Judith Frankel
  • Political Science
  • Class of 2012
  • Brookfield, CT

Judith Frankel is a Member of Eastern's Student Government Association (SGA)

2012 Jan 25

Judith Frankel '12 of Brookfield, CT, is a member of Eastern's Student Government Association. Frankel is majoring in Political Science. Frankel is president of the club.

The Student Government Association (SGA) provides students with the opportunity to develop skills in democratic procedures. Students are elected to act as the governing body to address student concerns. Members work at meeting the social, economic and curricular needs of all Eastern students, and also meet regularly with Eastern faculty and administration. The budget of SGA is generated from the student activity fee paid by every full-time student.

The SGA represents many segments of the student population and is constituency-based. Officers are elected annually from within the membership of the SGA. One standing committee and the Executive Board act as advisory bodies in the management of the SGA. Each student senator serves on a standing committee or on the University Senate.

More than 30 percent of the full-time students enrolled at Eastern now participate in at least one club/organization–an increase of almost 10 percent since fall 2007. Students who participate in clubs/organizations excel in the classroom and do better academically than students who do not participate. In spring 2011, almost 1,200 students participating in clubs had an average GPA of 3.10, much higher than the 2.87 average for those students not taking part in any of the nearly 70 clubs/organizations.

Clubs/organizations planned and implemented almost 600 events last academic year. These programs have a direct impact on the daily life of all students on Eastern's campus. The programs range from social to educational, physical to spiritual, and civic engagement programs that equally affect the community.

Eastern Connecticut State University is the state's public liberal arts university. Eastern serves more than 5,500 students each year on its Willimantic campus.