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GUSA 2026 Budget Passes, Fulfills Higher Percentage of Budget Requests

By Ruth Abramovitz, GUSA Desk Editor March 21, 2025

The Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) Senate increased or maintained funding for all but two student activity advisory boards for fiscal year 2026.   The senate passed the final version...

The Georgetown University Student Association and administrators from the Office of Residential Living and the Center for Student Engagement updated students on housing, administrator accessibility and student-led initiatives, at a Feb. 21 town hall meeting.

GUSA Hosts Town Hall

By Ari Citrin, Student Life Desk Editor February 26, 2025

The Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) and administrators from the Office of Residential Living and the Center for Student Engagement (CSE) updated students on campus issues, including housing...

FILE PHOTO: NATALIE REGAN/THE HOYA | Twelve candidates, mostly BIPOC students and sophomores, joined ballots by petition. Heated criticism of the student government body surfaced in GroupMe chats and on social media leading up to the influx of candidate petitions.

GUSA Passes Student Leader Ethics Bills

By Ruth Abramovitz, GUSA Desk Editor February 26, 2025

The Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) Senate passed seven pieces of legislation, including two bills to ensure ethical standards for student leadership, at its Feb. 23 meeting.  The...

KIRK ZIESER/THE HOYA | The university's provisional spring plan will increase the on-campus student population in the spring to 1,000 students. The university plans to offer roughly 200 hybrid courses for seniors and graduate students living on and near the main campus.

GUSA Passes Study Space, Budget Bills

By Ruth Abramovitz, GUSA Desk Editor February 13, 2025

The Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) Senate passed 10 bills calling on the university to improve on-campus study spaces and reform GUSA’s internal processes at its meeting Feb. 9.  The...

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GUSA Passes University Investment Disclosure Bill

By Ruth Abramovitz, GUSA Desk Editor January 30, 2025

The Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) Senate passed three pieces of legislation aimed at promoting transparency in Georgetown University’s investments and academic affairs at its Jan....

Aamir Jamil/The Hoya | The Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) Senate swore in the new GUSA executive and passed a resolution to install swings on campus at its Jan. 12 meeting.

GUSA Senate Swears in New Executive, Passes Swings Bill

By Ruth Abramovitz, GUSA Desk Editor January 17, 2025

The Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) Senate confirmed the election of the new GUSA executive administration and passed three bills addressing key campaign issues at its Jan. 12 meeting.  Ethan...

EDITORIAL: Demand University Transparency for GUSA Resolutions

EDITORIAL: Demand University Transparency for GUSA Resolutions

By The Editorial Board November 22, 2024

Every year, a plethora of first-year students run for the Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) Senate on a platform of free laundry and printing. And every year, despite the senate’s consistent...

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GUSA Senate Elects Committee Leadership

By Ruth Abramovitz, GUSA Desk Editor November 22, 2024

The Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) Senate elected senators to four committee positions during its Nov. 17 meeting.  The senate filled the vice chair positions for different committees,...

Eleven Students Win GUSA Senate Seats

Eleven Students Win GUSA Senate Seats

By Abby Tucker, Staff Writer November 15, 2024

Seven first-year students and four upperclassmen won seats in the Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) Senate, announced by the Election Commission Nov. 7.  The seven first-year senators...

Ruth Abramovitz/The Hoya | Georgetown Scholars Program, a program that provides resources and support to first-generation and low-income (FGLI) students at Georgetown University, honored its 20th Anniversary with a kickoff celebration.

GUSA Passes Bills on Biodiversity, Election, Heating

By Elyse Ellingsworth, Special to The Hoya November 8, 2024

The Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) Senate passed three bills calling on the university to improve student spaces and make election days class-optional at its Nov. 3 meeting. Among...

@ETHANDARIUS4GUSA/INSTAGRAM |  Ethan Henshaw (CAS '26) and Darius Wagner (CAS '27) won the GUSA executive election.

Henshaw, Wagner Win GUSA Executive Election, GUSA Certifies Results

By Evie Steele, Aamir Jamil, and Maren Fagan November 8, 2024

Ethan Henshaw (CAS ’26) and Darius Wagner (CAS ’27) won the Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) executive election. Voting took place from 8 p.m. Nov. 5 to 8 p.m. Nov. 7, with the GUSA...

Town Hall: GUSA Senate Candidates Talk Reasons for Engagement, Policy Initiatives

Town Hall: GUSA Senate Candidates Talk Reasons for Engagement, Policy Initiatives

By Maren Fagan and Aamir Jamil November 7, 2024

First-year and at-large candidates for the Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) Senate emphasized resource allocation and student participation in a Nov. 4 town hall debate.  The debate,...

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