Section 1: The Appointments Committee
Subsection A: Membership The Appointments Committee shall consist of the Vice-President of SGA and four members of SGA who are not members of the Assembly to be elected conjointly with the Executive Board in accordance with the elections bylaws. The Vice-President shall be responsible for the Committee’s report to the Representative Council and for the Committee’s agenda.
The Appointments Committee shall make all Association appointments in accordance with their Bylaws and promptly inform the Representative Council of recent appointments.
Subsection B: Procedures The Committee works by consensus, and, in extenuating circumstances, one and only one member may step out of the vote. Should an Appointments Committee member be unable to fulfill the obligations of the committee, and the committee does not have the requisite number of members to run a round of appointments, then the Vice President may ask the Head of the Honor Board to sit in on the round.
If the Committee cannot reach a decision, the appointment shall go before the Representative Council to be decided by a simple majority vote. The Committees will be appointed on the basis of expressed needs of the community members, the SGA voting Assembly, and other College entities (Dean’s office, Admissions etc.).
All proceedings and material of the Committee are confidential. Records will be kept for a period of five years.
Subsection C: Recollection The decision of the Appointments Committee may be recalled through either of the following methods:
- SGA may submit a petition containing the signatures of one-third of SGA stating their opposition to the Committee’s decision.
- The Representative Council may recall the appointment by a two-thirds vote.
If an appointment is recalled, the Committee must re-appoint the position.
Section 2: The Access Services Committee
The Access Services Committee will represent students with access concerns to SGA and serves as liaison between Access Services and SGA to help raise awareness about disabilities concerns and access issues on campus, including with the athletic department, as some individuals who require help are athletes that receive injuries in the middle of a season. The committee is responsible for creating active engagement and discussion among students, staff and faculty.
The duties of the Access Services Committee will include:
- Holding a meeting each semester to open the floor to students on campus facing accessibility issues.
- Holding regular meetings with the Coordinator of Access Services to bring forward student concerns.
- Working closely to support any groups on campus dedicated to helping students facing access issues.
The offices of Access Services Committee Head may be held by two people at any one time. The duties of the Access Services Committee Head will include:
- Guiding and delegating goals of the Committee.
- Voting in Representative Council votes, attending all SGA meetings, and participating in achieving Representative Council’s long- and short-term goals.
Section 3: The Bryn Mawr Concert Series
Subsection A: Purpose, Selection, and Role of the Committee The Bryn Mawr Concert Series will work to establish performances on campus at the desire of SGA to fill a gap in campus programming. A Bryn Mawr Concert Series Event shall be defined as an event featuring a performing artist brought to campus and funded by the Bryn Mawr Concert Series Fund.
The Appointments Committee shall appoint up to three people to serve on the Bryn Mawr Concert Series Committee, and the voting members of the Bryn Mawr Concert Series shall internally elect three other officers. Voting membership shall be determined by active membership for at least one semester. The position of Bryn Mawr Concert Series Head may be held by up to three people, to be appointed by the Appointments Committee. They must each have served as an officer for at least one semester.
The duties of the members of the Bryn Mawr Concert Series Committee shall include:
- Performing all tasks as delegated by the Bryn Mawr Concert Series Heads.
- Attending the weekly general meeting each week.
The duties of the Bryn Mawr Concert Series Heads shall include:
- Getting in touch with and actively communicating with bands/musicians throughout the concert planning and execution process.
- Coordinating contract signing.
- Coordinating PR and publicity.
- Coordinating space reservation.
- Researching and maintaining a clear budget.
- Participating in tech set-up
- Filling out the appropriate paperwork (party forms, etc).
- Working in hospitality towards the client.
- Delegating all of these tasks as needed to the Committee.
- Voting in Representative Council votes, attending all SGA meetings, and participating in achieving Representative Council’s long- and short-term goals.
Subsection B: The Bryn Mawr Concert Series Fund At the end of every semester, the Bryn Mawr Concert Series Head(s) shall create a budget in consultation with the Treasurer, including a list of events with an estimated date, genre, and cost, to then be approved by the Representative Council. At the beginning of the next semester, the Bryn Mawr Concert Series Head(s) shall present a more finalized schedule to the Representative Council.
