2008 Woodie Awards
SGA offers Blackboard voting
Liz Hood
Issue date: 9/28/07 Section: News
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Students at Southwest Baptist University hopped on the technology train Wednesday when they voted online for the 2007 Homecoming Queen.
By allowing students to vote online via Blackboard, the polls were open longer from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m.
Students logged onto their Blackboard accounts and clicked on SGA Voting under My Organizations.
Then by clicking on the tab titled Voting, students could cast their votes.
"It was really easy," said freshman Amanda Whitehead. "It was very convenient."
Online voting was an idea the Student Government Association Executive Cabinet brought up at the end of the Spring semester during turnover.
Junior Jessica Boucher, student body secretary, said that the results from the surveys showed a large percentage of students would be in favor of online voting.
"It is more efficient," said Boucher.
Students who commute, do not have classes on election days or are student teaching do not have the opportunity to vote during an election in Goodson Student Union.
Now any student can vote in the convenience of their dorm room.
"Online voting opens the playing field to a lot more students who want to vote," said Boucher. "It also cuts down the chances of faulty counting and the odds of people voting twice. The numbers are more accurate."
The turnout for the new voting system was 272 students.
The results of the 2007 Homecoming Queen election will be announced during halftime of the Homecoming game on Saturday, Oct. 6 at 2 p.m.
By allowing students to vote online via Blackboard, the polls were open longer from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m.
Students logged onto their Blackboard accounts and clicked on SGA Voting under My Organizations.
Then by clicking on the tab titled Voting, students could cast their votes.
"It was really easy," said freshman Amanda Whitehead. "It was very convenient."
Online voting was an idea the Student Government Association Executive Cabinet brought up at the end of the Spring semester during turnover.
Junior Jessica Boucher, student body secretary, said that the results from the surveys showed a large percentage of students would be in favor of online voting.
"It is more efficient," said Boucher.
Students who commute, do not have classes on election days or are student teaching do not have the opportunity to vote during an election in Goodson Student Union.
Now any student can vote in the convenience of their dorm room.
"Online voting opens the playing field to a lot more students who want to vote," said Boucher. "It also cuts down the chances of faulty counting and the odds of people voting twice. The numbers are more accurate."
The turnout for the new voting system was 272 students.
The results of the 2007 Homecoming Queen election will be announced during halftime of the Homecoming game on Saturday, Oct. 6 at 2 p.m.
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