Student councils - Revision history

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 The '''Student Councils''' at Columbia are organized groups of students charged with various responsibilities.
-Each school council functions in its own specific way, generally with individual by-laws, constitutions, and election procedures. The generally, however, do not have statutory powers in the governance and administration of the university; rather, they exist at the pleasure of the respective deans of student affairs. By contrast, students representatives elected to the [[University Senate]] do have a voice in the governance and administration of the university.
+Each school council functions in its own specific way, generally with individual by-laws, constitutions, and election procedures. They generally, however, do not have statutory powers in the governance and administration of the university; rather, they exist at the pleasure of the respective deans of student affairs. By contrast, students representatives elected to the [[University Senate]] do have a voice in the governance and administration of the university.
 == List of student councils ==

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 In addition, Barnard College students are represented by the [[Student Government Association]] ([[SGA]]). It effectively shares coequal status with its Columbia counter-parts, and all four often operate in tandem.<ref>This is yet another layer of the [[Columbia-Barnard Relationship]].</ref>
-From time to time, [[2013 CCSC-ESC merger referendum|CCSC and ESC consider a merger]], given the close integration of their respective student bodies, but usually concerns about the ability of a unified council (which would presumably be dominated by representatives from Columbia College) to properly represent the interests of engineering students, and preserving 'engineering identity' ends anything beyond preliminary discussion.
+From time to time, [[CCSC-ESC merger|CCSC and ESC consider a merger]], given the close integration of their respective student bodies, but usually concerns about the ability of a unified council (which would presumably be dominated by representatives from Columbia College) to properly represent the interests of engineering students, and preserving 'engineering identity' ends anything beyond preliminary discussion.
 === Class Councils ===

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	From time to time, [[2013 CCSC-ESC merger referendum\|CCSC and ESC consider a merger]], given the close integration of their respective student bodies, but usually concerns about the ability of a unified council (which would presumably be dominated by representatives from Columbia College) to properly represent the interests of engineering students, and preserving 'engineering identity' ends anything beyond preliminary discussion.		From time to time, [[2013 CCSC-ESC merger referendum\|CCSC and ESC consider a merger]], given the close integration of their respective student bodies, but usually concerns about the ability of a unified council (which would presumably be dominated by representatives from Columbia College) to properly represent the interests of engineering students, and preserving 'engineering identity' ends anything beyond preliminary discussion.
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		+	=== Class Councils ===
		+	In addition to each school's top-level student council, the freshman through senior classes of CC, SEAS, and Barnard College each have their own class councils. These councils include a "class president" and other officers. They represent the interests of their respective class years, and organizing class-wide events like [[Lerner Pub]] for seniors or [[Winter Wonderland]] for freshmen. Class councils typically liaise with their respective school's top-level student council.

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-The '''student councils''' at Columbia are organized group of students charged with various responsibilities.
+The '''Student Councils''' at Columbia are organized groups of students charged with various responsibilities.
-Each council is function in its own specific way, generally with individual by-laws, constitutions, and election procedures. The generally, however, do not have statutory powers in the governance and administration of the university, normally existing at the pleasure of the respective dean of student affairs.
+Each school council functions in its own specific way, generally with individual by-laws, constitutions, and election procedures. The generally, however, do not have statutory powers in the governance and administration of the university; rather, they exist at the pleasure of the respective deans of student affairs. By contrast, students representatives elected to the [[University Senate]] do have a voice in the governance and administration of the university.
 == List of student councils ==
-Columbia has four undergraduate student councils, one for each of its four undergraduate schools, as follows:
+Columbia has three undergraduate student councils, one for each undergraduate school, as follows:
 *[[Columbia College Student Council]] ([[CCSC]])
 *[[Engineering Student Council]] ([[ESC]])
 *[[General Studies Student Council]] ([[GSSC]])
-An attempt was made in 2013 to [[2013 CCSC-ESC merger referendum|merge the CCSC and ESC]].
+In addition, Barnard College students are represented by the [[Student Government Association]] ([[SGA]]). It effectively shares coequal status with its Columbia counter-parts, and all four often operate in tandem.<ref>This is yet another layer of the [[Columbia-Barnard Relationship]].</ref>
 == Functions ==
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 The functions of student councils are to:
-*oversee and allocate funds to the [[governing boards]], which in turn allocate funds to [[student groups]]
+*oversee and allocate funds from the [[student life fee]] to the [[governing boards|student group governing boards]], which in turn allocate funds to [[student groups]]
 *pursue policy changes important to their constituents
 *host programming of their own
-*collaborate with each on joint programming such as the [[Tree Lighting Ceremony]] and [[Homecoming]] events
+*collaborate with each other on joint programming such as the [[Tree Lighting Ceremony]] and [[Homecoming]] events
-*make student views known when consulted by senior administrators from time to time
+*convey the feelings of the student body when consulted by senior administrators from time to time
-The allocation of funds is perhaps the most important function. Each spring, at a meeting known as "[[F@CU]]", the councils divide out the proceeds of the [[student life fee]]s between themselves and the governing boards.
+The allocation of funds is perhaps the most important function. Each spring, at a meeting known as "[[F@CU]]", the councils divide out the proceeds of the [[student life fee]]s between themselves and the [[governing boards|student group governing boards]].
 == References ==

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−	* Funding and sponsorship of student events
−	* Governance and oversight of student clubs and activities
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 Student councils usually exist at the pleasure of a specific school's respective dean of student affairs. At the option of senior administrators, they are sometimes consulted on certain issues, but otherwise have no statutory powers in the governance and administration of the university.
-The student council structure of Columbia calls for a specific student council for each of the four undergraduate schools at Columbia.  Each school ([[CC]], [[SEAS]], [[GS]], [[BC]]) has its own student council, each of which is free to function in its own specific way, including individual by-laws, constitutions, and election procedures.
+The student council structure of Columbia calls for a specific student council for each of the four undergraduate schools at Columbia.  Each school ([[Columbia College|CC]], [[SEAS]], [[GS]], [[Barnard College|BC]]) has its own student council, each of which is free to function in its own specific way, including individual by-laws, constitutions, and election procedures.
 While technically separate, the four councils collaborate on a great many projects, including many of the events that are known as campus traditions, such as the [[Tree Lighting Ceremony|tree lighting]] ceremony and the events surrounding [[homecoming]].

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-The '''student council''' structure of Columbia calls for a specific student council for each of the four undergraduate schools at Columbia.  Each school ([[CC]], [[SEAS]], [[GS]], [[BC]]) has its own student council, each of which is free to function in its own specific way, including individual by-laws, constitutions, and election procedures.
+A '''student council''' is an organized group of students, charged with various responsibilities including:
 While technically separate, the four councils collaborate on a great many projects, including many of the events that are known as campus traditions, such as the [[Tree Lighting Ceremony|tree lighting]] ceremony and the events surrounding [[homecoming]].
 The four undergraduate councils are the [[Columbia College Student Council]], the [[Engineering Student Council]], the [[General Studies Student Council]], and the [[Student Government Association]] at Barnard.
 [[Category:Student government]]