The source of funding for the Bryn Mawr Concert Series Fund can be derived from any SGA account at the discretion of the Treasurer, also at the approval of the Representative Council.
The Bryn Mawr Concert Series Head(s) shall be responsible for allocating the Bryn Mawr Concert Series Fund in accordance with their Bylaws to events on campus that fall under the definition of a Bryn Mawr Concert Series Event as defined in Article VI, Section XII, Subsection C.
The Bryn Mawr Concert Series Head(s) may co-sponsor Bryn Mawr Concert Series Events with other campus organizations but they will be held solely responsible for the allocation of the Bryn Mawr Concert Series Fund.
Section 4: The Committee on Institutional Memory
The Committee on Institutional Memory shall be responsible for the preservation and utilization of institutional memory in the Representative Council and the SGA. Their goals and priorities include the maintenance of the public SGA Archive.
The Committee shall be headed by the SGA Archivist, and comprised of up to six additional members of the SGA. Members of the Committee shall be appointed by the Appointments Committee in the spring semester; the role of the SGA Archivist is an elected position. At least one member of the Committee shall serve as the Affinity Group Collaborator and be responsible for collaborating with Affinity Organizations. At least one member of the Committee shall serve as the SGA Web Design Specialist. These roles may be selected by the Appointments Committee or internally by the club, at the Appointments Committee’s purview.
Duties of general Committee Members shall include:
- Updating the public SGA Archive via WordPress.
- Assisting in the collection of oral and written histories from members of the SGA.
- Transcribing historical documents and recordings.
Duties of the Affinity Group Collaborator shall include:
- Maintain and update a list of contacts for each affinity organization (i.e.: the email of the historian of the organization).
- Share primary documents contained in the archive with associated affinity organization(s).
- Notify affinity organizations when information about them, contained in archived sources, is published on the archive. (i.e.: Historical documents in which the affinity organization is discussed.)
- Notify affinity organizations when new information about them is published on the archive. (i.e.: The most recent meeting minutes of an SGA meeting, in which a group was mentioned.
Duties of the SGA Web Designer(s) shall include:
- Developing a familiarity with WordPress.
- Keeping in close contact with the Secretary to update and list information on the website where necessary.
- Updating, formatting, and digitally constructing the public archive of SGA.
The position of SGA Archivist is an elected position, held by only one person. The duties of the SGA Archivist shall include:
- Calling and presiding over meetings of the Committee on Institutional Memory.
- Attending meetings of the Representative Council in order to advise on issues relating to SGA. Presenting quarterly reports at Representative Council meetings on their findings that are relevant to current issues and discussions of the Representative Council and greater campus community.
- Collaborating with the SGA Executive Board and Representative Council to grow institutional memory continuously.
- Assisting in carrying out the SGA’s long- and short-term goals.
- Voting in the Representative Council votes, attending all SGA meetings, and participating in achieving Representative Council’s long- and short-term goals.
Section 5: The Conflict Resolution Committee
The Bryn Mawr College Conflict Resolution Committee (CRC) is an SGA appointed committee that aims to aid students in resolving social issues.
The position of the Conflict Resolution Committee Head shall be held by up to two people as appointed by the Appointments Committee. The Committee shall be made up of no more than six members as appointed by the Appointments Committee.
The duties of members of the Conflict Resolution Committee shall include:
- Holding meetings with students who bring forth concerns.
- Mediating conflicts around campus as outlined by internal bylaws.
- Working with the Honor Board to improve conflict guidelines over time.
- Working to ensure values of inclusivity and antiracism are built into the Committee framework.
The duties of the Conflict Resolution Committee Head(s) shall include:
- Coordinating training in consultation with the Head of the Honor Board each fall.
- Coordinating advertisement of the Conflict Resolution Committee, including meeting with the Hall Advisors each fall via ResLife.
- Scheduling monthly committee meetings.
- Ensuring confidentiality occurs within all committee meetings and helping guide committee members towards improved mediation skills.
- Voting in the Representative Council votes, attending all SGA meetings, and participating in achieving Representative Council’s long- and short-term goals.
Section 6: The Constitutional Review Committee
The Constitutional Review Committee shall have the responsibility of updating the Constitution to fit the current needs and structures of the Assembly and community at large. The Committee shall submit all changes to the Constitution to the approval of the Representative Council by vote, and if desired, to the approval of SGA by vote at Plenary.
