SA Senate Meeting 9 PM Farnsworth Pavilion 08.29.16 SA Senate Meeting 9 PM Farnsworth Pavilion

Agenda ● Committee Member Applications ● SAPP Committee Applications ● Announcement of Director of Government Relations ● Director of External Affairs Presentation ● Social Media Introduction

NSR Information Session 8/22/16

What is the SA? Rice’s undergraduate student government Unites the colleges Serves as the liaison between undergraduates and administration President: Griffin Thomas Internal Vice President: Komal Luthra External Vice President: Hannah Todd Secretary: Sonal Pai Treasurer: Maurice Frediere Parliamentarian: Annabelle McIntire-Gavlick

Mission and Vision Mission/Purpose: The mission of the Student Association is to give every student the opportunity to shape the undergraduate experience. Vision: The vision of the Student Association is to be forward thinking and address important issues through deliberative processes that engage the diversity of student voice.

What is the NSR Program? The New Student Representaitve Program is a program that allows new students to become involved in the Student Association (SA). The goal is to provide students with the opportunity to interact with students across campus, work on projects related to a specific area, and most importantly, to make a positive impact on Rice University. NSRs work closely with other NSRs, Senators, and Presidents on projects throughout the year, as well as promote the SA at their colleges. They attend weekly Senate, acting as the voices of the new students at Rice. Each NSR is integrated into one of the SA's Standing Committees or Student Initiative projects and spend their first year working to solve and improve campus issues. In the process, they will build a skill set and personal network that will allow them to positively impact the Rice University campus in following years. NSRs are the future leaders of the SA and Rice.

Expectations Attend weekly Senate meetings on Monday nights at 9 pm in Farnsworth Pavillion. Meet with their committee on a biweekly basis Initiate a project with the committee Participate in the Ambassador program

Standing Committees and Student Initiatives Academics Shelby Bice Environmental Akash Ghosal and Conrado Asenjo Future Alumni Alexandra Du and Won Hee Cho Wellbeing Sanjana Ranganathan and Carolina Hatanpaa Student Life Michelle Tran and Brianna Singh Undergraduate Advisory Board Anjali Bhatla Diversity James Carter

Application Process To learn more about each of the committees and their mission/vision, please visit sa.rice.edu Application: https://riceuniversity.co1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_9ynTfuaga9PRkpL. (Link is also available on SA website)