Committees
RUSA and the Campus Councils have four Core Committees: University Affairs, Academic Affairs, Legislative Affairs, and Public Relations. RUSA committee meetings are open to the public, meeting every other week, when the RUSA assembly does not. Please come out and join us!
The following are descriptions of the issues the committees will be tackling this year:
Core Committees
University Affairs, Livingston Student Center Room 111, 7:00pm
Chair: Ben West
University Affairs mainly deal with student services and issues affecting the University such as dining services, RUDOTS, and residence life. Some of the main concerns this committee will focus on are:
- Updating students about the changes occurring in the university as a result of the Taskforce on Undergraduate Education (specifically learning communities).
- Enhancing student services on campus including
- parking and transportation,
- the issue of selling of cigarettes on campus,
- establish more online based student services (i.e. cashiers office, meal plans),
- promoting and advertising the ombudsman’s office.
- Provide suggestions on which facilities around campus need immediate improvement based on student concern. (i.e. Livingston Student Center).
- Library and Computer Lab Hours are they the most feasible for the most amounts of students.
- Dining Hall Services Survey
- Overcrowding of Busses and alleviating the stresses on Students due to that.
Academic Affairs, Livingston Student Center Room 113, 9:00pm
Chair: Vanity Jenkins
Academic Affairs mainly deal with academic issues including textbooks, syllabi, grades, and more. They shall also explore best practices from other AAU institutions in an effort to enhance academic affairs in the University. Some of the main concerns this committee will focus on are:
- Updating Degree Navigator and Schedule of Classes sites and adding a feature that allows students to search for specific days, times and class subjects.
- Improving Academic Advising for SAS Students.
- Possibly extending the drop/add period.
- Expanding Wi Fi access across the University.
- Update University Academic Integrity policy.
- Create 24-hour study spaces.
- Creating a Review Board for the Implementation of Transforming Undergraduate Education (TUE).
Legislative Affairs, Rutgers Student Center Room 438, 8:15PM
Chair: Vacancy
Legislative affairs committee will mainly interact with federal, state, and local governments in a effort to advocate on behalf of all students. Some of the main concerns this committee will focus on are:
- Running the Rutgers University Student Legislative Outreach Initiative
- Meeting with State Legislators
- Testifying before Committees
- Meeting with various Party Political Leaders
Public Relations, Rutgers Student Center Room 438, 8:15pm
Chair: Vacancy
Public Relations mainly deal with increasing awareness of the student governments, and publicize elections. Some of the main concerns this committee will focus on are:
- Outreaching to the Media about RUSA’s Legislative Efforts.
- Outreaching to Students and other members of the Rutgers University Community about ways to get involved with the Legislative Advocacy.
Internal Affairs, Rutgers Student Center Room 438, 7:00pm
Chair: Josh Slavin
- The Internal Affairs Committee shall be responsible for ensuring that members act in accordance with the Constitution. The committee will be responsible for overseeing all investigations into any members of the Assembly and issuing a report to the Assembly.
- They will be responsible for handling Elections.