Get Involved: Join a committee, change the University
Saturday, August 29th, 2009With the Fall semester in full swing, we’re ready to get some new initiatives underway and continue improving student life. If you’re passionate about a particular aspect of student life (or even several), we’ve got a committee for you. Take a look at the committee descriptions to see which committee is best for you:
Committee Descriptions (51.0 KiB, 56 hits)
Don’t forget to get your app in by September 7th at 5pm.
Update: Our application deadline has passed. A big thank you to everyone who applied. We’ll contact you early next week to let you know if you’ve been selected for a committee. If you’re interested in joining a committee and didn’t make the deadline, we hope you apply in the Spring.
Get Involved: Join a Presidential Committee
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009Each year the StudCo President gets to nominate students to serve on the University’s presidential committees. If you’re interested in this chance to work with faculty and administrators on University issues, first take a look at the list of committees available on the app. Then read the committee descriptions before completing your app.
For those wondering about time commitment for these positions, most of these committees meet a few times a year, and there’s also additional work outside of meetings. And since students on these committees provide an important voice, you’ll be expected to attend all meetings.
Presidential Committee App (30.0 KiB, 581 hits)
Get your app in by April 27th at 5pm.
Get Involved: Join a StudCo committee
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009Make your mark and impact student life at the University. StudCo is looking for new committee members and we’re now accepting applications.
Student Council has an array of committees that create initiatives, improving the quality of student life. Whether you join the Safety and Wellness committee that gave students Free Ride or the Environmental Sustainability committee that helped bring recycling to off-Grounds housing, you’ll work with students who make positive strides within the University.
Interested? Get your app in by April 10th at 5pm. For more information about StudCo’s committees, click here.
Get Involved: Apply to be a MAP Advisor
Monday, March 23rd, 2009You’ve already mapped your plan out for your major. You know your major inside and out. Now you can help others do the same by getting involved with the Majors Advising Program (MAP).
Academic Affairs and the Arts and Sciences Council have partnered together to bring the University a new program to help students find the best major for them. This program seeks to supplement the already existing faculty advising system with advising that comes straight from your peers. This system will be run through office hours located in Clark Library each week, as well as a mailing list that will individually pair each student with a student adviser to meet their specific questions.
MAP Advisor App (73.0 KiB, 193 hits)
Grab an app to be part of the new MAP initiative and send it in by 4/10 at 5pm.
Vote: University Unity Project
Wednesday, March 18th, 2009It’s time to vote again, this time for next year’s University Unity Project theme.
Login at UVaVote.com and cast your vote between today at noon and Friday (3/20).
Vote now on the Unity Project
The themes available on the ballot include:
- Environmental Sensitivity and Sustainability
- Socioeconomic Diversity
- International Engagement and Connections
- The Arts
The University Unity Project was a novel initiative conceived by Student Council to try to focus the attention of Council and the University on a specific issue that faces the University community. This year, we reached out to a diverse group of organizations, both on Grounds and off, in an attempt to improve the relationship between the University and Charlottesville communities with our focus on “Charlottesville: Beyond Our Grounds, Within Our Community.” As a part of continuing the Unity Project next year, we are giving students a unique chance to voice their opinion about what issue they feel deserves the attention of the next Student Council administration, and indeed the entire University community.
Students and student groups will have the opportunity to define the execution of the theme through their various and creative initiatives; indeed, a central strength of the Unity Project is to have students and groups define and contribute to the mission however they feel they are able.