Student Association House
All representatives and officers meet biweekly to discuss and vote on resolutions, RSO allocations, and individual scholarships. In addition, SA officers and committee chairs use these meetings to update the entire association of any recent developments.
House meetings are held every other Monday at 10:00 p.m. in the Alumni Lounge. A complete list of meetings can be found in the Meetings link on the left.
Academic and Leadership Development
The purpose of the Academic and Leadership Development committee is to promote a quality education and encourage leadership and a strong student voice at SVSU. Committee activities this year include academic integrity posters, putting together a program to promote leadership within academic colleges, writing a student honor code, and bringing in David Callahan, author of "A Cheating Culture," to speak.
The ALD Committee meets every Wednesday at 8pm in the SA Office.
Allocations
Student Association budgets money each year to help registered student organizations, individual students, and students traveling abroad secure extra funding. The Allocations Committee helps these different students and groups through the process. There are three different types of allocations available through SA. Request forms for each allocation can be found under the "Important Documents" section of the website.
The Allocations Committee meets every Tuesday at 1pm in the SA Office.
Campus Events
The Campus Events Committee is responsible for providing opportunities for involvement through programming.
The Allocations Committee meets opposite Mondays of house meetings 10pm in the S.A. office.
Legislative
The Legislative Committee serves Student Association internally by reviewing resolutions before they are considered before the House. The committee's external responsibility is participation in the activities of the Association of Michigan Universities. The committee also seeks ways of engaging students in political activities. Some past activities include: Participation in Constitution Day and Table Talks. This spring, we will engage in the AMU letter writing campaign to encourage more higher education funding from the state.
The Legislative Committee meets Monday at 5pm in the SA Office.
Organization Resources and Communications
The role of the Organization Resources and Communications Committee is to serve registered student organizations on campus. ORC provides workshops to help each organization, as well as opportunities for organizations to network with each other. This year each SA representative serves as a liaison to a few organizations. In the role as liaison, they help each registered student organization keep in touch with SA, each other, and aware of campus happenings. We also have added an outstanding organization allocation to be awarded to an organization twice per semester.
The ORC Committee meets Tuesdays at 8:30pm in the SA Office.
Public Information
The role of the Public Information (P.I.) Committee is to help pass information from the Student Association to the student body and the general public. This includes information about upcoming events, SA resolutions, and SA opportunities. The committee uses a wide variety of media, such as posters, flyers, and other forms of advertising to distribute information on campus. The committee also crafts press releases for the local media about community-wide events.
The Public Information Committee meet every Wednesday at 7:00 p.m in the S.A. office.
Student Concerns
The Student Concerns committee will serve as teh board to hear and resolve any student issues brought forth and ensure that each student is heard.
The Student Conerns committee meets biweekly in the SA Office on Monday at 10pm opposite of the House meetings.
Health and Wellness
The Health and Wellness committee is new to Student Association this year. The goal of this committee is to promote healthy lifestyles to faculty, staff, and of course the students at SVSU through programs, events, and education. The committee will educate people about nutrition, mental and emotional health, and staying active. This committee works in collaboration with Dining Services, Campus Recreation, Counseling and Disability Services, as well as the Student Life Center. Look out for healthy programs like our health and wellness fairs in the fall and winter semesters, free Food Forums, and SVSU’s Biggest Loser competition.
The Health and Wellness committee is meeting every Thursday at 4:30 in the SA Office.
Relay for Life
The Relay for Life Committee is in charge of planning, coordinating, and implementing SVSU's Relay for Life.
*All committee meetings are open to the public and students are encouraged to attend. Meeting times are subject to change without notice.