Government Branches

EXECUTIVE CABINET

The Executive Cabinet are the "Top 4" elected officers of the Student Government Association: the Student Body President, the Executive Vice President, the Academic Vice President and the Services Vice President. The Executive Cabinet serve on various University committees and serve as the chief voice of students to the University administration, faculty and staff.

Traditionally, the Student Body President deals with University-wide issues and administration. They also serve on the Board of Trustees. The Executive Vice President works with Athletics, Diversity initiatives, and SGA. The Academic Vice President works with the University’s deans and faculty. The Services Vice President works with a range of student services including safety, housing, dining and construction.

Top 4

Allie Rose Phillips
Student Body President 
sgapres@louisville.edu
Leading the charge as SGA student body president is Allie Rose Philips, a junior from the Clay County, Ky., who is studying political science. Phillips is a McConnell Scholar, a Vogt Scholar and a University Honor Scholar. Earlier this year at the Kentucky Leadership Academy, Philips was elected by the other SGA presidents across Kentucky to serve as the Chair of the Board of Student Body Presidents. The Board of Student Body Presidents throughout Kentucky exists to have a state-level impact on the legislative and executive branches regarding postsecondary education issues and concerns of students.

Griffin Gould
Executive Vice President 
sgaevp@louisville.edu
A junior from Union, Ky., Griffin Gould is serving as SGA executive vice president. Studying mechanical engineering, he has held several other leadership positions, including work on the Speed School Student Council, Phi Kappa Tau and SGA Assistant Services.

Macy Waddle
Academic Vice President 
sgaavp@louisville.edu
Macy Waddle, a sophomore from Mt. Washington, Ky., studying political science and Spanish, takes on the role of academic vice president. Already holding a diverse range of leadership roles, she serves as the co-director of Engage Lead Serve Board Animal Welfare Committee and the McConnell Scholar’s Program Outreach Chair.

Dontre Quarles
Services Vice President 
sgasvp@louisville.edu
Dontre Quarles, a sophomore from Hopkinsville, Ky., studying computer science and criminal justice, is SGA’s services vice president. Like Gould, Quarles serves on the Speed School Student Council and in Phi Kappa Tau as the Sergeant at Arms.

Legislative

Senate Leadership

The Student Senate is led by the Senate Speaker and Senate Historian. The Speaker oversees each meeting of the Senate, while the Historian maintains the document archive and composes the meeting agenda. The Speaker typically also appoints a Senate Clerk to maintain minutes.

Senate Committees

The Senate is divided into various committees that deal with different issues or components of Student Government. Although the committees change based on the needs of the student body, there are several permanent standing committees: Executive, Appropriations, Academic Policy, Student Services and Development. The Executive Committee is chaired by the SGA Executive VP and is composed of the Presidents of each of the College Councils. They serve as an extension of the Senate Leadership and nearly all legislation passes through this committee.

The Appropriations Committee is the steward of SGA finances – drafting and approving the SGA budget, travel funds, and special event funding. The Academic Policy and Student Services committee advise the SGA Academic and Services VP respectively. The Development Committee makes sure that SGA is in compliance with its own rules.

College Council

Each academic unit has its own College Council. The President and Vice President of each Council automatically serve in the Senate. Based on the size of the College, they are afforded additional Senators who serve in the Senate and on the College Council. College Councils primarily derive their funding from the Senate and use it on events that target their specific constituents. Prominent events include Speed Expo, A&S; Art Show, Barrister’s Ball, etc.

Judical

The SGA Supreme Court is the judicial branch of Student Government. The Court is composed of a Chief Justice and six Associate Justices. No academic unit has more than one seat on the Court and at least one seat must be reserved for a Law student and a student from the Health Sciences Campus. Justices are nominated by the Student Body President and confirmed by the Student Senate. The Chief Justice may appoint a Court Clerk to assist them in the administrative functions of the Court. The Court arbitrates disputes between student organizations, branches of SGA and election disputes. They are the interpreters of the SGA Constitution & Bylaws.

The Compliance Officer is responsible for ensuring that all organs and entities of SGA are adhering to the SGA Constitution and By-Laws, along with any respective council or board constitution and/or by-laws. The Compliance Officer also has the authority to bring fourth a case as defined by the SGA Constitution against any member or entity of SGA, except councils.