2017-2018 Undergraduate Bulletin

Section 1 - Bodies of the Student Government

The bodies of the Student Government shall consist of:

  1. A Student Council, which shall serve as the representative body within the Student Government, shall effect appointments of Judicial Board members and members of college-wide decision-making bodies and student committees, and shall establish funding guidelines for student organization budgets subject to the approval of the Student Activities Association Board of Directors.
  2. A Judicial Board, which will serve as chief interpreters of this Charter when called to do so, will certify new student clubs, and will hear and decide all charges brought against executive officers and members of the Student Council. The Judicial Board will conduct elections in conjunction with the Office of Student Life, and will exercise activities and powers that are further provided for by this Charter.
  3. Advisors, which will be selected by the Student Government and confirmed by the Student Activities Association Board of Directors, exist to advise and assist the bodies of the Student Government in carrying out their functions.
  4. Voluntary student organizations, hereafter designated as clubs, which exist to further the purposes set forth in the Preamble of this Charter, and which shall be certified by the Judicial Board or Student Council if the Judicial Board is inactive and officially recognized by the Office of Student Life, as meeting the standards specified in this Charter.