Current Eastern Oregon University Constitution

with proposed changes

Section 5. Student Affairs Committee

a.   Membership and Organization ‑‑‑ The Student Affairs Committee shall consist of fourteen (14) members, including two (2) teaching faculty with representation from each School, one (1) administrative‑support faculty, six (6) students appointed by the recognized student government, and two (2) classified staff. The Dean of Student Affairs VP for Student Affairs , the Director of Student Activities and Hoke Center , and the Director of Residence Life shall serve ex officio without vote.

b.   Duties and Responsibilities

The Committee will advise and recommend policies and procedures in the following areas:

•  To develop and recommend policy covering student activities, including scheduling and programming of extracurricular activities (with the exception of intercollegiate and intramural athletic programs) which that are initiated by student organizations or by the University;

•  To develop and recommend policy covering residence life, student housing, food service, and food vending and to review and provide input on annual rates and budgets ;

•  To develop, recommend, and implement student behavior policies and to provide for the enforcement of procedures and regulations maintaining appropriate standards of behavior within the student community Student Conduct Policy .

•  To serve as the Student Conduct   Committee or to provide for the appointment of an ad hoc committee to serve for individual hearings dealing with student behavior and academic dishonesty.

4.               To advise the Vice President for Student Affairs, the Director of Student Activities and Hoke Center, and the Director of Residence Life in matters relating to the students of the University and support services for the students;

•  To grant recognition to student organizations and approve the constitutions and bylaws of such organizations. The Committee shall also review and approve subsequent amendments or revisions to ASEOU, ESE and other student organization such constitutions and bylaws.

6.   To recommend, to the Vice President for Student Affairs, policies, practices or other services that will enhance EOU student success consistent with the EOU and Assembly mission.

The committee shall also serve the following functions:

6 1 .               To establish sub‑committees and ad hoc committees when necessary;

7.               To advise the Dean of Student Affairs, the Director of Student Affairs, and the Director of Residence Life in matters relating to the students of the University and support services for the students;

8.               To delegate to appropriate University offices and student organizations those tasks deemed by the Committee to be necessary or prudent in order to carry out effectively its mission as directed by the Assembly.

2.               To serve as the Student Hearing Committee or to provide for the appointment of an ad hoc committee to serve for individual hearings dealing with student behavior and academic dishonesty.