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3. The student shall sit on the SGA president's cabinet.
a. The student shall be a voting member of senate.
B. The vice chair;
1. The student shall be elected from among the membership of the House Presidents' Association.
2. The student shall record minutes from the meeting.
3. The student shall conduct meetings in the absence of the chair.
C. All house presidents duly elected by their respective houses.

SECTION 2. DUTIES AND POWERS

A. Meetings of the house presidents shall be held once a week for the purposes of discussing concerns relating to the functioning of
the houses.
B. House presidents as a group shall recommend measures for consideration and action by the college committee dealing with
community policy.
C. House presidents shall act as an avenue of communication between the administration and the houses on matters of residence at
Smith College.
D. House presidents shall consider problems and questions referred to that group by the administration, individual houses, or
students.
E. On occasion, the body of house presidents may be called upon to transmit information from other organizations to the members
of the houses or to conduct elections, referendums, or surveys as requested by the cabinet or the senate.
F. All house presidents shall return to campus approximately seven to ten days prior to opening convocation to participate in an
orientation and training program.

Article IV. Curriculum Committee

SECTION 1. MEMBERS

The Curriculum Committee shall consist of;

A. The chair;
1. The student shall be elected in the spring all-college election for a term of one year. The student shall have been a
member of the Curriculum Committee for at least one year.
2. The term shall begin at the first senate meeting of the academic year following the regular spring election. It shall end on
the last senate meeting in that same academic year. The term shall end at the cabinet meeting following the successor's
election.
3. The student shall sit on Senate as a voting member.
4. The chair shall meet regularly with college faculty and administrators including meeting regularly with the Provost,
attending Faculty meetings, and sitting on the Policy Subcommittee of the Committee on Academic Priorities.
5. The student shall set the agenda and preside over meetings of the Curriculum Committee.
6. In the event the office of chair of the Curriculum Committee is vacated, it shall be filled by the vice-chair of the
Curriculum Committee.
7. In the event that no chair is elected in Spring campus-wide elections or the seat is vacated prior to fall elections, an
interim chair shall be elected from within the committee’s membership to serve until a new chair can be elected.
B. The vice chair;
1. The student shall be a member of the Curriculum Committee, elected in the fall from the committee's membership for a
term of one year.
2. The vice chair shall attend administrative meetings with the chair and shall help advise the chair on the priorities and
proceedings of the committee.
C. The secretary:
1. The student shall be responsible for all correspondence and minutes of the Curriculum Committee, and shall be
responsible for ensuring records and documents related to the work of the committee are saved digitally for access by
future committees.
D. The Ada vice-president or an appointee from the Ada Comstock Scholars class.
E. Up to three senators, elected by the senate.
F. Four to Six students shall be appointed in the spring by the Committee on Elections and Appointments for a term of one year.
G. One to three first year students shall be appointed in the fall by the Committee on Elections and Appointments for a term of one
year
H. Additional members may be appointed by the Committee on Elections and Appointments at the request of the chair.

SECTION 2. DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE CURRICULUM COMMITTEE
A. The chair of the Curriculum Committee shall be liaisons to the Committee on Academic Priorities.
B. To hold forums for the discussion of questions of educational policy.

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