Mount Vernon Campus Committees

College Committees—made up of faculty, staff, and students

 

Governance Steering Committee  (3 students usually the President and 2 VPs)  This committee directs the decision-making processes in the district.  When someone has an idea for a new policy or policy update, they first go to the steering committee, which decides what campus committee or group will work with the requester to revise the policy and what will happen next.

 

Instruction Committee  (1 student)  This committee works on instructional policies and procedures including the annual schedule, new course offerings, instructional timelines, etc.  The steering committee assigns issues to this group.

 

Student Services Committee  (2 students)  This committee deals with non-instructional issues such as registration policies, smoking policy, student code of conduct, etc.  This committee is assigned work by the steering committee.

 

Tenure Review Committees  (1 student per committee)  When a full time "tenure track" faculty member is hired at the college, s/he is assigned to a tenure review committee whose role is to evaluate his/her teaching, work with him/her on career development, and ultimately make a recommendation to the college Board of Trustees on whether or not the faculty member should be hired after their third year of teaching. Please refer to the Faculty Tenure Review Committee web page.

 

Safety Committee  (1 student)  This committee meets to discuss and act on safety issues on our college campuses.  They are responsible for writing safety procedures such as emergency response plans, accident prevention plans, etc.

 

Grievance Review Committee  (2 students)  When a student who has a concern about a grade or his/her treatment by a college faculty or staff member and has exhausted the informal complaint process, his/her concerns are heard by the grievance review committee.  This group hears from all parties involved in the issue and makes a recommendation for a remedy.

 

Disciplinary Hearing Board  (1 student)  This board convenes hearings in which it listens to parties involved in student discipline cases and decides on findings of student responsibility and appropriate sanctioning of violations of the code of student conduct.

 

Technology Fee Committee  (5 or 6 students)  This committee, meets during Fall Quarter, recommends appropriate use of technology fee funds for student-related technology needs such as computer labs, network infrastructure, and software. Please refer to the Technology Fee Committee web page.

 

 

Student Government Committees—made up of students only

 

Services and Activities (S&A) Fee Budget Committees   These groups of students, one for the district (6-8 students including president and treasurer) and one for each campus, meet during Winter Quarter and recommend the distribution of the services and activities fees for the following school year.  The S&A fees are divided among student organizations and college programs that directly serve students outside of the classroom. 

 

Constitution Review Committee  (3 students)  When a group of students wishes to form a club that they hope will be recognized, they submit their constitution to this committee.  The committee works with the group until the document is ready to be considered by the student government, whose job it is to decide on approval. 

 

Election Committees  (3 to 4 students) These committees organize the general elections on each campus. 

 

Communications Committee  This committee's role is to coordinate communication between the student government, student clubs and organizations, and the campus community.

 
Sustainability Committee