list of committees
*vacancies for Spring Appointments, terms begin in the Fall
**vacancies for Fall Appointments, terms begin in the Spring
***length of term in number of semesters
****subject to change
committee descriptions
Student Advisory Committee to the Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid: admissions top
The Admissions Committee is a student group which interacts with both students and Admissions Deans to review and set Admissions Policies. The Committee is the liaison between student opinion and the Deans. Through participation on this panel the student members not only get to know the office workers and Deans, but are also introduced to the process of Admissions and the decision making criteria. Once the committee understands what policies and goals are pursued, the committee members are responsible for bringing that information back to the student body for discussion and review. The Admissions Committee is one of many ways the Office keeps in touch with student opinion on new Admissions policies and proposals.
College Budget Committee: cbc top
College Budget Committee: Chair, Suzanne Welsh (swelsh1); Members: 2-4 faculty, 2 staff members, 2 at-large students (Dominica Bernardo), 2 ex officio student members (Student Council financial liaison, Student Budget Committee treasurer).
The CBC meets regularly during the development of the College's approximately hundred million dollar budget. The CBC is advisory to the President, who consults with it on budget decisions ranging from tuition and financial aid to compensation and benefits to departmental requests. CBC provides input on the tradeoffs made among priorities in coming up with a balanced budget. As budget recommendations are formulated by the President’s staff, they are discussed with the CBC members. CBC members are expected to articulate the perspective of their constituent group (e.g., students). CBC members are expected to help facilitate appropriate public student discussions of the budget on campus.
The committee meets about every 2 weeks for 1-2 hours through the budget development season, typically October through February.
Student members of the Committee should have an interest in the finances of the College and be willing to understand the budget and actively engage in discussions of budget issues in the meetings. While materials of the committee are confidential, students are expected to be able to understand broad issues and discuss them conceptually with other students so as to be able to represent the views of the student body as a whole. Students must be willing to participate in any public meetings on budget issues.
Questions can be directed to Suzanne Welsh (swelsh1)
Curriculum Committee: cc top
Chair: Provost Hungerford (chunger), Members: Jean-Vincent Blanchard, Garikai Campbell, Eric Jensen, Michael Cothren, Steven O'Connell, Martin Warner, Aaron Schwartz, Elisha Ann, Michael Duffy
Curriculum Committee deals with immediate questions of the existing curriculum, including implementing regulations and defining exceptions; completes the periodic review of interdisciplinary programs for recommendation to the full faculty, and provides oversight for academic issues such as the calendar, registration, the Honors program, etc. The committee will do such things as approve new writing courses. The CC is chaired by the Provost and is composed of the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Division Chairs, Registrar, and student representatives. Recently the committee has worked on getting course syllabi onto a website, recommended to faculty that rules for designating courses pass/fail be changed and reviewed the "Thanksgiving in April " idea.
The committee will next be considering the renewal of Women's Studies.
All students are welcome to apply, but should be prepared to consistently come to meetings.
Time Commitment: The committee meets for an hour meeting every two weeks. Special projects may require a greater time commitment. Meetings are cancelled if not needed.
Questions should be directed to the Constance Hungerford, College Provost, (chunger1)
Council on Educational Policy: cep top
Chair: Provost Hungerford (chunger1), Members: President Bloom, Nora Johnson, Lisa Meeden, Rachel Merz, Paul Rablen, Lisa Smulyan, Janet Talvacchia, Sam Asarnow, Daniel Putnam, Elisha Ann
This committee is concerned with long-range philosophical issues of the curriculum, curricular change, introduction of new programs and/or disciplines, and graduation requirements. In recent years, this committee has worked on such issues as restructuring of academic divisions, distribution requirments, improving curricular programs on writing and quantitative reasoning, and providing academic minors to course majors. The committee has attempted to set procedural and substantive guidelines for the assignment of new or vacated faculty positions and tenure lines, to address ways to nurture good teaching, and to monitor curricular changes as they are being implemented. CEP is chaired by the Provost and is composed of the President, faculty representative, and student representatives.
