Campus-Wide Student Reps

Campus-Wide Student Representative Positions

Academic Calendar Committee
Purpose: To set the academic calendar for all divisions of the University, and to discuss specific issues relating to the calendar.
Meetings: 2 or 3 times each year: once in the fall (usually November) to get a draft calendar circulated and to begin discussion on any issues that need resolution, and again in the spring as needed until a consensus is reached among committee members to present a calendar recommendation to the Chancellor.
Representative: Peng (Peter) Ling
Chair: Sue Hosack

Assembly Series Committee
Purpose: To help in the selection of Assembly Series Speakers, review speaker's bios, discuss speaker's merits and make suggestions for speakers. Two graduate students serve on the committee as well as a number of undergrads and faculty members. The appointment is one year and preference is given to those who are familiar with and attend the lectures. The Assembly Series lectures are normally held at 11 a.m. on Wednesdays during the regular academic year.
Meetings: One meeting each semester - Early February and early October. The dinner meetings last about two hours and begin at 5 p.m. They are held in 276 N. Skinker. In addition to the meetings there are frequently extensive e-mail exchanges discussing new speaker ideas.
Representative: Katherine Gale
Chair: Kurt Mueller

Commencement Committee
Purpose: To plan the logistics, scheduling and other events of the annual commencement ceremonies and to coordinate activities with other commencement-related groups, such as the Honorary Degree Committee and Senior Student Association.
Meetings: Tentative meeting dates are November 2006, January 2007, April 2007 (only if necessary), May 23, 2008 (wrap-up meeting after Commencement). Meetings are usually held from 3:30-5:00 p.m. on Wednesday afternoons.
Representative: Jonathan Knisley
Chair: Jim Burmeister

Committee on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
Purpose: To serve in an advisory capacity to the University administration to promote greater understanding among members of the University community of the importance of living, working, learning, and teaching in an environmentally responsible manner. The committee will work to create awareness and to integrate environmental considerations into the academic and administrative missions of the University. The committee will develop policies and programs to encourage responsible environmental management in the University community.
Meetings: Once every two weeks.
Representative: Erin Robinson
Chair: Jonathan Lane

Disabled, Committee on University Policy and Practice Affecting the
Purpose: To advise the Coordinator of Disabled Student Services and the Director of Facilities Planning and Management regarding Hilltop Campus policies and practices affecting the disabled; and to make recommendations related to grievances brought by disabled students or other concerned parties.
Representative: Melissa Hensley
Chair: Mark Smith

Discrimination and Title IX
Purpose: The purpose of the student Discrimination and Title IX Grievance Committee is to hear complaints by graduate and undergraduate students pertaining to discrimination based upon gender, as covered in Title IX. The committee will also hear complaints by undergraduate students pertaining to discrimination or discriminatory harassment.
Meetings: No meetings unless there is a complaint to hear. When there is a complaint, there may be several meetings, certainly at a minimum two.
Representative: Caroline (Carey) Arthur
Chair: Ann Prenatt

Graduate Student Health Advisory Committee
Purpose: This committee advises Dr. Glass, the director of Student Health and Counseling Services on the Hilltop Campus. It selects its own chair, and sets its own agenda.
Representative: Melissa Mosely

Holocaust Memorial Lecture Committee
Purpose: To make recommendations concerning a speaker for the University's annual lecture, inaugurated in 1989 by then-Chancellor William H. Danforth to commemorate the Holocaust and to address its broader implications for other instances of systematic persecution and mass murder. The lecture is part of the Assembly Series on Wednesday mornings at 11:00 a.m., a time when few classes are scheduled so maximum attendance by students and faculty is possible.
Meetings: Once a year in the spring to discuss and rank potential speakers for upcoming lectures.
Representative: Brian Kudowitz
Chair: Erin McGlothlin

Jazz at Holmes Committee: Art Collections and Program Committee
Purpose: To provide oversight and guidance in the administration of the Jazz at Holmes series, which sponsors free jazz concerts most Thursday evenings during the academic year, and selectively during the summer. Committee members solicit co-sponsorship from campus organizations, and provide recommendations concerning musicians and publicity.
Meetings: One meeting a semester, usually in October and April.
Representative: Jerome Camal
Chair: Steve Ehrlich

Library Council
Purpose: To advise the Dean of Library Services about general library operations, to advise the Dean of library needs seen by students and faculty and (when needed) to compile reports on particular library services, funding or other issues. (Faculty members are appointed by Faculty Senate Council.)
Meetings: 2-4 times per academic year.
Representative: Laura Engle
Chair: Shelly Sakiyama-Elbert

Mallinckrodt Center Advisory Committee
Purpose: To discuss policies pertaining to Mallinckrodt Center: hours open, physical changes, space use, security, etc.
Meetings: Twice a semester, usually on Wednesday afternoons.
Representative: Dejun (Tony) Kong
Chair: Susan Nickrent

Parking and Traffic Advisory Committee
Purpose: To advise the Director of Transportation on traffic, parking or transportation issues for the Hilltop Campus, including alternatives, major policy changes, and fine and ticket issues.
Meetings: We try to meet quarterly, although occasionally additional meetings are required if pressing issues need to be presented to the committee. However, in addition to the larger group, there is a monthly sub committee that meets to consider parking ticket appeals submitted to our office. It is extremely important to have student input in this group as well.
Representative: Jen Coane
Chair: Pete Milne

Safety and Security, Committee on
Purpose: The Committee on Safety and Security is intended to facilitate communication, coordination, and the distribution of information dealing with campus safety and security. The Committee may serve also as an consultative body or sounding board for the Washington University Police Department and other departments concerned with safety and security issues. In carrying out its purposes, the Committee may collect information, ask questions, call attention to apparent problems, and make recommendations for addressing safety and security concerns.
Representative: Brook Curtiss
Chair: Steve Hoffner

Sports and Recreation Advisory Committee
Purpose: To advise the Athletic Director in the formulation of policies and the setting of priorities with regard to recreation, intramural athletics and club sports, intercollegiate athletics, utilization of facilities, and repair/renovation of facilities. The committee also receives and responds to recommendations and suggestions from members of the University community.
Meetings: Once during the fall and twice during the spring semester.
Representative: Ross Blankenship
Chair: John Schael

The Washington Gallery of Art: Art Collections and Program Committee
Purpose: The Art Collections and Program Committee is an advisory committee appointed to support the activities of the Washington University Gallery of Art. The committee advises the director and curator of the gallery on two matters: one, the acquisition and deaccession of art works by the Gallery of Art on behalf of Washington University; and two, exhibition programming and other public events related to exhibitions. The Chancellor appoints the committee to represent the general interests of the university at large and those parts of the University involved in the visual arts. The Chancellor also appoints the chair of the committee, who convenes the committee when appropriate. The committee should meet at least once a year.
Meetings: Once a semester.
Representative: Matthew Dudzik
Chair: Sabine Eckmann

University Judicial Board
Purpose: The University Judicial Board hears and decides cases of serious student misconduct referred to it by the Judicial Administrator or by individual School or College academic integrity panels, and performs other duties as prescribed by the University Judicial Code (published in Bearings, the student handbook and elsewhere). (Faculty members appointed by Senate Council; Student members appointed by Student Union and the Graduate Professional Council.)
Meetings: An annual training of 1 1/2 hours.
Representative: Todd Benjamin

Graduate Professional Council
http://gpc.wustl.edu
gpc@wustl.edu