you,
Chris Hoofnagle, SGA Internal Affairs Chair
P.S. Information on freshman board and SGA is stored online at www.uga.edu/sga.