Student Union

The Student Union (SU) represents all degree students and operates according to the guidelines set by its constitution and the university rules and regulations. Its president is elected four weeks before the end of each academic year by the student body.

The Student Council acts as the legislative branch of the SU. It consists of representatives who are elected every year, three weeks prior to the end to the academic year. Representatives are elected for each constituency of the student body -- undergraduate, graduate, study abroad, ELI and freshmen students.

The SU High Board is the executive branch of the SU. This includes the treasurer and the vice president, and committee chair persons of the academic, activities, PR, coordination, and services committees, who are selected by the SU president and his vice, in accordance with university approved guidelines.

SU High Board Committees:

Academic Committee: Presents and defends worthy student grievances, complaints, and suggestions of an academic nature to the faculty and university administration.

Activities Committee: Organizes student activities such as trips, lectures, concerts and other types of recreational and social events.

Services Committee: Conveys student grievances and suggestions regarding the maintenance of any service or physical aspects of the university such as cafeterias, classrooms, library, bookstore and the dorm. It also provides various services such as buses and a student-run cafeteria.

Public Relations Committee: Responsible for the publications and PR issues of concern to the Student Union and student clubs.

Coordination Committee: Responsible for the general organization of the work of the Student Union and student clubs.

Student Judicial Board

The Student Judicial Board (SJB) is the student judiciary authority. It consists of five students elected annually in an election held in the spring semester prior to the SU presidential elections. The SJB acts as a monitoring body and addresses specific student concerns. This includes ensuring that the SU and all clubs operate according to their constitution and general university policy, and that SU members and club officers execute their responsibilities honestly and competently. Together with the OSD, the SJB's responsibility extends to monitoring the soundness of financial policies and transactions adopted by the SU. The SJB is also responsible for monitoring the SU presidential elections and ensuring a fair electoral process for all candidates. On an individual level, the SJB hears the complaints of students against fellow students and tries to resolve conflicts at the student body level.

Together with the SU, the OSD and the counseling center, the SJB participates in enforcing the university drug and alcohol policy on campus. In so doing, the SJB has the ability to recommend certain disciplinary actions, if deemed appropriate, to the OSD. The SJB also has a representative in the academic integrity committee, which looks into student violations of an academic nature. It also has two representatives in the student disciplinary committee, which is responsible for investigating serious individual or organizational violations.