STUDENT SENATE


A comprehensive student leadership development experience which:

  • Provides highly structured and flexible leadership experiences;

  • Instills and inspires a positive sense of service and leadership

  • Provides options requiring varying time commitments The senate consists of three branches: Student Advisory Committee to the President Student Organization Council (Electronic Networking Group) Student Leadership Academy

The senate consists of three branches:

Student Senate Branches

STUDENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO THE PRESIDENT


Membership

  • Two student representatives from each of the following academic divisions: Student & Academic Support, Liberal Studies, and Careers

  • Two student at-large representatives

  • All Leadership Academy participants
     

Qualifications

  • Students are self-nominated or nominated by LCC faculty, staff or other students

  • 2.0 G.P.A. or higher

  • In good standing (i.e. not on academic or social probation)

  • Enrolled for at least six credits

Responsibilities

  • Meet with the President or his/her representative monthly to communicate student concerns, opinions and viewpoints from a divisional/at-large student representative perspective

Responsibilities

  • Be available throughout Board of Trustees meetings to express student opinions and viewpoints

  • Review and make recommendations to SAS Dean and Student Services Council for proposed Student Organizations seeking Official College Recognition

Time Commitment

  • Two to four hours per month

STUDENT ORGANIZATION COUNCIL (Electronic Networking Group)


Membership

  • All active student organization members

Benefits

  • Bi-monthly Web-page Student Organization Council Newsletter (paper copy will also be provided)

  • Participation in annual Student Organization Council Recognition Banquet, Welcome Week and other Student Life Sponsored events that support Student Organization goals and objectives. E.g. fund-raising recruitment, student recognition

  • Student organization fellowship and information sharing

  • Represent student ideas, interests, opinions and concerns to Administration, Board, Faculty and Students

Responsibilities

  • Decision making role in College process for new student organizations seeking official College student organization status

STUDENT LEADERSHIP ACADEMY


For an application or more information on the Student Leadership Academy please contact the Student Life and Leadership Office at (517) 483-1285, or stop by Room 230 of the Philip J. Gannon Building.

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