Havertown Resident Elected Student Government Assoc.Chair of Student Activities Council at Connecticut College

NEW LONDON, CT (04/16/2013)(readMedia)-- Gracie Pearlman, a junior at Connecticut College, has been elected Student Government Association (SGA) chair of student activities council for the 2013-2014 academic year.

The Student Activities Council is a student run organization that provides the campus community with diverse social events.

Pearlman is a 2010 graduate of Friends' Central School in Wynnewood.

The Connecticut College SGA considers issues and formulates policies in areas primarily or exclusively involving the student body at Connecticut College and seeks to extend channels of communication, increase areas of cooperation and foster a greater acceptance of shared responsibility between faculty, administration and students.

About Connecticut College

Situated on the coast of southern New England, Connecticut College is a highly selective private liberal arts college with 1900 students from all across the country and throughout the world. On the college's 750-acre arboretum campus overlooking Long Island Sound, students and faculty create a vibrant social, cultural and intellectual community enriched by diverse perspectives. The college, founded in 1911, is known for its unique combination of interdisciplinary studies, international programs, funded internships, student-faculty research and service learning. For more information, visit www.connecticutcollege.edu.