Student Advisory Committee (SAC)

Committee Charter

Charge to the Committee

• Provide input to the Academic Senate on decisions that impact students.
• Advise the Academic Senate regarding the effect of the college's operations and policies on students.
• Establish effective strategies for collecting representative information on the student learning experience at LCC.
• Analyze and share this information with the subcommittees of the academic senate as well as the academic senate at large.
• Interact directly with student populations.
• Collaborate with Academic Senate Standing Committees to address issues that impact students.
• Collaborate with the Center for Engaged Inclusion, the Student Ombudsman, and the Director of Student Life.
• Regularly report to the Academic Senate on progress, retain committee approved meeting minutes, and maintain a representative membership.

Membership

• The Chair must be an Academic Senator who is also a member of the faculty. A Vice-Chair, if needed, will be appointed by the Academic Senate President from amongst the membership of the committee.
• 80% students
• 20% college staff
• A minimum of 2 Academic Senators. No Senator may serve on more than one standing committee per bylaws.
• Student members from each of the following areas
  • Arts & Sciences
  • Health & Human Services
  • Technical Careers
  • Veteran's Affairs
• Ex-officio Members
  • Academic Senate President per Senate Bylaws
  • Director of the Center for Engaged Inclusion
  • Student Ombudsman
  • Director of Student Life
• A member should not miss more than 2 meetings a semester

Member and Co-Chair selection

Will be appointed by the President of the Academic Senate

Term/Rotation

• A term of 1 year for students (renewable for one additional year)
• 3 years for faculty
• Stagger every 3 years