The position of the Constitutional Review Committee Head shall be held by up to two people as appointed by the Appointments Committee. The Committee shall be made up of no more than five members as appointed by the Appointments Committee.
The duties of the Constitutional Review Committee shall include:
- Meeting with the Executive Board to assess board needs each semester.
- Meeting each semester to brainstorm ideas for deep-running revisions.
- Once per year, double-checking that all current Executive Board, Representative, Committee, and Council job descriptions are up to date, and making any necessary clarifications. Meeting directly with the Vice President to ensure all Committees and Councils are still extant and functional.
- If Committees are not functional, working to improve or clarify any frameworks.
- Working directly with the Plenary Committee to improve processes and, if wanted, offering to consult on any Constitutional Amendments created by other parties.
- Working to improve frameworks of inclusivity and antiracism in the future Constitution.
The duties of the Constitutional Review Committee Head(s) shall include:
- Coordinating all efforts and delegating edits where necessary.
- Keeping strong connections with the Plenary Committee and SGA E-Board for quick communication.
- Voting in the Representative Council votes, attending all SGA meetings, and participating in achieving Representative Council’s long- and short-term goals.
Section 7: The Elections Board
The Elections Board shall be comprised of five members, one of which will be the Pensby Center Representative, and the other four appointed by the Appointments Committee. The Head of the Elections Board, sometimes referred to as Elections Head, may be held by up to two people, and is an elected position. The Head of Elections Board may appoint one or more assistants if necessary.
The duties of the Elections Board shall include:
- Supervising publicity for all elected offices at the time of elections.
- Organizing and running the Candidates’ Forum before each set of elections.
The duties of the Head(s) of the Elections Board shall include:
- Administering SGA’s election system, assisted by the members of the Elections Board.
- Convening, presiding over, and representing the Elections Board.
- Updating the Elections blog, if extant.
- Voting in the Representative Council votes, attending all SGA meetings, and participating in achieving Representative Council’s long- and short-term goals.
Section 8: The Film Series Committee
The Film Series Committee works to plan the Film Series for the year and facilitate screenings during a few weekends each semester. The Film Series shows 5-7 films each semester on Friday and Saturday nights.
The Film Series Committee shall be composed of no more than four members from any class year as appointed by the Appointments Committee. The position of the Film Series Head(s) shall be held by up to two people as appointed by the Appointments Committee, each of whom must be current sophomores or juniors. All committee members must check and respond to emails over breaks.
The duties of the Film Series Committee shall include:
- Helping to select films for each semester.
- Advertising for the screenings, including posting film fliers around campus.
- Maintain an Instagram account for the Film Series.
The duties of the Film Series Head shall include:
- Leading the process of choosing the films which are shown on campus each weekend. The Head must be able to plan far in advance as films are chosen through a distributor at the beginning of each semester.
- Communicating between Student Activities and film distributors to set up screenings.
- Working with Mary Beth Horvath and Student Activities to advertise. Delegating any additional advertising each week for the screenings.
- Holding regular meetings with the committee throughout the semester. Communicating plans and ideas to committee and delegating responsibilities.
- Stepping in if something goes awry at the screenings.
- Building or delegating a familiarity with Bryn Mawr’s multimedia equipment.
- Voting in Representative Council votes, attending all SGA meetings, and participating in achieving Representative Council’s long- and short-term goals.
Section 9: The Financial Aid Advisory Board
The Financial Aid Advisory Board acts as a liaison between the students and the Financial Aid Office.
The Financial Aid Advisory Board shall be composed of no more than three members from any class year as appointed by the Appointments Committee. The position of the Financial Aid Advisory Board Head(s) shall be held by up to two additional people as appointed by the Appointments Committee. In order to fulfill the responsibilities of the position the Head must be a self-starter, persistent, good with time management, and able to communicate with multiple parties at one time.
The duties of the Financial Aid Advisory Board shall include:
- Liasoning between students and the Financial Aid Office.
- Innovating ways to make the financial aid process easier.
- Organizing workshops with the Financial Aid Office tailored to answering questions students may have.
The duties of the Head of the Financial Aid Advisory Board shall include:
- Delegating tasks to their committee.
