Student Activities Council Overview
Wednesday, March 5, 2008 - 12:30-2:30 McGinley Center Faculty Lounge
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Student Activities Council
The Student Activities Council is a body chaired by the Dean of Students and made up of students, faculty and administrators. The broad purpose of this council is to maintain contact between these campus constituencies and to encourage ongoing conversation and consultation on activities, events, organizations, student government and collaborative efforts between students, faculty, academic affairs and the Office Student Leadership and Community Development.
I. Specific Purpose:
1. To discuss the purposes and learning outcomes associated with activities, events, clubs and organizations and to ensure that the organization or club and its activities are of high quality and contribute to learning outcomes and are consonant with the Mission of the University. In conducting this review, the members of the council and the subcommittees will contribute information during meetings on the various activities, events, clubs and organizations which play a part in the campus culture. The council may recommend the termination of activities that are not achieving appropriate learning outcomes or are not consonant with the Mission of the University
or recommend and encourage the organization of activities in areas in which there is a perceived need.
2. To encourage involvement by a broad range of campus constituencies in activities, events, clubs and organizations and to assist each student club or organization in securing a faculty advisor.
3. To discuss and recommend guidelines for the financial support of activities, events, clubs and organizations from the Student Activities Fee.
4. To determine and assess the performance of referendum status organizations and evaluate requests for referendum status.
5. To discuss the budget for student activities following reception of a proposed budget from the Student Activities Budget Committee.
6. To discuss issues related to activities, events, clubs and organizations.
7. To hear and review reports from the chair of each SAC subcommittee.
II. Membership in the Student Activities Council
The Student Activities Council consists of:
• Dean of Students (Chair)
• Assistant Dean for Student Leadership and Community Development
• Assistant Director for Student Leadership and Community Development - Leadership and Commuter Student Services
• Assistant Director for Student Leadership and Community Development - Operations
• Assistant Director for Student Leadership and Community Development - Programming
• Director, Alcohol and Other Drug Education Program
• USG Executive President
• USG Executive Vice President
• USG Vice President for Finance
• USG Vice President for Operations
• USG Vice President for Student Life
• Residence Halls Association President
• Commuting Students Association President
• Dean of Fordham College at Rose Hill
• Dean of College of Business Administration
• Faculty Member (Fordham College at Rose Hill)
• Faculty Member (College of Business Administration)
• A member of the Resident Director staff (appointed by the Dean of Students)
• A member of the Resident Assistant staff (appointed by the Dean of Students)
III. Meetings
The council meets the last week of each month during the academic year. The meetings are open to the campus community.
