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9/30/2013
The
Student
Government
of
Seattle
University
Petition
Initiative
The
Petition
Initiative
(PI)
is
designed
to
give
clarity,
direction,
and
gravity
to
student
initiatives.
It
is
also
intended
to
foster
leadership
development
and
provide
issue-based
organizing
opportunities
for
Seattle
U
students
within
their
own
community.
Modeled
after
online
petition
sites
like
We
the
People
on
whitehouse.gov
or
Change.org,
the
PI
places
signature
goals
and
deadlines
on
student
petitions
with
the
promise
of
Student
Government
and
Seattle
U
Administration
follow
through
upon
completion
of
the
stated
goals.1
Process
Starting
the
Petition-
The
student
comes
to
the
SGSU
office
and
requests
to
make
a
petition.
SGSU
designs
the
google
form,
makes
the
student
an
administrator,
and
outlines
signature
goals
and
sets
a
deadline
with
the
student
250
Signatures-
meeting
with
the
relevant
SGSU
Representative
and
SGSU
Internal
Chief
of
Staff
to
further
the
development
of
the
Petition.
SGSU
will
post
the
student
petition
over
their
social
media
platforms
to
assist
the
petition
in
gaining
wider
notoriety.
500
Signatures-
meeting
with
the
SGSU
President,
relevant
SGSU
Rep,
and
SGSU
Internal
Chief
of
Staff
as
well
as
an
SGSU
advisor
to
discuss
the
petitioners
next
steps.
The
SGSU
President,
in
consultation
with
the
SGSU
team,
decides
the
level
and
urgency
of
response
required
to
the
Petition.2
If
the
Petition
requires
a
response
from
university
administration,
the
SGSU
President
and
relevant
SGSU
representative
meet
with
the
Vice
President
for
Student
Development
to
discuss
the
Petition
and
possible
remedies,
which
may
include
review
by
the
Executive
Vice
President
and/or
the
Presidents
Cabinet.
Upon
review,
the
university
administrator/s
will
collaborate
with
SGSU
and
the
petition
initiators
to
determine
a
response.
Guarantee
In
all
cases
the
petitioners,
and
thereby
the
student
body,
will
receive
a
reply
from
the
individuals
who
have
the
authority
for
responding
to
the
request
of
the
petition.
1 2
Follow through broadly defined as anywhere between discussion to immediate action Including whether it is within SGSUs ability to immediately address the Petition