- Voting in Representative Council votes, attending all SGA meetings, and participating in achieving Representative Council’s long- and short-term goals.
Section 10: The Gender Inclusion Committee
The Gender Inclusion Committee works to maintain an inclusive, welcoming, and safe environment at Bryn Mawr College for students of a wide range of gender identities. An emphasis is placed particularly on students with gender identities that may face more exclusion or are in a minority, such as students who identify as transgender, nonbinary, or may be gender-nonconforming. As understanding of gender evolves, it is the interest of this committee to help Bryn Mawr’s administration and student body navigate what it means to be a Historically Women’s College, and to create a better atmosphere and community on campus for students of all gender identities.
Duties and goals of the Gender Inclusion Committee will include:
- Creating awareness about the broader spectrum of gender identities present on campus among students, staff, and administration
- Creating a safe spect for students of all genders on campus
- Gauging student interests and concerns regarding Bryn Mawr’s policy, language, and actions regarding student gender identity.
- Reacting appropriately to these concerns and expressing student opinion regarding these matters and expressing concerns to staff and administration.
- Ensuring that Bryn Mawr policy and language surrounding student gender identity accurately reflects expression of gender in the student body.
- Holding internal meetings bi-weekly or more in needed
- Meeting with administration to discuss student feelings about gender acceptance and belonging on campus.
- Creating informational resources to share online and on campus.
- Holding events to help promote a feeling of belonging and acceptance.
Duties of the Head(s) of the Gender Inclusion Committee will include:
- Guiding the entirety of the Committee in their mission.
- Meeting with the other Committee Head to plan for general member meetings and determine goals for the committee.
- Leading internal meetings with the entire committee.
- Checking in with committee members to keep everyone organized, updated, and on-task.
- When needed, being the source of communication with other Committee Heads and the SGA E-Board, including but not limited to attending Committee Head Meetings; and keeping record of the committee’s activities and giving appropriate information to SGA to maintain internal memory.
- Voting in Representative Council votes and participating in achieving Representative Council’s long- and short-term goals.
Section 11: The Health Center Advisory Board
Subsection A: Role and Responsibilities of the HCAB The Health Center Advisory Board acts as an advisory committee to liaison between the Health & Wellness Center (HWC) and the student body. The board aims not only to serve as a liaison but also as a learning opportunity regarding professional communication, graphic design, workshop/event development, and teamwork.
Duties of the HCAB will include:
- Meeting with HWC staff monthly.
- Meeting internally with the student board every week (subject to change based on the needs of the committee).
- Communicates student experiences and concerns to HWC.
- Communicating available HWC resources to the student body.
- Planning campus-wide health-related events and workshops in collaboration with student organizations and campus staff and faculty (ie. Wellness Education Week or WEW in the Spring, and the Vaccination Card Protector decorating event).
The co-heads will consult the HCAB handbook, passed down internally each year, to guide their leadership. The duties of the co-heads will include:
- Meeting with one HWC staff member from both medical and counselling services, who are assigned by HWC administration depending on the year and availability.
- At the beginning of the semester, surveying each committee member to understand personal learning goals, campus wellness aims, and semester commitments that they would like to achieve during their participation.
- At the end of the semester, meeting members to review their experience in HCAB and whether the board met their learning goals.
- Voting in Representative Council votes, attending all SGA meetings, and participating in achieving Representative Council’s long- and short-term goals.
Subsection B: Makeup of the HCAB The Health Center Advisory Board shall be comprised of:
- Up to two co-heads (one a year older than the other to ensure smooth transition)
- 1-2 treasurers
- 1 secretary
- 1 archivist
- 3-4 publicity heads
- the remaining numbers for WEW spearhead
The committee should reach a maximum total of 13-14 members, with a number of roles subject to change based on the needs of the committee). HCAB co-heads and general members shall be appointed by the Appointments Committee, adhering to interview questions provided by current co-heads. Membership is a two-year commitment, but qualified seniors may still apply.
An internal election run by the co-heads will select the main 4 internal roles (treasurer, secretary, archivist, and publicity) from among the members elected during the second week at the beginning of the academic year; these members hold their position for the remainder of the academic year. New members appointed will be eligible for the WEW spearhead position in the first year, and can only apply for the other main roles in their second year.
