Running for Student Government

Student Government and Student Representative Positions
Students looking to get involved in Hampshire governance systems have several options to choose from.


 * Community Council, the student government of Hampshire College and/or one of its subcommittees
 * Student Representative to the Board of Trustees or one of its subcommittees
 * A student member of the Educational Policy Committee
 * A student member of one of the five Schools of Thought

Nominations for Community Council
Candidates for community council can be nominated at creator.zoho.com/communitycouncil/community-council-nominations/#Form:Nomination_form. Nominees can run either as a housing representative or an at-large representative. Nominees will recieve an email asking for a running statement which will be used come election time when students are voting. Nominations for the 2009-2010 school year ended September 16th.

Running
After being nominated, candidates will be asked to submit a statement which students will be able to read when voting. The best statements are concise, clear and specific. Remember to think over your statement well and have some friends proofread. Your statement is the number one thing students who don't know you will be voting on. You should also update your Hampedia page so students can look you up and find out more about you.

Then, get creative. Going the extra mile to reach out to students or doing something different is going to make people sit up and take notice. Community Council provides $3 for each candidate to print their own campaign posters. Candidates can also table with a computer at the Roberta's, so they can have people voting right on the spot. Candidates in the past have teamed up to pool resources and promote each other as candidates.

On Wednesday September 23rd, candidates running both at-large and as housing representatives will have the opportunity to promote their platforms with speeches to the student body followed by question and answer sessions in FPH West Lecture Hall.

Student Representatives to the Board of Trustees
Nominations and elections for Student Representatives to the Board of Trustees and its subcommittees for the entirety of the following academic year occur at the end of the academic year.