Dear Students,

The Student Affairs Committee is looking for input on its charges for the upcoming year. Included are the charges for the past year. Dr. Mehra and I will be presenting any feedback to the faculty at the September faculty meeting, and we value your input.

Could you please send me your feedback on the charges, i.e.: whether these are appropriate for the student affairs committee, whether they should be revised, and how well you think the committee is doing in regards to upholding these charges so far. If you want to do this anonymously, you may fill out the survey here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/L8VJTYM . It is open through 11:59 pm on September 10th. You can also email me at [log in to unmask] and your name will not be released at the faculty meeting.

Thank you!

Jennifer

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Student Affairs Committee Charges (Fall 2009- Spring 2010)

Charge 1: Review student organizations, consider strategies to re-invigorate student chapters, and make these more viable and with broader leadership.

Charge 2: Investigate (from a student perspective) efforts to manage the impact of a larger distance education student body on the School’s policies and procedures (e.g., GRA assignments and expectations, mandatory attendance during the New Student Orientation and the Comprehensive Examination, etc.) to insure balance, fairness, and equity of representation in meeting students’ needs.

Charge 3: Promote greater student engagement and active participation in the life of the School and the University and identify efforts to enrich student experiences during the Student Life Cycle.

Charge 4: Insure effective flow and exchange of communication and information between the SIS student body and faculty/staff/administration.

Charge 5: Extend transparency and student awareness of, and involvement in, the School’s decision-making process (e.g., educate students on the options available in the SIS culminating experience).

Charge 6: Evaluate how to improve student services, including the application process, advising, placement, and the SIS awards. Also, make efforts to insure equitable and balanced access to scholarships and other funding support.

Charge 7: Administer student awards program.