Any of the permanent members of the Health Center Advisory Board may be removed after review for continuous misconduct or at their request. In the event that a main member (treasurer, secretary, publicity, archivist) is no longer fit to serve their role on the board, the Head shall appoint the most senior member of the board to fulfill said role. Any of the members of HCAB may choose to withdraw from the group so long as every main role is fulfilled, and only after meeting and working with co-heads in developing ways to best involve them given their capacity.
Section 12: The Outreach and Communications Committee
The Outreach and Communications Committee assists the SGA executive board and committees in event planning, marketing, and advertising events.
The Outreach and Communications Committee shall be composed of no more than three members from any class year as appointed by the Appointments Committee. The position of the Outreach and Communications Committee Head(s) shall be held by up to two people as appointed by the Appointments Committee.
The duties of the Outreach and Communications Committee shall include:
- Run the SGA Instagram and any other social media platforms.
- Assisting in event planning.
- Help in organizational branding.
- Notify staff members about SGA activity.
- Write any blogs as called for or helpful in the position.
The duties of the Outreach and Communications Head(s) shall include:
- Communicating with groups on campus when questions are raised.
- Ensuring other committee Heads are aware of the committee’s willingness to assist in advertising.
- Working to improve frameworks for SGA outreach.
- Voting in the Representative Council votes, attending all SGA meetings, and participating in achieving Representative Council’s long- and short-term goals.
Section 13: The Plenary Committee
The Plenary Committee works to organize and manage successful Plenaries once per semester.
The Plenary Committee should be composed of up to six members from all classes: up to two Plenary Committee Heads, and four committee members, each appointed by the Appointments Committee. All members must be available to attend both plenaries, and the Plenary Committee shall be appointed no later than three months before the date set for Plenary. The member of the SGA EBoard working as the Plenary coordinator each academic year may participate in the Plenary Committee in an advisory capacity.
The duties of the Plenary Committee shall include:
- Organize and conduct Plenary as per guidelines.
- Informing the student body about Plenary (explaining what Plenary is and what Plenary has done in the past).
- Designing and ordering Plenary t-shirts if student interest in these is at a level deemed reasonable by the Plenary committee and SGA EBoard.
- Advertising and publicizing Plenary, including its date, location, resolutions, and results.
- Hosting multiple Plenary writing workshops before each Plenary to guide students in their resolution writing process. In these workshops, members will give a presentation on the structure and writing of resolutions and answer resolution writers’ questions and concerns.
- Meeting directly with resolution writers in order to help writers edit their resolutions before they are submitted to a Representative Council vote and later, Plenary.
- Connecting resolution writers to the relevant staff, administration, committees, or students that can best help them in enacting the actionable changes they propose in their resolutions. Communicating with the Constitution Review Committee about any major proposed changes to the Constitution so the Committee may choose to reach out to those students.
- Attending each plenary.
- Toward the end of the academic year, reviewing the progress and success of that year’s two Plenaries and making recommendations to the Representative Council for the following year.
The duties of the Plenary Committee Head(s) shall include:
- Acting as primary contact for resolution writers, SGA members, and the student body who have questions regarding the resolution writing process, what Plenary is, and other Plenary-related questions.
- Communicating with the EBoard-Plenary coordinator about Plenary t-shirts; Representative Council’s voting; and Plenary’s date, time, and location.
- Sending emails, or delegating the sending of emails, about Plenary workshops, including the times, dates, and locations of these events; advertisements for plenary; and encouraging the student body to vote to reach quorum.
- Voting in the Representative Council votes, attending all SGA meetings, and participating in achieving Representative Council’s long- and short-term goals.
Section 14: The Seven Siblings Committee
The Seven Siblings Committee will work with the Seven Siblings Representatives from other colleges in preparation for upcoming Seven Siblings Conferences and events. This committee should be made up of motivated, creative individuals with good organizational skills, good skills working in a team, and experience or desire to gain experience planning large events.
The duties of the Seven Siblings Committee shall include:
- Assist in planning logistics and brainstorming ideas relating to the Seven Siblings Conference in Fall or Spring semester. Attending any Seven Siblings Conferences possible.
- Planning events and/or social opportunities for students amongst Seven Siblings colleges beyond the Seven Siblings Conference.