We are looking for applicants who have had several years' experience at Swarthmore and who will be responsible about attending all committee meetings.
Time Commitment: 90 minutes a week
Questions should be directed to the Constance Hungerford, College Provost, (chunger1)
Committee on Investor Responsibility: cir top
CIR includes two members of the Investment Committee from the Board of Managers, four students, and three staff. CIR's responsibility will advise the Investment Committee on how to exercise social and environmental responsibility with respect to Swarthmore's endowment as shareholders in U.S. corporations primarily through proxy voting, or in filing shareholder resolutions. Shareholders in U.S. corporations have the right to vote on issues of corporate policy put forth by other shareholders of their corporation. Proxy voting provides the College the opportunity to influence corporate policy.
Each year the committee selects issues of humanitarian or environmental concern, identifies shareholder resolutions that address these concerns, and drafts a recommendation to the Investment Committee on how the College should vote these issues whether for, or against the resolution. Committee work involves research on corporations and on social issues, presenting research and recommendations, communicating with members of the College community on issues of social responsibility, communicating with corporate officers, attending annual shareholder meetings, and attending shareholder responsibility conferences. (Optional, but fun!)
Student committee members meet regularly with other student members, slightly less often with staff and faculty members of the committee, and occasionally with members of the Board of Managers who are on the committee. CIR members should expect planning and strategy to be much of their work during the fall semester, and be prepared to complete their research and present their recommendations in time for the spring proxy season.
Any Swarthmore student is welcome and qualified to participate. Again, the workload is driven by student members, and it heaviest in the spring. Applicants who can serve for 2 or more semesters are appreciated.
Questions should be directed to Susan Welsh (swelsh1) or Carmen Duffy (cduffy1) in the Investments Office.
College Judiciary Committee: cjc top
The CJC is a part of the College judicial system addressing infractions of College regulations including all formal charges of academic dishonesty, assault, harassment or sexual misconduct. It is composed of faculty, administrators and students who have undergone training for this role. A term is two years and student members may be asked to service after their term is over should the need arise. Dean Jim Larimore chairs the committee and Assoc Dean Myrt Westphal does the administrative work of the committee.
All students are welcome to apply, as we seek to have a healthy balance of men and women.
Time Commitment: One short meeting in the fall for training. The CJC's schedule is dictated by how many cases are brought to it in a given semester. Generally there are no more than three cases a year, each taking about 3-4 hours.
For more information, please contact Myrt Westphal (mwestph1)
Computing Services Committee: computing top
The Computing Services Committee is composed of faculty, students, and staff. It serves an advisory role to the Director of Information Technology Services. This committee is the principal forum for discussions of policy issues related to the College's current and future use of computers and other information technology, particularly hardware/software support and replacement policies. The members of the committee serve as liaisons between the Director and faculty, staff and student computing users and are thus in a position to advise the Computing Center on budget priorities and guidelines for the appropriate use of computing resources.
William J. Cooper Foundation Committee: cooper top
Committee Co-Chairs: Maurice Elbridge and Syd Carpenter, Faculty Members: Sharon Friedler, Ann Garrison, Aimee Johnson, Allen Kuharski, Bakirathi Mani, Luciano Martinez, Jim Murphy, DonnaJo Napoli, Darryl Smaw, Robert Weinberg, Student Members: Esther Burson '10, Carmella Ollero '09, David Pupkin '09
Click here to visit the Cooper Foundation website
The William J. Cooper Foundation provides a varied program of lectures and concerts to enrich the academic life of the College. The committee works with the departments and with student organizations in arranging single lectures and concerts by distinguished scholars or artists, and also in bringing to the College speakers of note who remain in residence for a period long enough to enter into the life of the community. Other duties include encouraging students to submit Cooper proposals, representing students on the committee when it comes time to select Cooper programs for the following year, helping students completing Cooper proposals, and answering questions from students.
