One of the best ways to have a lasting impact at UVU is to run for a student government position with UVUSA. These student government positions represent the student voice across campus as they assess, express, and address student issues to campus administration. They develop and promote campus programming, strive to educate students about resources available to them, and advocate for student needs.
There are four elected positions within UVUSA. Together with the Executive Assistant appointed by the Student Body President, these student leaders serve as the Executive Council that oversees the UVUSA Student Council.
The UVU Student Body President represents UVUSA and advocates for Wolverines on a campus, state, and national level. They participate in committees across campus, including President’s Council and the UVU Board of Trustees.
The Vice President of Connection focuses on building campus and community partnerships and helping students find involvement opportunities at UVU.
The Vice President of Student Activities oversees large-scale event programming at UVU that creates a sense of belonging and school spirit.
The Vice President of Academics leads the Student Senate. They work with department chairs, deans, and other faculty organizations at UVU to advocate for student needs in the classroom.
Elections for Executive Council positions are held every spring semester. Candidates are elected by the general student body, which includes any student registered for one credit or more. Concurrent enrollment students are not eligible to vote.
All candidates who are interested in running for an Executive Council position must fill out the required paperwork found in the elections packet. Once all paperwork has been submitted, candidates will be asked to attend mandatory meetings and trainings prior to voting week to ensure all candidates are prepared.
Additional deadlines can be found in your elections packet paperwork. .
Any current UVU student is permitted to file a grievance regarding the misconduct
of a candidate. Grievances will be reviewed by the Elections Committee and any necessary
penalties will be issued. Please note that there is not a prescribed rubric in addressing
consequences of grievances and any penalties issued are at the discretion of the Elections
Committee.
Elections will be done through Ranked Choice Voting for positions of 3 or more candidates. This method allows voters to rank the candidates running for office in order of their preference. If a candidate receives the majority of first choices (51%), then they win the election.
If no candidate gets a simple majority, then the candidate with the least amount of first choice votes will be removed from the race; voters who ranked a candidate as their first choice will then be represented by their second choice and so on until a majority vote is reached.
This process eliminates the need for a primary election. If 2 or less candidates are running for a position, elections will be done by a simple majority vote.