- Building sustained connections between students at Bryn Mawr College and other Seven Sibling colleges.
The duties of the Seven Siblings Committee Head shall include:
- Working together with Seven Siblings Representatives from Bryn Mawr College and other colleges.
- Voting in the Representative Council votes, attending all SGA meetings, and participating in achieving Representative Council’s long- and short-term goals.
Section 15: The Social Committee
The Social Committee shall consist of five to seven members from any year as appointed by the Appointments Committee. The role of Head of the Social Committee may be held by up to two people.
The duties of the members of the Social Committee shall include:
- Helping the dorm presidents with the planning, organization and advertising of larger campus parties, specifically the four major social events of Halloween, East/West, Winter Formal, and St. Patrick’s.
- Organizing, implementing and facilitating a campus wide student event calendar.
- Continuing campus conversations about alcohol in addition to identifying what social problems exist in the community, and how we can go about solving them as a community.
- For every committee member, working at a minimum of one major event/party each semester.
The duties of the Head(s) of Social Committee shall include:
- Organizing and facilitating campus-wide programming, including delegating tasks. Leading the organization of the campus wide calendar.
- Calling and presiding over meetings of the committee.
- Voting in the Representative Council votes, attending all SGA meetings, and participating in achieving Representative Council’s long- and short-term goals.
Section 16: The Social Justice Taskforce Council
The Social Justice Taskforce Council shall consist of at least six members. The Student Curriculum Council shall internally elect one Head.
The duties of the Social Justice Taskforce Council shall include:
- Considering and acting on all Social Justice related issues either as selected by their purview or as delegated to them by the Chair of Social Justice and Equity.
The duties of the Head of the Social Justice Taskforce Council shall include:
- Calling meetings of the Social Justice Taskforce Council.
- Voting in the Representative Council votes, attending all SGA meetings, and participating in achieving Representative Council’s long- and short-term goals.
Section 17: The S.TEAM
The purpose of the S.TEAM committee is to collect students representing interests from each STEM major, discuss issues, formulate solutions, and seek to implement changes through the appropriate channels.
Positions on this committee will include two Co-Heads, who may also serve as Liaisons or Major Reps; up to two Q Center Liaison(s); a CEC Liaison; and Major Representatives from Geology, Physics, Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Mathematics, Engineering, and Computer Science. Physics and Engineering can be combined and Biochemistry can be a shared responsibility between Bio and Chem.
The role of the Major Representatives shall include:
- At the beginning of each quarter, holding “town hall” meeting for each major to bring to light major-specific issues, events, and progress. At the end of each Major Rep Presentation, there will be a few minutes of suggestions regarding starting points as well as questions/comments from other Major Reps and Liaisons. The results of this meeting will be a list of “problem areas” to be resolved and discussed in future Solutions Meetings.
- Holding, on a weekly or bi-weekly basis, Solutions Meetings that focus on specific problem areas, discussing the problem areas in relation to a few majors and brainstorming solutions, based on other Reps’/Liaisons’ knowledge and experiences.
- At the beginning of each of these meetings, Major Representatives will check in with their progress in solving their own major-specific issues.
- Surveying students within major about positive and negative aspects of their experiences, developing an understanding of problem areas, preparing short verbal presentations to advocate for these topics, and consulting necessary administrators, faculty, staff, committee members, etc about how to implement solutions.
The role of the S.TEAM Liaisons shall include:
- If the Q Center Liaison, coordinating with and survey math and STEM students about their experiences with the Q center, communicating with the Q Center to find out the resources they have and still need, gaining an understanding of need areas, following up with appropriate groups based on meeting proceedings. Ideally, meeting with Q Center employees once per week.
- If the CEC, communicating Major Rep and career development-related issues to CEC help formulate solutions, providing insight into inner workings of CEC for other Committee representatives, and following up with all relevant groups based on meeting proceedings. Ideally, meet with CEC once per week.
The role of the S.TEAM Co-Heads shall include:
- Running and facilitating meetings. Record notes at each Town Hall.
- Prioritizing meeting topics and determining the order of each Solutions Meeting.
- Following up with Major Representatives and Liaisons to ensure there are multiple topics that can be discussed on a given day
- Seeking new appointees if the need arises.
- Taking attendance.
