Committees

The Student Senate collaborates with the surrounding city of Troy through the CRC. Currently concentrating on spreading the convenient RAD student cash system to downtown businesses, the CRC also works with the Troy City Council and the Mayor's Office.

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The AAC interacts with Institute faculty, administration and staff to deal with student academic issues. This year, major projects include investigations into the current TA system, the possible implementation of an honor code, peer advising, foreign language courses and mid-term assessments.

Energy conservation, building access policies, and dining plans are only three examples of issues under the FFA umbrella. FFA is a large committee dealing with issues important to students all over the Troy campus. Check it out!

The Campus Communications Committee (CCC) links student government to the rest of the student body and works on projects aimed at improving the ways in which people can get more heavily involved with the Union. The CCC puts out a newsletter every week, the "Union Pulse," to keep everyone updated on what is happening in the Union and elsewhere on campus. The CCC will also be spreading word about the brand new Union Events Calendar to all clubs and students so that it's no longer a mystery what's really happening on campus each week. Additional projects include the institution of "Senate hours”--scheduled blocks of available time for every member of the Senate--which will give you the chance to speak with your student representatives in an advertised place for a certain amount of time.

The Rules and Elections Committee is responsible for overseeing all aspects of elections. RNE, as it is affectionately known, manages elections for first-year students in the fall of each academic year, and Grand Marshal (GM) Week in the spring.

RNE is composed of members of the Senate and several other student government organizations. All members must be selected to join RNE, so the committee does not meet regularly outside of preparation for elections.