Time Commitment: Fall semester one meeting, approximately 2 hours. Spring semester one meeting, approximately 3 1/2 hours. Both Fall and Spring via email for Serendipity proposals, approximately 5 hours per semester.
Questions? Contact: June Cianfrana / Beardsley 215 / extension 8116 / jcianfr1@swarthmore.edu
Crum Woods Stewardship Committee: crum top
Committee Membership 2007-08:Jose-Luis Machado (Committee Co-Chair), Associate Professor of Biology, Jeff Jabco (Committee Co-Chair), Director of Grounds & Coordinator of Horticulture for the Scott Arboretum, Nick Buttino '09, Zach Eichenwald '10, Maurice Eldridge '61, Vice President, College and Community Relations, Stuart Hain, Associate Vice President of Facilities and Services, Nadine Kolowrat, Associate Director of Corporate, Foundation, and Government Relations, Stacey Kutish, Communications Associate, Art McGarity, Professor of Engineering, Meg Perry '08, Andrew Quinton '08, Claire Sawyers, Director of the Scott Arboretum
Click Here to Visit the Crum Committee Webpage
The committee’s main function is to develop and evaluate policies to guide decisions affecting the woods with the goal of maintaining the well being of the flora, fauna and functioning of the Crum Woods. The main tasks include the development of policies for the multiple uses of the woods (i.e, dog walking, mountain biking, etc), management of safety hazards, planning for the maintenance of natural resources (i.e., erosion control, reforestation and restoration projects) and establishment of education projects (i.e., development of nature trails with signage and maps). The committee meets on a monthly basis and includes members of the administration, staff, faculty and students.
For the last 3 years, the committee has been developing guidelines for the management of the deer population. In addition, the committee is defining the tasks and responsibilities for a future Crum Woods manager. This position is not currently available.
The committee is primarily looking for applicants that show a demonstrated concern stewardship, the environment, and the role of the Crum Woods within the Swarthmore community. Some kind of environmental/scientific background is a plus, but not necessary.
The committee plans to continue to make long-term management decisions. Specific issues include deer population management, removal of invasive species, forest restoration and fundraising to support the hiring of a Crum woods manager.
The committee would also like to clarify that students must be willing to attend and contribute to monthly meetings, assist in committee projects (particularly those associated with students), and serve as liaison between the committee and the student body. This coming year we are planning a Crum woods walk during orientation.
Questions should be directed to Jose-Luis Machado (Committee Co-Chair) and Jeff Jabco (Committee Co-Chair)
Time Commitment: Time is highly variable, but an average of an hour per week should be expected.
Deans' Advisory Council: dac top
Members of the Deans' Advisory Council (DAC) meeting with the Deans on a monthly basis and represent the student body in discussions about school policy and potential initiatives to improve the quality of the student experience. The DAC also provides a broad forum for the discussion of significant campus issues, and in so doing provides advise and counsel to the Deans.
Dining Services Committee: dining top
The committee is a group of students concerned about the current services provided by Swarthmore's food service. The committee meets bimonthly with the Front of the House manager and College administrators to raise and address concerns about Dining Services, including quality and presentation of food, hours of operation and methods and locations of service.
