The Undergraduate Government of 涩里番下载 (UG涩里番下载) is a student government created to enrich the lives of students attending 涩里番下载. Its purpose is to serve on behalf of students' interests and to help cultivate an engaged and caring student community.
UG涩里番下载 Programs & Divisions
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UG涩里番下载 Senate
The Senate acts as the legislative branch of the UG涩里番下载 by working to enact legislation, conduct surveys, and address student concerns and needs on campus. The Senate structure consists of four standing committees that work toward the aforementioned goals in an effort to better the 涩里番下载 student experience within their respective policy areas. These committees include the Academic Affairs Committee, the Intersectionality Committee, and the Student Life Committee. Each committee is overseen by a Senate representative who serves as a committee chair. Please refer to the 鈥淐ontact Your Representative鈥� tab to learn about your representatives and the 鈥淢eet Your Committee Chairs鈥� tab to learn more about the chairs and their respective committees.
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UG涩里番下载 Senate Mission Statement & Standing Rules
In order to have an effective and transparent student government, it is critical that all students have access to and understand the Constitution which their representative government functions upon. Therefore,听the current and can be found here.
UG涩里番下载 Senate documents the meeting minutes from each meeting which can be found in this .
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Diversity & Inclusion
The Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) shall be tasked with addressing student concerns regarding diversity and inclusion on campus.
It is the purpose of the Division to address student issues and concerns in regards to diversity and inclusion including, but not limited to, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, disability, and socioeconomic status. Through programming, policy work, and community outreach, the Division seeks to foster a 涩里番下载 community where all students feel safe, welcomed, and supported. 听
The Division consists of the AHANA+ Leadership Council (ALC), 听the Council for Students with Disabilities (CSD), the听Queer Leadership Council (QLC).听Collectively, the Division hosts campus-wide events such as AHANA+ Celebration Week, Pride Week, ALC Ball,听QLC Formal,听and ALC Showdown.
Director of Council for Students with Disabilities
wleklinm@bc.edu
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Student Initiatives
The Division of Student Initiatives (SI) shall be tasked with devising and executing issue-driven campaigns and programming that demonstrate, to the greater 涩里番下载 community, that the undergraduate population has interest in a particular area of concern.鈥�
Student Initiatives addresses student issues and concerns by executing advocacy programming and issue campaigns in coordination with Senate policy. Advocacy programming consists of large-scale programming, such as speaker events or film screenings, and small-scale programming, such as workshops, topic-specific dinner series, or publicity campaigns. Issue campaigns are initiatives meant to bring awareness to a specific issue over a sustained period of time.
Topic Areas within Student Initiatives include:
- Civic Engagement
- Health and Wellness
- Sustainability
- Women and Gender
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Environmental Sustainability
The Division of Environmental Sustainability shall be tasked with advancing the interests of the student body with respect to environmental issues on campus and within the greater Boston Community.鈥�
The Division of Environmental Sustainability advocates for green changes to 涩里番下载鈥檚 campus through working with the Office of Sustainability, directing the Sustainability Action Committee, and other
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Communications Division
The Division of Communications (COMM) shall be tasked with promoting and publicizing the work and initiatives of the UG涩里番下载 through those means it deems reasonably appropriate.
The Communications division handles event marketing, media, branding, and outreach for all the divisions in UG涩里番下载. The role of this division is to get the word out about what UG涩里番下载 is doing, capture memories through photography and videography, and design and order flyers, banners, and UG涩里番下载 merchandise (cardholders, sweaters, stickers, etc) for various UG涩里番下载 events. Applicants who are interested in the intersection between advocacy and design are encouraged to apply for Communications.
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Financial Affairs
The Division of Environmental Sustainability shall be tasked with advancing the interests of the student body with respect to environmental issues on campus and within the greater Boston Community.
The Division of Environmental Sustainability advocates for green changes to 涩里番下载鈥檚 campus through working with the Office of Sustainability, directing the Sustainability Action Committee, and other avenues
The Finance division has the primary responsibility of assisting the other divisions within UG涩里番下载 in the processing and assessment of their allocated budgets. The Finance division seeks not only to improve the financial transparency of the organization, but also to provide guidance in creating and managing division budgets. The Finance division serves as a resource to UG涩里番下载 divisions and their leadership, and to any student who wishes to understand the financial processes of our student government.
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