Student Senate
The River Falls Student Senate maintains several standing committees that senators and students may sit on. These committees deal with a variety of issues directly effecting River Falls students.
Student Affairs and Academic Services
This committee consists of four Student Senators and four students at-large. - The initiation, reviews, and support of projects and policies concerning student affairs and services.
- The initiation of services offered by the Student Association Student Senate and Student Association
- Formally surveying students to identify student needs and issues
- Promoting student academic concerns to appropriate members of the UW-River Falls faculty and administration, UW System Administration, UW Board of Regents, Wisconsin state legislature, Wisconsin Governor, United States Congress, and President of the United States.
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Diversity & Women’s Initiative Committee
This committee will consist of six Student Senators and four students at large. - The initiation, reviews, and support of projects and policies concerning diversity issues and women’s initiatives.
- The promotion diversity issues and women’s initiatives and concerns to appropriate members of the UW-River Falls faculty and administration, UW System Administration, UW Board of Regents, Wisconsin state legislature, Wisconsin Governor, United States Congress, and President of the United States.
- The networking with campus student organizations to provide a forum for review and response to issues of diversity and women’s initiatives.
- The networking with campus student and faculty committees active 3 in diversity issues and women’s initiatives.
- The networking with other UW system diversity issues and women’s initiatives groups.
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Ethics
This committee consists of three Student Senators. -
This is a standing committee that only meets when there is a question involving the bylaws, election processes, and/or other student government documents.
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The committee will meet on any major questions posed by any student on a student government issue.
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Any questions should be written to the chair, deliberated to the committee, and the chair should write the response.
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Chair duties are to contact members and to set up any meetings needed.
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Committee duties are to make educated decisions about controversies and questions that exist in student government documents.
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Executive
This committee consists of all Student Association Student Senate Directors, the Ethics Chair/Parliamentarian, the Vice President, and the President. - Generally advising the Student Association Student Senate and Student Association.
- Coordinating the work of the Student Association Student Senate.
- Orientating and educating new Student Association Student Senators as to their responsibilities.
- Recommending to the Student Association Student Senate a summer senator if the elected Student Association Student Senate President is not able to fulfill the duties of the summer senator.
- Setting goals for the Student Association Student Senate operations.
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Finance
This committee consists of four Student Senators and four students at-large. - Developing policies and procedures related to the Shared Governance account (#433) and the Reserve account (#501)
- Making recommendations to the Student Senate regarding expenditures from these accounts
- Monitoring activity in these accounts
- Monitoring both non-allocable and allocable segregated fees to ensure that members of the UW-River Falls Student Association are receiving appropriate benefits from them
- Assist the Finance Director as requested
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Legislative
This committee consists of three Student Senators and four students at-large. - Promoting student views on policy and legislative issues to appropriate members of the UW-River Falls faculty, administration, UW System Administration, UW Board of Regents, Wisconsin state legislature, Wisconsin Governor, United States Congress, and President of the United States.
- Networking and coordinating legislative activities with other UW System Universities and United Council
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Shared Governance
This committee consists of four senators and four students at-large. - Initiating and coordinating recommendations and appointments to the Student Association Student Senate in regards to University Committees at various capacities
- Networking with campus shared governance groups and developing the relationship between UW-River Falls students, faculty, administration and ultimately the UW System
- Working to advance students' rights and responsibilities, consistent with state law
- Coordinating and initiating recruitment programs for University and Student Association Student Senate Committees
- Coordinating and initiating recognition programs for members of University and Student Association Student Senate committees
- Writing an article for the university newspaper biweekly
- Organizing the facilitating a Shared Governance training session within the first five weeks of the term
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To apply to one of the committees please fill out the online application.
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