Dear UMBC Student Body,

On Sunday October 4th, the Speaker of the SGA Senate, Andres Garcia, officially forwarded the evidence compiled by trial manager Belawoe Akwakoku, along with the official charges for impeachment, to SGA President Anthony Jankoski and Executive Vice President Daniel Amsini.

The President and Executive Vice President, as per the SGA Bylaws, will now be given at least 10 business days to prepare their defense. This sets the trial to take place on Monday, October 19th. The trial will be conducted according to the protocol laid out in Article 7, titled ‘Impeachment Proceedings,’ of the SGA Bylaws. The trial shall be held in executive session with ex-officio members of the Senate permitted to be present. According to the Senate Procedural Rules, ex-officio members include: the UMBC President, UMBC Vice President of Student Affairs, UMBC Director of Student Life, SGA President, SGA Executive Vice President, SGA Advisor(s). Other ex-officio members include: SGA Treasurer, SGA Vice President of Student Organizations, and a representative from each of the following organizations: Residential Student Association, Commuter Relations Board, Student Events Board, and the Retriever Weekly. In addition, up to three first-year ambassadors to the who will serve as ex-officios to the SGA Senate. The trial shall be handled in a discrete and just manner with detailed minutes kept throughout. For further clarification, please refer to the SGA Constitution and Bylaws.

In order to make this an open and democratic process, with full disclosure and transparency, the Senate will be sharing the evidence of the trial with the general public.

All evidence can be seen clicking on "Download Document" below

Thank you,

The SGA Senate