Student Policies Committee
Standing Charges:
1. The Student Policies Committee shall review and recommend policies to achieve and maintain a high quality of intellectual life for students at the University.
2. The Committee shall review policies that affect the academic life of students beyond the classroom and influence the academic atmosphere of the University toward the goals of strengthening the intellectual growth of students and integrating the social and academic aspects of student life. This shall include but not be limited to policies and programs of the Office of Residence Life and Housing, the Foreign Student Advisor's Office, and other administrative units.
3. In reviewing student academic life, the Committee shall consider the role of the sorority and fraternity system; the experience of students not participating in sororities and fraternities; the diversity of the student body; and the participation of international students, ethnically diverse students, and students with disabilities.
4. The Committee shall receive the report of the faculty representative to the Board of Trustees’ Committee on Student Affairs.
5. The Committee shall make an annual report to the Senate in writing.
Additional Charges for AY 2024/5: With the help of the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs and the Chaplain’s Office, and giving special attention to the vulnerable populations on campus 1. Monitor mental health resources needed to serve student population and access to these mental health resources 2. Evaluate the impact of moving the primary recruitment / intake within the Fraternity & Sorority Life community earlier to the Labor Day weekend in September of 2024. 3. Monitor the impact of the rules regarding class disruption across the country.