Routine business passes in 14th Undergraduate Senate’s last meeting
The ASSU Undergraduate Senate passed the ASSU’s 2013-14 Operating Budget in its last full meeting of the year before the transition to the 15th Undergraduate Senate.
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Student committee representatives hindered by lack of training, ASSU tardiness
According to a Faculty Senate report, the University’s system of committees provides “the best place for effective student participation in the governance of the University.” While students can serve on more than 40 committees in total, dealing with issues as varied as investment responsibility and laboratory animal care, their influence is often inconsistent and incomplete.
ASSU receives 35 applications for NomCom
The ASSU Executive Board received 35 applications for seven seats on the 2012-2013 Nominations Committee (NomCom), the group of students responsible for selecting and appointing… Continue Reading »
ASSU leaders discuss student influence
Recently elected ASSU President Robbie Zimbroff ‘12 said that he believes the 2012-2013 ASSU representatives should adopt an approach that is more cooperative and less politicized than that of previous representatives when interacting with University administrators.
GSC extends NomCom terms
The Graduate Student Council (GSC) voted Wednesday evening in favor of extending current Nominations Commission (NomCom) appointees’ terms until June 17 or the completion of the current nominations cycle. The meeting was the GSC’s first since the transition from last year’s representatives on Sunday.
Execs should be students, too, says GSC
As the current Graduate Student Council term comes to an end, members are scrambling to set the stage for the incoming council, discussing budget and bylaw updates and concluding their final projects.
NomCom seeks students to help pick new vice provost
The Nominations Commission is accepting applications from students interested in helping hire the new vice provost for undergraduate education.
Senators debate SSD stipends for officers
With special fees petitioning season on its way, the ASSU Undergraduate Senate last night considered the projected Student Services Division (SSD) budget, which will move SSD to special fees for the first time this year. A number of senators expressed clear opposition to the allotted stipends, suggesting that SSD officers ought not be paid through the special fee at all.