Programing

The Student Government Association creates and oversees a variety of programming for the campus community, working to unite students from all organizations.

Casey Time

Each year, Washington College students devote a day to campus beautification in appreciation of Eugene B. Casey and Betty Casey ’47 for their generous support of our institution. This year, students focused their efforts on the Armory, a historic building recently acquired by the College.

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First-Year Orientation Service Project

The Student Government Association partnered with Student Affairs to plan the first ever Orientation Explore Service Day Project! The event was extremely successful with the first-year students with mini service projects within the town of Chestertown.

iServe

Each year, Washington College students devote a day to the beautification of Chestertown.

This year, IServe took place at Lockbriar Farms. It took place on November 23rd, 2025. Students went to the farm and helped winterize the farm and prepared stawberries for harvest.

EC4EC- Plan B Initiative

The Student Government Association's Secretary of Service & Community Relations has partnered with the Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) Club and Health Services in the Fall of 2024. This ongoing initative is supported by the Emergency Contraception for Every Campus (EC4EC) program that helps students across college campuses navigate the process of providing emergency contraception to students and the community for free.

This initative was approved for Peer-to-Peer distribution, meaning that appointed student leaders on campus are able to stock and/or handout Plan B. Plan B can currently be found in George's Kitchen, the SGA Office, various bathrooms on campus, and soon to be more!

However, we still urge students to contact Health Services to make an appointment. While this peer-to-peer distribution system provides Plan B, students who would prefer a more effective form of emergency contraception, like Ella, due to Plan B's lower effifacy at weights over 165 lbs, should also make an appointment with Health Services to obtain this prescription.

For more information, please reach out to Joseph Atkins (jatkins2FREEwashcoll) and Lisa Marx (lmarx2FREEwashcoll). Or call Health Services at 410-778-7261.

Bird Sticker Project 2025

Have you noticed something different about the windows on the balcony of the dining hall and Sophie's Cafe? Well those small dots are actually an incredible tool working to save the lives of local birds! According to the American Bird Conservancy, over one billion birds die globally from window collisions each year, and buildings with large stretches of windows, like Hodson, can be incredibly vulnerable areas. In an attempt to combat this, SGA Secretary of the Environment Justin Looper ('26) is collaborating with Bird Club and the Natural Lands Project to bring bird collision avoidant stickers to our main campus, much like the ones we have down at Semans-Griswold hall by the waterfront. The stickers are from a Toronto-based business called Feather Friendly that specializes in making these dots to reduce avian collision risks on windows. By combining their budgets, there were able to purchase over 700 square feet of these stickers, and installed them on campus!

For any questions or information on how to get involved, please reach out to sga_environmentFREEwashcoll%C2%A0

Mid-Atlantic Student Government Leadership Summit (MASGLS)

During the 2025 fall semester, the Washington College student government association hosted and facilitated the 2nd annual Mid-Atlantic Student Government Leadership Summit (MASGLS). MASGLS is an original Washington College idea. This year, the event brought together 4 regional Student Governments to collaborate on shared issues, projects, and ideas to better our campus communities. We were inspired by the work that happens at our peer institutions and look to incorporate these practices here at Washington College.

The day included a welcome from college president Bryan Matthews and VP of student affairs Sarah Feyerherm, position specific workshopping, organization-based discussion points, a keynote speech and Q&A from alumni Brandon Riker, and lots of fun and social networking!

It was fantastic to meet our peers from Ursinus College, Muhlenberg College, and St. Mary’s College of MD.

The event was a success on all accounts and by the end of the day, we all found it hard to part with one another to return to our institutions, but promised to keep in touch. We hope to continue this event annually, keep in touch with our new found peers, and collaborate with more SGAs in future sponsorships of this event.

Additionally, some key foundations of our discussion demonstrated that Washington College is a prime model for SGAs and student leadership, boasting a generous budget with vast resources and connections. We discussed issues of campus social life, positive engagement in the SGA Senate, and new, innovative ideas for events that we hope to roll out in the coming year.