Drama Board: drama top
Co-Coordinators 2008-2009: Kim Comer '09; Alison Flamm '09
Members: Joseph Borkowski '08; Judy Browngoehl '09; Abigail Graber '08; Chris Klaniecki '10; Nora Nussbaum '08; Nicole Singer '10; Elena Viboch '09; Jackie Vitale '09
Click Here to Visit the Drama Board Webpage
Drama Board is a Focused Funding Committee of the Student Budget Committee, charged with providing financial and production support for non-academic student theater. It has a long-standing tradition of large-scale productions, including the inaugural performance of the Lang Performing Arts Center in 1991, and more recent productions in LPAC including last semester's A Midsummer Night's Dream and this semester's Wild Party. No less important is the committee's tradition of smaller-scale productions, but since 2005 this category has expanded into a wide variety of productions ranging from lavish alternative-venue productions to experimental happenings in campus spaces like Olde Club, the Fragrance Garden, the Rose Garden, Tarble-in-Clothier, the Scott Outdoor Amphitheater, the Kitao Gallery, assorted campus elevators, the Scheuer Room, Hicks Mural Room, and Science Center 101. The committee is responsible for organizing Night of Scenes productions and, since 2005, the Twenty-Four-Hour Theater Festival, and organizes and facilitates theater workshops throughout the year. It will also co-sponsor theater events.
The committee is a student-run entity and works independently of but closely with the Facilities staff of the Lang Performing Arts Center, and with the staff and faculty of the Department of Theater. Students on the committee are responsible for providing students with advice about and access to necessary resources, and serving as liaisons or organizers for the committee's sponsored productions. The committee as a whole is charged with the responsible allocation of its funds for each production throughout the academic year.
Applicants should have good communication, organization, and networking skills. Experience in performance arts at Swarthmore is preferred, but not a requirement; although many members participate in student theater in some context, historically there have been important members who are exclusively active with the committee.
The time commitment is, on average, two hours per week; this includes a one-hour weekly meeting and responsibilities outside of meeting times.
For more information, contact any member, or the current Co-Coordinators Kim Comer '09 (kcomer1) and Abigail Graber '08 (agraber1).
Equal Opportunity Advisory Committee: eoac top
Char: Yvonne Chireau, Chair (ychireau1@swarthmore.edu), Members: Dennis Archey, Herb Barron, Sibelan Forrester, Karen Henry, Sharmaine LaMar, EOO, Michelle Liu’, Tuan Dung Mai’, Faruq Siddiqui, Jean Tierno, Melanie Young, Rafael Zapata, Tamara De Moor’
Equal Opportunity Office Webpage
EOAC is a standing committee of the College, advisory to the Equal Opportunity Officer and the president. It includes representatives from the faculty, staff, and student body. The charge of the EOAC is to support the EO officer by ensuring and monitoring the equal opportunity in the College's implementation of educational and employment programs. Members of the EOAC also have a role in processing student and faculty equal opportunity grievances. Committee meetings are infrequent at times depending on whether there are any significant issues for committee consideration. Typically, the committee will meet a minimum of once per semester.
Most recently, the EOAC was instrumental in conducting a campus assessment of te impact of including “gender identity or expression” as a protected class within the College’s equal opportunity statement. The phrase was formally included into the EO statement in March 2007 with all the protections from discrimination and harassment of all other listed protected classes.
Students appointed to the EOAC should be balanced and clear thinkers, who are open-minded and good listeners. They should be active on campus with a variety of interests, including an appreciation of and sensitivity to diversity and/or discrimination and harassment issues. Appointees should also be collaborative, while being able to truly represent and advocate student perspectives.
In the coming year, the committee is expected to continue to provide feedback to the EOO on different assessment projects.
Sharmaine LaMar is the Equal Opportunity Officer and can be reached with your questions at slamar1.
Appointees should expect a time commitment of 2 –4 hours per semester
Forum for Free Speech: ffs top
Chair: Jason Lissy (jlissy1), Members: Louis Rosenberg, Jimmy Charite, Xander Warso, Julissa Ventura, Sherief Raouf, Ben Raphel, Jeff Weaver
Click here to visit the committee website
Forum for Free Speech exists as an organization to fund spoken-word events on Swarthmore's campus. These may include talks and symposiums, as well as some components of workshops. FFS is committed to supporting diverse voices and perspectives. These events may be hosted by any of the various student groups on campus, as well as by FFS itself. Content and topic shall be considered with regard to the amount of expenditure, speaker credentials, novelty of event, and community interest.
