constitutional convention, which was charged with drafting a structure for the new, unified student government. The convention released its plans within a few months, and the first university-wide student government election was held in May 1969. Student Government (SG): 1969 to 1984 Simply called the Student Government (SG), the new unified institution included a President and Vice President elected by the entire student body, and a Senate with 5 students elected from each school and 5 from each class (40 in total). Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA): 1984 to present In 1984, students replaced the SG with the Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA), a new institution that over time came to be loosely based on the tripartite structure of the federal government of the United States. GUSA's executive branch included a President and Vice President, elected annually by the student body. Its legislative branch consisted of a 16-person Assembly, with 4 representatives from each class year––thus eliminating the last vestiges of differentiated representation for the five schools. After 1990, GUSA also had a judicial branch, consisting of a 3-person Constitutional Council empowered to resolve constitutional disputes within the student government. The GUSA Constitution has been amended three times: In March 1990, students replaced the original GUSA Constitution with a shorter, more streamlined document. They also created a Constitutional Council. In October 2006, students replaced the Assembly with the Senate, a larger body made up of representatives from geographic districts across Georgetown's campus. In February 2018, students voted to maintain the Senate's larger size but return it to a system of representation based on class year, rather than geography. Notable alumni Many notable individuals in business, politics, religion, and the arts began their careers in Georgetown's student government, including: Condé M. Nast (C 1894), Secretary of The Yard in 1892–93 and founder of the Condé Nast publishing empire Matthew R. Denver (C 1891), Vice President of The Yard in 1891–92 and a member of Congress from Ohio James P. B. Duffy (C 1901), President of The Yard in 1900–01 and a member of Congress from New York Philip A. Hart (C 1934), President of The Yard in 1933–34 and a Senator from Michigan George H. Guilfoyle (C 1935), President of The Yard in 1934–35 and a Roman Catholic Bishop Richard J. McCooey (C 1952), President of The Yard in 1951–52 and founder of Georgetown restaurants 1789, The Tombs, and F. Scott's