Section 18: The Campus Safety Council
The Campus Safety Council shall consist of no more than two Campus Safety Representatives from each undergraduate hall. The office of Head of the Campus Safety Committee may be held by up to two people.
The members of the Campus Safety Council’s duties shall include:
- Communicating information about breaches of campus safety, campus safety precautions and any other pertinent information about campus safety to the Students in their respective hall.
The duties of the Head(s) of the Campus Safety Council shall include:
- Calling and presiding over meetings of the Campus Safety Council.
- Meeting regularly with the Administrative Head of Campus Safety.
- Serving as a liaison(s) between the Administrative Head of Campus Safety, the Campus Safety Committee, and the Assembly.
- Serving as a liaison between the Assembly and the Department of Transportation, at the discretion of the office-holder.
- Serving on the Residence Council.
- Voting in the Representative Council votes, attending all SGA meetings, and participating in achieving Representative Council’s long- and short-term goals.
Section 19: The Green Ambassadors Council
A Green Ambassador Dorm Representative is elected from each class, as detailed below in Dorm Government, and holds this position for one year. The Green Ambassador Dorm Representatives will elect from their midst two Co-Heads.
The duties of the Co-Heads of the Green Ambassadors Council shall include:
- Facilitating communication among the Green Ambassador Dorm Representatives, administration and the student body to address campus green initiatives such as recycling and energy efficiency.
- Budgeting and organizing events.
- Holding bi-weekly meetings with the Dorm Representatives.
- Educating Representatives about new green projects and different sustainability plans on campus.
- Developing new green ideas in the dormitories.
- Taking on and delegating additional obligations that include alterations/improvements to our recycling system, and collecting special recycling objects from Dorm Representatives (such as: ink cartridges, fluorescent light bulbs, and batteries).
Section 20: The Major Council
The Major Council shall consist of one Major Council Delegate from each of the academic departments of the Undergraduate School of Bryn Mawr College. The Major Council shall elect from its body up to two members to serve as its Head(s).
Major Representatives are responsible for either becoming or selecting a Major Council Delegate. If a Major Representative does not have the time to attend Major Council meetings, they must appoint a permanent proxy, henceforth known as a Major Council Delegate. The internally elected Head(s) of the Major Council will follow up with any Majors who have not provided a delegate to plan next steps.
The Major Council’s duties shall include:
- Reviewing all curriculum issues as they pertain to specific major departments. Making suggestions as they see fit to the appropriate bodies.
- Providing student input on departmental decisions.
- Assisting the Faculty in academic considerations.
- Attending as many regular meetings as possible as scheduled by the Head. Reporting to the Major Council any general concerns with regards to their Major.
The duties of the Major Council Head(s) shall include:
- Acting as a representative to the Student-Faculty Curriculum Committee.
- Holding meetings once per month or as needed to ensure concerns of all Majors are able to be heard. Opening networks of communications between Majors via a group chat or email list.
- Ensuring Delegates of all Majors are participants in the council.
- Voting in the Representative Council votes, attending all SGA meetings, and participating in achieving Representative Council’s long- and short-term goals.
Section 21: The Residence Council
Subsection A: The Purpose of the Residential Council The Residence Council shall consist of the Head(s) of the Residence Council, and the Dorm Presidents. The Residence Council shall deal with all residential aspects of the community.
The Residence Council shall establish standing committees to consider and act on the following matters concerning: (A) Buildings and Grounds; (B) Special Case Procedure for Room Changes; and (C) Room Draw.
Subsection B: Head(s) of Residence Council The office of the Head of Residence Council may be held by up to two people.
The duties of the Head(s) of the Residence Council shall include:
- Voting in the Representative Council votes, attending all SGA meetings, and participating in achieving Representative Council’s long- and short-term goals.
- Calling and presiding over all meetings of the Residence Council.
- Running Room Draw.
- Heading Residence Council’s Special Cases Committee.
- Being the liaison(s) between the Residence Council and the Assembly.
- Serving as SGA’s representative(s) to the Committee on Buildings and Grounds of the Board of Trustees.
- Serving as SGA’s Representative(s)(s) to the Housing Group.
- Establishing and appointing the members of such committees of the Residence Council as they consider necessary, and being responsible for the functioning of these committees.
