Committees of the Student Assembly
Committees are the workhorses of Student Assembly. Each committee tackles countless issues throughout the year and updates the assembly on its progress every Monday. Below you will find a list of all the Student Assembly committees and brief descriptions outlining their purpose. If you have any questions/suggestions for a specific committee please email the chair of that committee.
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee is a closed committee that meets on an ad hoc basis. The members are the President of the Student Assembly, Vice President of the Student Assembly, Treasurer, Secretary, Parliamentarian, and all Class Presidents. Generally, the committee is only called to meet when an issue of utmost importance cannot wait until the next Student Assembly meeting to be discussed. The meeting has also been used to flesh out the agenda for the assembly and to get a sense for where each class stands.
Funding Committee
The Funding Committee is a closed committee that meets once a week to go over budget requests from student organizations. The committee consists of the Student Assembly treasurer and the Secretary-Treasurers from each class delegation. The committee reviews each budget request and then presents its recommended funding amount to the entire assembly for discussion and voting.
Chair: Jake Lacy, jlacy@hamilton.edu
Food Committee
The Food Committee deals with issues regarding the services provided by Bon Appétit. Issues the Food Committee is currently working on include making a continental breakfast available in McEwen on the weekends and ensuring enough vegetarian/vegan options are offered at each meal.
Chairs: Annie Hull, ahull@hamilton.edu, and Fallon Chipidza, fchipidz@hamilton.edu
This is an Open Committee. Anyone can go to the meetings and voice their opinion.
Social Traditions
The Social Traditions Committee organizes and directs most traditions at Hamilton. The Citrus Bowl, Hockey Town, and Spring on the Hill are all examples of events the committee is tasked with organizing each year. The committee also plays a significant role in organizing FebFest and is constantly looking for new traditions to start. Right now the committee is working on compiling a "traditions book" filled with all the traditions (past and present) at Hamilton so as to have a detailed record that can be passed down through the years.
Chairs: Caitlyn Williams, cmwillia@hamilton.edu, and Jenn Andersen, jaanders@hamilton.edu
This is an Open Committee. Anyone can go to the meetings and voice their opinion.
Student Interest
The Student Interest Committee tackles issues regarding student life on campus. Past issues the committee has dealt with include having the Health Center open on weekends, making business card production at the print shop available to students, and reporting on the status of the Sophomore Seminar program. The committee has also hosted events in the past such as trips to the Saranac Brewery and a Battle of the Bands.
Chairs: Richard Maass, rmaass@hamilton.edu, Cobus Van Der Ven, jvanderv@hamilton.edu
This is an Open Committee. Anyone can go to the meetings and voice their opinion.
Diversity and Accessibility
The Diversity and Accessibility Committee acts as an advocate for diversity and disability issues on campus. The committee also acts as an organizer; in the past the committee has planned film festivals celebrating diversity, organized weekend trips to New York City, and helped direct discussions regarding diversity issues on campus.
Chair: Andrew Taub, ataub@hamilton.edu
This is an Open Committee. Anyone can go to the meetings and voice their opinion.
Facilities Committee
The Facilities Committee deals with issues regarding physical resources, residential life, and environmental concerns. Past issues the committee has dealt with include reviewing the lighting conditions around campus and advocating for a food compost. The Facilities Committee is also in charge of running the movie channel (performing maintenance and choosing the list of movies to be voted on by the student body).
Chair: Lauren Zoltick, lzoltick@hamilton.edu
This is an Open Committee. Anyone can go to the meetings and voice their opinion.
Constitution Committee
The Constitution Committee typically meets only when the Student Assembly Constitution or Bylaws need to be changed.
Chair: Patrick Landers, planders@hamilton.edu
Elections Committee
The Elections Committee conducts all Student Assembly elections. All elections (except for the freshman class elections which occur in the first half of the first semester and the Student Assembly President and Vice President elections which occur after Thanksgiving break) occur in the spring. The Election Committee advertises each election via emails and through spots in The Spectator. The committee has also made recommendations on ways to improve the election process, which the assembly has then dealt with as a whole.
Chair: Edwin Gaston, egaston@hamilton.edu
News for Week of 11.16.09
- Statement of Community Values update
- Funding and Committee Reports
- Have a great Thanksgiving break!
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News for Week of 11.9.09
- Statement of Community Values discussion
- Committee Reports and Mock Trial funding
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News for Week of 11.2.09
- Professor Ernest Williams, Chair of the Committee on Appointments presents on Faculty Evaluation Process & Course Evaluations Deadline
- Voting Records will now be online!
- See the full minutes here!
News for Week of 10.26.09
- Dave Smallen presents on the switch to Gmail
- Update on course evaluation deadline resolution
- No more funding for this semester
- See the full minutes here!
News for Week of 10.19.09
- No funding decisions
- Short meeting, committee reports
- See the full minutes here!
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