Students interested in running for a position in Student Government need to turn in signed petitions to the Student Activities Center by 1 p.m. today, as well as attend one of two informational meetings scheduled over the next two days.

Twenty-two positions for Student Senate, five student dean positions and all five student executive officer positions are up for grabs in this year’s Student Government election April 17-18.

To be eligible, candidates for senate or student dean must have 25 students sign their petition while candidates for an executive officer position must

collect 100 signatures, said Student Body President Katie Cox.

While any student can sign a petition for executive officer or student dean, Cox said senate candidates can only collect signatures from their constitutancy; for example, candidates for an on-campus senate seat may only have on-campus students sign their petitions.

Candidates will also be required to attend one of two sessions organized by Joe Crocker, student vice president for public affairs, to help them become acquainted with the office they are running for. Each session will be attended by executive board members and Senate Speaker Adam Weyhaupt, who will each talk about their position’s responsibilities and current senate issues, Crocker said.

The first session will be held today at 5:30 p.m. in the Martinsville Room, on the third floor of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. The second session will be at the same time Thursday, in the Oakland Room of the Union.