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ARTICLE XIII. The College Sustainability Committee

SECTION 1. MEMBERS

A. The chair of the Sustainability Committee;
1. The chair shall be a rising sophomore, junior, or senior, elected in the spring all-college election for a term of one year
and subject to re-election. If the position is not filled at the start of the fall, then the chair shall be chosen in the fall all-
college election.
2. The term for chair shall begin at the cabinet meeting following the student’s election. The term shall end at the cabinet
meeting following the election of the chair’s successor. The student shall be available for counsel to the succeeding
chair for the reminder of the academic year.
3. The chair shall sit on cabinet.
4. The chair shall sit on senate as a voting member.
5. The chair shall not sit on House Council as a Sustainability Representative.
6. The chair shall call, create and agenda for, and preside over all meetings of the Sustainability Committee.
7. The chair shall be responsible for maintaining regular communications between all administrative staff that work on
environmental sustainability at Smith.
8. At the start of each semester, the chair shall call a meeting with the Sustainability Committee to create open channels of
communication and to outline semester goals to foster sustainability awareness.
9. The chair shall be responsible for receiving sustainability-related requests and recommendations from the student body
and student organizations directing questions to the appropriate student or administrative body for action.
10. The chair shall continue to monitor the progress in administrative changes towards making Smith College a more
sustainable campus.
11. In the event that the office of chair of the Sustainability Committee is vacated, the vice-president of the Sustainability
Committee shall fill it.
B. The vice-chair;
1. The student shall be a member of the Sustainability Committee, elected in the fall from the committee’s membership for
a term of one year.
2. In the event that the office of vice-chair of the Sustainability Committee is vacated, another committee member, who
shall be self-nominated and elected by a simple majority of the Sustainability Committee, shall fill it.
C. The secretary;
1. The student shall be a member of the Sustainability Committee, elected in the fall from the committee’s membership for
a term of one year.
2. The student shall be responsible for all correspondence and minutes from the Sustainability Committee
D. The members of the Sustainability Committee;
1. Members of the Sustainability Committee shall be selected from the organizations that address sustainability.
2. Members may also join the committee if they have been elected as a Senator of their area.
3. The committee chair may select up to three at large members.
4. Members shall sit on meetings, no less than two times each month, called by the committee chair.
5. Members shall be an active liaison, with their respective organizations and Senate, to campus-wide sustainability related
events and challenges.
6. Members shall creatively promote sustainability and awareness in their organizations and the Senate, respectively.

Article XIV. Student Life Committee

SECTION 1. MEMBERS

The Student Life 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 Student Life Committee for at least one year prior to becoming chair.
2. The student shall sit on senate as a non-voting member.
3. The chair shall meet regularly with college administrators who oversee the code of conduct and other aspects of student
life.
4. The student shall set the agenda and preside over meetings of the Student Life Committee.
5. In the event the office of chair of the Student Life Committee is vacated, it shall be filled by the vice-chair of the
committee.
6. 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 is elected in campus-
wide elections.
B. The vice chair;
1. The student shall be a member of the Student Life Committee, elected in the fall from the committee's membership for
a term of one year.

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