SGA president Brady Kapplemann and vice president Zoey Pudenz ran unopposed for the 2025-26 school year in March of 2025. After being elected, the duo launched themselves into planning and creating a name for themselves.
According to the SGA website, the organization represents “the students of Kansas State University, united in the belief that the goals of a democratic community can be furthered only by the citizenship habits, attitudes, skills and knowledge acquired through experience.”
Looking forward to this school year, Kapplemann and Pudenz hope to hear from students and reach different organizations on campus.
“The whole idea of SGA is to be a group of students who are passionate about making change on campus, listening to student issues and taking action, finding reasonable solutions to issues students are facing on campus,” Kapplemann said.
Kapplemann and Pudenz are attempting to reach every K-State student, starting with a revival of the SGA newsletter, The Presidential Post. Previously, The Presidential Post was sent to various leadership teams of K-State organizations, but now the newsletter will be sent individually to the entire student body. Along with upping their social media presence, the presidential pair is taking the initiative to expand their team, starting with a larger communications agency.
“Another thing we passed last semester was a new communications agency, including a new communications director, Cappi Hoeting,” Kapplemann said. “We realized that there are just so many people in student government with so many things going on, that it is really hard for one person to do everything. We thought that this agency allows for her and other students to get involved and kind of gives her the opportunity to bring her own team members, whether we need a photographer or someone dedicated to writing posts and emails. Just utilizing that and working with our publications director within the Cabinet so that we are able to boost our engagement and have more content that’s relevant to students.”
Not only are these teammates working on their online presence, but also their in-person reach starting with routine visits to other campus organizations.
“We want to start doing more SGA visits,” Kapplemann said. “That is something we are still developing, but basically just going to different organizations around campus. I think it is important that we reach students where they are at. A lot of the time, organizations come to us to request funding or visit the Senate, but I think it is really important that we are also meeting students in their buildings where they are comfortable.”
In attempts to bridge connections on campus, SGA will showcase its resources and be transparent about where its funding is going, specifically with the Student Allocations Fund.
“The main thing we’re trying to focus on is making sure that students are aware of the funding they can receive,” Kapplemann said. “For example, the student allocation fund, which funds organizations planning an event or planning to travel for professional development. Historically, it seems a lot of the same organizations have been using those, which is great, but there are also so many other student organizations that might be able to benefit from this fund that historically haven’t had access to it.”
During the 2024-25 academic year, 39 student allocations were approved, including some from the same organization. This includes 30 academic competition teams and 23 sports teams that received funding separate from the general student allocations fund.
“Historically, a lot of these organizations don’t know about different student government resources and that is what we really want to try and do with this initiative; bring resources that SGA offers and make sure all students have access to them,” Kapplemann said. “This way, students can be more reachable, especially to the groups that would be applying for funding.”