Aside from proposal evaluations, this past year the FFS has continued the implementation of its aggressive reform agenda: an attempt to increase committee transparency, objectivity, and accountability. This process has included the reevaluation of committee protocols in the form of multiple brainstorming sessions intended to tweak committee policies.
The FFS seeks students who can 1) impartially evaluate the merit of event proposals that span political, religious, and cultural topics, 2) provide consistent input/participation in committee deliberations, and 3) possess an ability and willingness to challenge majority opinions.
Time Commitment: 2 hours/week
Questions should be directed to Jason Lissy (jlissy1)
Housing Committee: housing top
Committee Chair/Housing Coordinator: Liz Derickson (ederick1); Members: Cara Arcuni, Zebi Brown, Chris Compton, Mark Kharas, Lauren Kluz-Wisniewski, Dominic Lowell, Krystyn McIlraith, Megan Sanborn, Lucas Sanders, Tally Sharma, Dylan Smith, Grant Yoshitsu, Loretta Gary, Maurice Weeks, Shyan Khaleeli, Tyler Wallace, Yiwen Looi, Toby Wu, Karen Minyety
Click Here to Visit the Housing Website
Housing Committee members help with the December Lottery (several hours), the April Lottery nights (several hours on several evenings in April), and block calculations (an afternoon in mid-April). The Committee is comprised of RAs and Student-Council-appointed students.
In the past year, the Committee has examined the gendering of housing, has prepared for the opening of the new dorm (David Kemp Hall), and has discussed smoking in dorms, housing issues in the long-range planning process and the blocking process. Usually, members and current housing issues dictate the agenda.
All interested students are encouraged to apply.
Time Commitment: The committee typically meets 3-4 times per semester. Each meeting is approximately 1 hour.
Questions should be directed to Liz Derickson (ederick1)
Large Scale Events Committee: lse top
Chair: Emily Sun (esun1), Members: Vivek Ananthan, Nabta Idries, Ishan Irani, Jennie Lewis, Alvin Melathe, Claire Noble, Dheeraj Ravi, Stephanie Sampedro, Valerie Vassor, Reid Wilkening, Laura Wolk, Brendon Work
Each semester, the Large Scale Events Committee holds a large scale all-campus event which is free to all Swarthmore students. In addition, the LSE is responsible for putting on Worthstock, an all day music event during the Spring semester consisting of a wide variety of musical acts. The committee meets once a week except for the week surrounding the event when more time is required for preparation and time spent on the event itself. This committee is made up of students with an adviser in the Dean’s office, Paury Flowers.
This past year the committee has been working on how to best use the available funds in creative or new ways. Due to our smaller budget this semester, we decided on combining the Spring LSE with Worthstock, which we are currently working on. Right now we are finding and contacting bands which are appropriate for this event.
Students who are fluent in different genres of music or entertainment or students interested in event planning would best fit this committee's are encouraged to apply.
Time Commitment: 1 hour/week throughout the semester and at least 5 hours on the week of the event itself.
Questions should be directed to Emily Sun (esun1)
*NEW* Library Student Advisory Committee: lsac top
Chair: Peggy Seiden (pseiden1), Members: Jennifer Yi ’09, Melanie Spaulding ‘09
Click here to visit the library's website
Created in the Spring 2008 semester, the LSAC will promote communication between the student body and administration of Swarthmore’s libraries. The committee will provide a forum for student ideas and concerns about library collections, facilities, services and then work to address those ideas and concerns. Members of the LSAC are expected act as a sounding board for proposed library initiatives, help educate the broader student community on library plans, activities and policies, and serve as advisors to the College Librarian and libraries’ leadership team.
Individuals who frequently use Swarthmore’s libraries, particularly McCabe, Cornell and Underhill, are encouraged to apply. Applicants should be ready to bring ideas and be willing to put forth and implement an agenda. It is recommended that applicants discuss any ideas they have for Swarthmore’s libraries in their applications.
