Revision Date: Revised April 1994; May 2020
Purpose: To review and recommend policies and other non-curricular proposals relating to student engagement on campus.
Membership
Non-Voting
- Vice President for Student Affairs
- Dean of Students
- Director of Student Activities or designee
- Director of Housing or designee
- Director of Financial Aid or designee
- Executive Director of Auxiliary Services
Voting Members
- President of the Student Government Association
- Four faculty members, one from each college, to be selected by the Faculty Senate
- Two professional staff members
- Four students
Membership Rules
Faculty and staff members shall serve two-year offset terms, guaranteeing a turnover of half this group each year. At all times, one faculty member must be a Faculty Senator, but Faculty Senators should never make up a majority of the faculty representation on the Committee.
Student members shall serve one-year terms
All one-year terms end on August 15 of each fiscal year.
Membership Selection Process
- Faculty members shall be chosen and approved by a majority vote of the Faculty Senate. In the event the Faculty Senate rejects a candidate, the Chair-Elect of Faculty Senate may nominate a new candidate for the position.
- Staff members shall be chosen by the Staff Congress
- Student members shall be chosen by the Student Government Association
Duties and Responsibilities
The Committee shall:
- Review and recommend policies and other non-curricular proposals relating to student engagement on campus, including, but not limited to, the following:
- the Student Conduct Code,
- student organizations,
- student housing,
- student health and counseling service,
- student financial assistance,
- student recreation and entertainment,
- campus dining services.
- Review activity reports of the Offices of Student Activities, Housing, and Enrollment Services once each semester.
- Advise on matters related to the quality of life for resident and non-resident students.
Officers
- A chair, a vice-chair, and a secretary are to be selected by the Committee from its membership.
- Frequency of Meetings: The Committee shall meet a minimum of once per semester.
- Reporting Channels: Recommendatory to the Vice President for Student Affairs
- Minutes and Proposals: To be filed with the Office of Student Affairs, Faculty Senate, Student Government Association, Staff Congress, and the Library.
- Support Services: Office of Student Affairs
MEMBERSHIP
The procedure for resignation from a University Standing Committee is written notification to the University Standing Committee chairperson, Faculty Senate secretary, and the faculty member’s Department Chair. In the absence of a University Standing Committee Chairperson, the notification may be sent to the Faculty Senate secretary and the faculty member’s Department Chair.
- Darrin DeMoss, COS, 2021-2023
- Nettie Brock, CCAHSS, 2021-2023
- Janet Cline, RSPR, 2020-22
- Delar Singh, COE, 2020-2022
- Stephen Brigham, CBT, 2020-2022
- VACANCY, Prof/NF
- Max Amons, Dean of Students, Position Filled nonvoting
- Mike Esposito, Dir, Student Activities/Greek Life, Position Filled nonvoting
- Denise Trusty, Dir, Financial Aid, Position Filled nonvoting
- Benjamin Skeens, Student, CCAHSS, 1-year term
- Hannah Roberts, Student, COS, 1-year term
- Morgan Johnson, Student, COE, 1-year term
- Connor Tilford, Student, CBT, 1-year term
- Emily Wiley, President, SGA, Position Filled
* All 1-year terms end Aug. 15 of each fiscal year.