Student Senate Committees

  • Academic Affairs Committee

    Serves as a representative of student opinion on academic matters; promotes an educational environment that is conducive to student success; reviews/recommends academic policies and procedures put forth by the University and its respective colleges; and maintains a working relationship with each of the six academic colleges.

  • Appropriations Committee

    Serves as a representative of student opinion on University and student organization expenditures; prepares student organizations for grant request presentations; oversees the Audit Board; and maintains a working relationship with the Office of Student Activities, the Vice President, and the External Auditor.

  • Diversity, Equity, and Student Belonging Committee

    Serves as a representative of student opinion on all matters relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives on campus and in the Indianapolis community; advocates for underserved students in the University community; maintains a working relationship with the University’s Department of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and the Efroymson Diversity Center.

  • Student Activities Committee

    Serves as a representative of student opinion on all matters relating to the formation and operation of endorsed student organizations; prepares student organizations to present before the Student Senate; and maintains a working relationship with the Office of Student Activities.

  • University Life Committee

    Serves as a representative of student opinion on all matters not delegated to other commissions, including, but not limited to: University policy recommendations/concerns, environmental affairs, campus safety, and other issues affecting the overall University community; and maintains a working relationship with the Office of Student Activities, the Office of the Dean of Students, and the Department of Public Safety.