Two student members will also be selected to serve on the Faculty Library Committee
Since this a new committee, applicants will be randomly selected to serve a one or two semester term.
Time Commitment: 2-3 meetings (3-4 hours) a semester
For questions, please contact Peggy Seiden (pseiden1), the College Librarian
Movie Committee: movie top
Chair: Meredith Firetog (mfireto1), Members: Elizabeth Calvert-Kilbane (ecalver1), Seth Green (sgreen3), Andrew Hwang (ahwang1). Alvin Melathe (amelath1), Alicia Niwagaba (aniwaga1), Greta Pittenger (gpitten1), Dheeraj Ravi (dravi1)
Click here to visit the committee website
The Movie Committee is student-led and composed of only students. We have two main responsibilities: (1) to show a film to the campus every weekend, and (2) to vote on requests from groups to show films. The Committee purchases the licenses from outside film distributors in order for all film screenings to fall within legal restrictions. We also screen the Oscars at an Oscar Night Party each year. We meet approximately once a week to decide which members will screen each showing of the weekend movie (a paid job) and to discuss group requests.
The Movie Committee has been working on a few issues this past year. We are encouraging attendance at our weekly screenings through various forms of publicity and are trying to make sure student groups adhere to the laws regarding public film screenings. We are also working on managing the budget for group licenses fairly, as each license is very expensive.
The Movie Committee does not require applicants who have had any previous experience with committee work at Swarthmore. We generally look for students who have an interest in movies and watches movies often.
In the upcoming year, the Committee plans to diversify the films screened and find more ways to elicit feedback about what we do. We have also discussed special projects or events such as bringing directors to campus or using films in community service projects.
Time Commitment: The Committee itself only meets once a week, but each member can also get paid to screen the weekend films on Friday and Saturday evenings. This outside time commitment is based entirely on availability and is not a requirement. Payment for screening is received through the Committee’s SBC Budget.
Please contact Meredith Firetog (mfireto1) with any questions.
Orientation Committee: oc website top
The Orientation Committee works with the Deans' Office to plan and organize new student orientation.OC members are responsible for planning and executing all aspects of orientation, including selecting and training Campus Advisors. Prior experience as a CA or as a member of the OC is helpful but not required. OC members must be in contact all summer, and must arrive on campus a week before orientation begins in the fall.
Car Authorization Committee: parking top
The Car Authorization Committee works to improve and increase student parking facilities. The committee sets policy regarding student parking allocation. The committee members reviews student applications and appeals for on-campus parking spaces.the committee is made up of RAs and students selected by student council. This committee will also conduct a review of the permit situation for the springtime. Students serve for one or two years. Kelly Wilcox of the Dean's office is the chair
The committee is looking for a cross section of students, mostly rising juniors and seniors. This committee will mostly meet times in the spring to determine the majority of parking permits for the next year. Other work, including responding to appeals and new requests will be conducted by e-mail as well as in meetings.
Physical Education and Athletics Advisory Committee: physed top
Chair: Peter Collings, Morris L. Clothier Professor of Physics (email: pcollin1) Members: James Bock, Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid, Pat Gress, Instructor of Physical Education and Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach, Tramane Hall ’11, Adam Hertz, Director of Athletics, Harleigh Leach, Instructor of Physical Education and Head Women’s Volleyball Coach, David Ramierez, Director of Psychological Services, K. Ann Renninger, Professor of Education, Kyle White, ‘08
Click here to visit the athletics homepage
The committee advises the Director of Athletics and provides recommendations to the College on matters pertaining to physical education, intercollegiate athletics, and intramural programs. It meets several times each semester, although in response to a certain task it may meet more often. The committee is made of up faculty, students, and staff. The Director of Athletics and the Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid are always members.
