Council and Committee Student Appointments

Fellow Denison Students,

Tomorrow (Tuesday, January 26th), the DCGA Student Senate will be appointing student representatives to the various Denison councils and committees that create and shape policy for our university. If you are interested in serving on one of these committees, please attend tomorrow's Senate meeting at 6:30pm in the Burton Morgan Lecture Hall.

The committees to which we will be appointing student representatives are listed below:

Campus Affairs Council
(4 appointed student representatives)
Meeting Time: TBD

This council provides an opportunity for a mix of Administrative Staff, Students, and Faculty to come together cooperatively to design recommendations to the Administration regarding student judicial processes, student publications, athletics, intercollegiate games, musical, dramatic and literary clubs, fraternities, sororities and other student affairs, residence halls, campus dining, student health and safety, and the general social life of the institution.

University Council
(3 appointed student representatives)
Meeting Time: TBD

This council advises the President on policies relating to the following: (1.) personnel, enrollment, and financial matters within the University, and oversee the implementation of those decisions, including all Administrative Staff, Supportive Operating Staff, and Faculty positions; (2.) student enrollment, retention, and financial aid; and (3.) annual budget, development, finance and management. The University Council takes an active role in long-range planning for the University.

Academic Affairs Council
(3 appointed student representatives)
Meeting Time: Tuesdays, 3:30pm-5:00pm

This council reviews all matters relating to curriculum and educational policy and recommend actions to the Faculty for approval. Included among the areas to be reviewed by the Council are the following: degree requirements, programs of study (e.g., General Education, major and minor requirements, concentrations), new courses proposed to be offered on a continuing basis, academic standards (e.g., reviewing and making policies regarding student academic standards, admissions, probation, dismissal, and readmission), and academic support services (e.g., library, academic computing, and academic services).

Committee on Residential Life
(3 appointed student representatives)
Meeting Time: Thursdays, 1:30pm

This committee is responsible for the following: (1.) reviewing and advising the administration on major residential life policy decisions, subject to legal, financial and other constraints; (2.) making recommendations to the Campus Affairs Council on matters regarding residential life; (3.) responding to requests from the Campus Affairs Council for consideration of issues, proposals, long-range plans, etc; and (4.) reporting regularly to the Campus Affairs Council on issues considered.

Dining Committee
(6 appointed student representatives)
Meeting Time: Wednesdays, 2:30pm-4:00pm

This committee is responsible for the following: (1.) reviewing and advising the Campus Affairs Council on major dining policy decisions, including various dining providers and making recommendations regarding contract negotiations and proposals, subject to legal, financial, and other constraints; (2.) seeking advice from the DCGA Senate on dining matters of shared concern to students; (3.) making recommendations to the Campus Affairs Council on matters regarding dining; (4.) responding to requests from the Campus Affairs Council for consideration of issues, proposals, long-range plans, etc; (5.) and reporting regularly to the Campus Affairs Council on issues considered.

The appointees for this committee must include one varsity athlete, one vegetarian, one international student, and three omnivores.

Security Committee
(4 appointed student representatives)
Meeting Time: TBD

This committee is responsible for the following: (1.) reviewing and advising the Campus Affairs Council on security policy decisions; (2.) seeking advice from the DCGA Senate on security matters of shared concern to students; (3.) making recommendations to the Campus Affairs Council on matters regarding security; (4.) responding to requests from the Campus Affairs Council for consideration of issues, proposals, long-range plans, etc; and (5.) reporting regularly to the Campus Affairs Council on issues considered.

Personnel Committee
(1 appointed student representative)
Meeting Time: Wednesdays, 1:30pm-3:00pm

This committee is responsible for the following: (1.) reviewing and recommending to the University Council modifications of all policies and procedures relating to affirmative action, hiring, and benefits of all persons employed by Denison; (2.) reviewing and recommending to the University Council modifications of all policies and procedures relating to contract renewal, promotion, and dismissal of all employees except Teaching Faculty; (3.) and reviewing and evaluating all requests for new positions and continued need for replacement of persons in existing positions; (4.) establishing guidelines for contraction and expansion of existing positions; and (5.) making recommendations regarding these matters to the Provost, Director of Human Resources and University Council.

Student Enrollment and Retention Committee
(2 appointed student representatives)
Meeting Time: Select Wednesdays, 2:30pm-3:30pm

This committee is responsible for the following: (1.) establishing policies and overseeing the implementation of the University's admissions, financial aid, and retention programs and (2.) collecting and evaluating information regarding the long-range outlook for Denison's admission and retention programs, and making recommendations to the University Council.

Information Technology Advisory Committee
(2 appointed student representatives)
Meeting Time: Fridays, 11:30am-12:30pm

The Information Resources Advisory Committee shall advise the Provost on matters relating information resources and technology within the University and oversee the implementation of those decisions, including: (1.) the policies of and resource allocations for academic and administrative computing services; (2.) the policies of and resource allocations for the Library. The Information Resources Advisory Committee shall take an active role in long-range planning for the future development of information resources and associated technology. The Information Resources Advisory Committee shall report regularly to the University Council on actions taken and issues under consideration.

If you have any questions about these positions you can contact each committees' chair, which can found at the Denison Governance Directory.

Your Representative,

Eric "Harry" Brisson
Student Body President



All information regarding committees (with the exception of security committee) taken from the Campus Governance chapter of the Denison University Faculty Handbook 2008-2009.

Medical Amnesty Policy Instituted

Fellow Denison Community Members,

At the start of this semester, the Medical Amnesty policy crafted last year in Campus Affairs Council was put into effect. The text of the current policy can be found online, and there will be presentation and a Q&A session at the beginning of tomorrow's Senate (Tuesday, January 18) from Vice President of Student Affairs Sam Thios. Please attend if you have any questions or concerns about this policy. It is the hope of our student government that this new policy will improve the safety of students on our campus.

Your Representative,

Eric "Harry" Brisson
Student Body President