Student government has orchestrated numerous projects and initiatives that have impacted UNO and the student experience. Below are just a few.
SGA seeks to elevate student voices and provide more support for the campus through three major tenets
- Relating to students - increasing our programming, our physical presence on campus, and providing open forum
- Challenging barriers to success - expanding agency resources, opening new channels of dialogue, and working more closely with university committees
- Representing the campus - expanding reach with community/Board of Regents/alumnus, and publicly representing the student will
MavRIDE Bus Pass
Through a partnership with Omaha Metro Transit, the Mavride Program has provided students, faculty, and staff free unlimited rides with Metro Transit. This is intended to lessen the strain of on campus parking as to encourage sustainable transportation and provide greater accessibility to campus.
Turbo Vote
In 2019, Student Government voted to allocate $1,750 to support the purchase of a four year contract for TurboVote. TurboVote is a civic engagement tool which helps improve access to voter resources and provides data to help identify barriers to civic engagement on campus. Through partnership with community members and students, faculty, staff, and administration, this tool has helped provide information relating to polling places, early voting, and candidates.