- The duties of the Residence Council Head(s)-Elect shall include:
- The Residence Council Head-Elect shall be apprentice to the current head, and shall take office following Room Draw.
- Assisting the Residence Council Head during Room Draw.
Subsection C: The Residential Council Fund The Residence Council shall preside over the Residential Council Fund. The Purpose of the fund shall be to cover lasting improvements, replacements or repairs to dorm common spaces beyond what Facilities is able to provide. The Residence Council Head(s) shall communicate and work with Facilities on all appropriate projects.
The Residence Council Fund shall be allotted $1,000 each semester by the Student Finance Committee and be collective. This Fund shall be capped at $8,000.
Proposals for spending from the fund shall be brought forward to the residence council by students, Dorm Presidents or the Residential Council Head(s). Approval for spending from the fund must be voted on by the Dorm Presidents, one vote per residence, and shall require a two-thirds majority of quorum. When money is expended from this fund, the Residence Council Head(s)must announce the decision at the next Assembly meeting.
Section 22: Student Curriculum Council
The Student Curriculum Council shall consist of no more than two members elected from each residence hall. The Student Curriculum Council shall internally elect two Heads of the Student Curriculum Council.
The duties of the Student Curriculum Council shall include:
- Considering and acting on all problems relating to curriculum that are within their purview.
- Collaborating with the Major Council to gain insight into issues faced by each Major, and work to collaboratively solve general curriculum issues.
- Collaborating with the Honor Board to organize the proctoring system during final exams.
- Recruiting proctors for self-scheduled final examinations. The Honor Board shall be responsible for revising and distributing the Honor Code rules for taking proctored exams during exam period.
The duties of the Heads of the Student Curriculum Council shall include:
- Scheduling general board meetings.
- Working with the Council to elect three students to serve on the Student-Faculty Curriculum Committee.
- Voting in the Representative Council votes, attending all SGA meetings, and participating in achieving Representative Council’s long- and short-term goals.
Section 23: The Traditions Council
The Traditions Council shall consist of each class’s Traditions Mistress(es)/Master(s)/Mistex(es), the Sophomore Class President(s), the Sophomore Traditions Representatives, and the Class Songs Mistex(es).
The Mistex(es) shall be elected as specified from the sophomore class each year in the Spring Semester for a term of one year as Traditions Mistex(es) and the following year as Traditions Emeritus/a/um [i/ae/a]. Traditions Emeritus/a/um [i/ae/a] will not serve on the Representative Council. The office of Traditions Mistex(es) may be held by up to two people. The Traditions Mistex(es)-Elect shall serve as an apprentice to the current Traditions Mistex(es) until the Traditions-Elect takes office on the May Day following election.
The duties of members of the Traditions Council shall include:
- Scheduling, publishing, and organizing all Bryn Mawr College traditions.
- Serving as consultants on all Bryn Mawr College traditions, past and present.
The duties of the Traditions Mistress(es)/Master(s)/Mistex(es) shall include:
- Organising, executing, and perpetuating all traditions of Bryn Mawr College.
- Calling and presiding at meetings of the Traditions Council.
- Administering the election of the First-Year Traditional Non-Transfer Student Songs Mistex(es) during Customs Week each year.
- Voting in the Representative Council votes, attending all SGA meetings, and participating in achieving Representative Council’s long- and short-term goals.
- Being responsible for the administration of the election of the First-Year Traditional Non-Transfer Student Songs Mistex(es) during Customs Week each year.
- Petitioning, if desired, SGA as defined in Right to Petition, in order to discontinue, modify, or create a tradition.
- Coordinating with McBride Scholars’ Traditions Mistex(es) to facilitate the opportunity for full participation of the McBride Scholars in the undergraduate traditions of Bryn Mawr College.
- The Traditions Mistex(es)-Elect shall assist the current Traditions Mistex(es) in the organization and execution of the May Day Celebration.
The duties of the Traditions Emeritus/a/um [i/ae/a] shall include:
- Serving as advisors to the current Traditions Mistex(es).
- Meeting with the current Traditions Mistex(es) and the Staff Adviser to Traditions, scheduling meetings, and setting agendas for meetings.
- The Traditions Emeritum(a) are not the final arbiters in any decisions on traditions but are rather advisers to the current Traditions Mistex(es) and members of the Committee.