College Committee on the Student Experience

College Committee on the Student Experience

The College Committee on the Student Experience (CCSE) is dedicated to considering the broad set of issues that impact the current and evolving student experience.  The committee is a center for deeply exploring those initiatives, programs, services, and policies that directly impact the health and wellbeing and the academic life and co-curricular experience of students, as well as how those impact overall student personal and professional outcomes.  In addition, the committee considers issues of equity, justice, and inclusion in our community that directly impacts students’ lives at the College and offers input, support, and guidance on student life policies and new initiatives as needed.

Membership consists of thirteen members: two students chosen by the Student Government Association; a representative from the Division of Graduate and Continuing Studies; three faculty members elected by the faculty for three-year terms; the vice president for college life and dean of students (VPCL); the dean of academic life (DOAL); the chief diversity officer and associate provost for equity and inclusion; three additional student affairs staff members (appointed by the VPCL); and the executive director of career services.

Faculty serving for the current academic year are listed below.

The vice president for college life and dean of students shall call the first meeting of the committee for the academic year, at which meeting the committee will select one faculty member and one staff member from the group to serve as co-chairs.  Regularly scheduled meetings of the committee shall be open to all members of the College community and the committee will have the administrative support of the VPCL.

Functions

• To serve as a space where the campus community, the Student Government and administrative and academic departments can go when they desire feedback, input and/or advice or broad support on programmatic initiatives and student services to be offered as part of the full student experience at the College.
• To serve as a space for the discussion of the overall student experience and to facilitate communication between faculty, staff and students on critical issues that impact student well-being, sense of belonging, student engagement and/or student outcomes.
• When requested, to review and offer input on student life policy development and changes. This may include providing feedback and consultation, a request for a direct recommendation or vote or assistance with facilitating dialog about critical policy issues across campus. In the performance of this function, the committee will consult broadly and enlist the assistance of members of the College community as needed.
• To assist the broad campus community in better understanding the student experience and its many facets more deeply. The committee, in conjunction with the DOAL, the chief diversity officer and associate provost for equity and inclusion, and the vice president for college life and dean of students will offer support to educating the campus community about issues of concern and will serve as a resource to the campus about the student experience as needed.
• To make timely reports on committee activities to the president, the provost’s senior staff and academic life staff, the faculty, and the Student Government Association as needed. The faculty co-chair will be responsible for providing regular reports to the faculty and/or bringing forward any necessary recommendations, information and policies discussed to the full faculty and to other faculty committees if needed. The VPCL will regularly share updates and progress with the president and senior staff of the College as needed. The VPCL, DOAL, chief diversity officer and associate provost for equity and inclusion, and executive director of career services will ensure that reports on activity are shared with their departments regularly and the SGA representatives will be responsible for reporting back to SGA and/or working with the VPCL to share information more broadly with the student body as needed.