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A '''student council''' is an organized group of students, charged with various responsibilities including:
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The '''student councils''' at Columbia are organized group of students charged with various responsibilities.
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* Funding and sponsorship of student events
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* Governance and oversight of student clubs and activities
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Each council is function in its own specific way, generally with individual by-laws, constitutions, and election procedures. The generally, however, do not have statutory powers in the governance and administration of the university, normally existing at the pleasure of the respective dean of student affairs.
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* Representation of the student perspective in some policy issues
 
  
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Student councils usually exist at the pleasure of a specific school's respective dean of student affairs. At the option of senior administrators, they are sometimes consulted on certain issues, but otherwise have no statutory powers in the governance and administration of the university.
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== List of student councils ==
  
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The student council structure of Columbia calls for a specific student council for each of the four undergraduate schools at Columbia.  Each school ([[Columbia College|CC]], [[SEAS]], [[GS]], [[Barnard College|BC]]) has its own student council, each of which is free to function in its own specific way, including individual by-laws, constitutions, and election procedures.
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Columbia has four undergraduate student councils, one for each of its four undergraduate schools, as follows:
  
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While technically separate, the four councils collaborate on a great many projects, including many of the events that are known as campus traditions, such as the [[Tree Lighting Ceremony|tree lighting]] ceremony and the events surrounding [[homecoming]].
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*[[Columbia College Student Council]] ([[CCSC]])
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*[[Engineering Student Council]] ([[ESC]])
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*[[General Studies Student Council]] ([[GSSC]])
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*Barnard's [[Student Government Association]] ([[SGA]])<ref>Barnard is technically an affiliate of Columbia</ref>
  
 
An attempt was made in 2013 to [[2013 CCSC-ESC merger referendum|merge the CCSC and ESC]].
 
An attempt was made in 2013 to [[2013 CCSC-ESC merger referendum|merge the CCSC and ESC]].
  
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The four undergraduate councils are the [[Columbia College Student Council]], the [[Engineering Student Council]], the [[General Studies Student Council]], and the [[Student Government Association]] at Barnard.
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== Functions ==
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The functions of student councils are to:
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*oversee and allocate funds to the [[governing boards]], which in turn allocate funds to [[student groups]]
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*pursue policy changes important to their constituents
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*host programming of their own
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*collaborate with each on joint programming such as the [[Tree Lighting Ceremony]] and [[Homecoming]] events
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*make student views known when consulted by senior administrators from time to time
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The allocation of funds is perhaps the most important function. Each spring, at a meeting known as "[[F@CU]]", the councils divide out the proceeds of the [[student life fee]]s between themselves and the governing boards.
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== References ==
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[[Category:Student government]]
 
[[Category:Student government]]
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A '''student council''' is :
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* Funding and sponsorship of student events
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* Governance and oversight of student clubs and activities
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* Representation of the student perspective in some policy issues

Revision as of 19:30, 1 December 2013

The student councils at Columbia are organized group of students charged with various responsibilities.

Each council is function in its own specific way, generally with individual by-laws, constitutions, and election procedures. The generally, however, do not have statutory powers in the governance and administration of the university, normally existing at the pleasure of the respective dean of student affairs.

List of student councils

Columbia has four undergraduate student councils, one for each of its four undergraduate schools, as follows:

An attempt was made in 2013 to merge the CCSC and ESC.

Functions

The functions of student councils are to:

  • oversee and allocate funds to the governing boards, which in turn allocate funds to student groups
  • pursue policy changes important to their constituents
  • host programming of their own
  • collaborate with each on joint programming such as the Tree Lighting Ceremony and Homecoming events
  • make student views known when consulted by senior administrators from time to time

The allocation of funds is perhaps the most important function. Each spring, at a meeting known as "F@CU", the councils divide out the proceeds of the student life fees between themselves and the governing boards.

References

  1. ↑ Barnard is technically an affiliate of Columbia





A student council is :

  • Funding and sponsorship of student events
  • Governance and oversight of student clubs and activities
  • Representation of the student perspective in some policy issues
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