One task of this committee is to create an annual report describing the current state of intercollegiate athletics at Swarthmore. This report stems from a request from the Board of Managers, but the report is made available to everyone in the community. In addition, the committee makes recommendations on issues brought before it by the Director of Athletics or the college administration.
It is helpful but not required that student members have some familiarity with physical education and athletics at Swarthmore.
The committee is just finishing its report on the state of intercollegiate athletics. There are a number of minor issues that the committee may discuss before May 2008.
Student members should be prepared to attend the several meetings each semester. On occasion, there may be data gathering, analysis, report review, survey creation, etc. done with student input between committee meetings.
Questions should be directed to Peter Collings, pcollin1, 328-7791
RA Selection Committee: ra top
The members of this committee work together with the Deans' office to choose the RAs for the next year. This committee involves a large time commitment, particularly from February to Spring Break. Each member is required to read all the application materials for each applicant and must interview applicants. Members participate in the deliberations to determine who will be the RAs and where they will be placed. RAs and students selected by Student Council participate on this committee. Assoc. Dean Myrt Westphal chairs the committee.
All students are welcome to apply.
For more information, please contact Myrt Westphal (mwestph1)
Student Activities Advisory Board: saab top
This committee is designed to meet with Student Activities Coordinator Jenny Yim during the semester to discuss student life on campus. Topics may include current student activities, student spaces on campus, student groups, and other campus activities.
Social Affairs Committee: sac top
SAC Co-Directors Anna Mello'08 (amello1) and Kimberley Watson'09 (kwatson3)
SAC Committee Members: Lacey Dickinson'10, Rachel Bell'10, Shumpei Tse'10, Sara Haley'08, Chris Gagne'08, Genna Robbins'08, Andrew Scott-Taylor'09, Rebbecca Commito'10, Jake Ban'10
Click here to visit the SAC website
SAC is an all student committee responsible for providing a balanced social calendar every weekend. We fund all-campus parties and events (entertainment purposes only). SAC also provides a liaison (a committee member) for each event that works with the hosts to answer any questions and provide feedback on the event.The committee meets weekly to hear proposals and plan events for the weekend following the upcoming weekend. We meet every Monday at 10PM in Kohl 330. The first half of the meetings are for proposals and the second half is for discussion the amount of funding to allocate for a party or event, as well as any events SAC is planning for the semester. Meetings usually go until 11PM-1130PM. SAC is responsible for the Fall Formal, the Halloween Party, the Screw Formal, Kielbasafest and two Welcome Back Parties one for each semester- this includes decorations, food and drinks, setting up, clean up, lights and DJing.
We are looking for people who understand the process of proposal presenting, generally students who have proposed to SAC before, or who have experience in organizing events on campus. We are also looking to make the committee represent many different types of social groups on campus. There is a treasurer and a secretary chosen by the committee. Students will give around 1.5-3 hours a week, unless it is during a week where SAC will be throwing an event, in which case it will be from 3-6 hours for that week.
You can contact Anna Mello or Kimberley Watson with any questions about SAC.
Student Health Advisory Council: SHAC top
The Student Health Advisory Council (SHAC) was formed to serve as a liaison between the college health services and the student body. Its main goal is to provide effective communication between the director/staff and the students in an effort to facilitate open and meaningful dialogue. The intention of this relationship is to foster better health care for all students of Swarthmore College.
Click here to visit the Worth Health Center webpage
Student members of the council will be asked to meet twice a semester with the director of health services. (Once at the start of the semester, and once toward the end.)
Student members will help with the running of the student health fair, which will occur in the spring semester before spring break. This might mean a time commitment of 1-3 hours of work each semester to make organizing phone calls and to meet with health services director to organize.
Student members will be asked to be available for consultation (via email or phone conversation) to director on a variety of topics. (IE: new student health forms for first year students, new health center initiatives, etc.)
