{"id":46829,"date":"2023-11-06T10:34:05","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T15:34:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=46829"},"modified":"2024-02-01T15:01:30","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T15:01:30","slug":"meet-your-new-student-government-association-members-empress-sibley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/2023\/11\/06\/meet-your-new-student-government-association-members-empress-sibley\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Your New Student Government Association Members: Empress Sibley"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Austin Community College District (ACC) Student Government Association (SGA) is an integral part of the college. SGA serves as the official voice of the student body to link, promote, and improvise both the social and educational experience between the college community, students, and ACC administration.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the regular October 2023 board meeting, new officers were sworn in to serve for the academic year. Meet the newest members of SGA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2023\/11\/IMG-8079-1-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46831 size-full\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Empress Sibley, an American Sign Language Student, began at ACC in spring 2023. Empress serves as the SGA secretary.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What inspired you to join SGA?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I like to help people. It&#8217;s always been a passion of mine. This is why I joined and ran to become an officer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What are your goals this year in your role?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My goals are to help my peers thrive in any way possible and help them achieve their goals while here at ACC and in their future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tell us about your favorite class you\u2019ve taken at ACC or what class you\u2019d like to take.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My favorite class so far has been ASL I, and I\u2019m very excited to take interpretation training in the upcoming semester!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What is one of the biggest challenges for our students?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I personally don\u2019t deal with this, but I have heard a lot of students say that finding child care is one of the main and most important challenges that needs to be addressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Any final thoughts you&#8217;d like to share?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am so happy that I get to be a part of this organization, and I look forward to helping address issues that my fellow students have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information and to get involved with SGA, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/sga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">austincc.edu\/sga<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Austin Community College District (ACC) Student Government Association (SGA) is an integral part of the college. 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