Student members will be asked to bring any concerns or recommendations to the director regarding student health needs that are discussed among students on campus.
The SHAC members will be a diverse group of students who will represent the wider voice of campus.
Students appointed to the SHAC may be interested in careers in public health, health care, health care policy, women’s health, or social justice advocacy. This is not a requirement, but students in these groups might enjoy the experience with SHAC.
Total time commitment: approximately 6 hours per semester of meeting work, and maybe more sporadic email consultation work.
Questions should be directed to shac@sccs.swarthmore.edu
Student Budget Committee: sbc top
Manager: Giannina Esquivel ’08 (sbc@swarthmore.edu)
Members: Paul Apollo (Student Groups Advisor; Also on Student Council), Ellen Donnelly, Thomas Emmons, Christopher Green, Urooj Khan, Candice Nguyen, Roman Paul, Cyrus Stoller.
Assistant Managers: Fletcher Coleman, Ariel Horowitz, Amalia Tsiongas.
The Student Budget Committee, comprised solely of students, is responsible for funding all student activities at Swarthmore. The Committee's funds come from the Student Activities Fee paid by each student. Each year the Committee holds Spring Budgeting, during which members hear proposals from all chartered student groups on campus and allocate to them the large majority of the funds available. The Committee allocates additional discretionary funds throughout the year during weekly Sunday meetings. Additionally, SBC handles and distributes the funds from the FUN FUNd, formed in order to benefit groups and individuals without a charter. SBC also employs a number of students to manage the Student Budget Office, coordinate shuttles, oversee the publications lab, and provide other student services. SBC’s mission is to distribute the funds from the Student Activities Fee in a way that benefits as much of the Swarthmore student body as possible.
This year, SBC has increased the Student Activities Fee as a response to a growing number of student groups. For the first time, we currently budget over 100 student groups. Additionally, the committee has been working on improving its transparency so that students have a better grasp over how the Student Activities funds are being allocated. Furthermore, the committee has changed the administrative system of the Halcyon in an effort to increase its efficiency and publish the yearbook in time and has modified the SAC contract in an effort to decrease the amount of unacceptable receipts.
All students are welcome to apply to the committee. Experience in budgeting is a bonus.
Time Commitment: 2 hours/week at our weekly Sunday meetings, and two full days during the Spring semester for Spring Budgeting. Additional time commitment is a possibility.
For questions please contact Giannina Esquivel ’08, the SBC Manager, at sbc@swarthmore.edu.
Space Committee: space top
The Space Committee works with the administration in the effective use of campus space resources. It meets about twice a semester if there arepressing questions about the use of space for student life and studentgroups. RAs and students selected by the Student Council serve on this committee for 1 or 2 years. Assoc Dean myrt Westphal chairs the committee.
In the next couple of years the Space Committee may be reviewing the cse for a student center on campus. This will require an additional time commitment.
For more information, please contact Myrt Westphal (mwestph1)
Social Responsibility Committee: src top
The Committee on Social Responsibility is a committee of the Board of Managers of the College. It is charged with reflecting upon the College's commitment, in association with the fulfillment of its institutional mission, to prepare and motivate students to engage issues of social responsibility facing our communities and societies and to set their own paths as responsible citizens toward shaping a more inclusive, just and compassionate world. The Committee will suggest, encourage, evaluate and facilitate the development of internal community practices, educational programs and institutional outreach initiatives which build on the distinctive strengths of the College in meeting these ends. As the College's work in these areas progresses, the Committee will likewise reflect upon the achievements of the college — the objectives it has defined and related problems and accomplishments — and prepare accounts of such experiences that might be helpful to other institutions with similar goals.
The composition of the Committee includes five members of the Board, the President, Provost, the Vice President for College and Community Relations, four members of the faculty, students, two members of the staff and a representative from alumni council. The Committee will report its deliberations and recommendations to the Board, to other committees of the Board as appropriate and to the campus community.