Student Affairs Board

(excerpt from Innis College Council Constitution, pp. 5-7)

1. Composition: The Student Affairs Board shall consist of at least sixteen members:
   • ex officio: four members defined in By-Law II.D.3, Assistant Principal and
     Registrar, Dean of Students and Residence, Assistant to the Dean, Student Life,
     ICSS Vice-President, IRC President, or their designates;
   • at least four student members of Council;
   • at least three other members of Council;
2. Powers and Responsibilities: The Student Affairs Board shall:
   • monitor the operations and effectiveness of the College’s non-academic services to
     students;
   • encourage the development of responsive interaction between students and other
     members of the College community;
   • help the College to identify the needs of special groups of students and to develop
     strategies for meeting those needs;
   • establish a Recruitment, Admissions, and Awards Committee which shall have the
     following composition and powers and responsibilities:
     The Recruitment, Admissions, and Awards Committee shall consist of at least
     twelve members, including:
     • ex officio: four members defined in By-Law II.D.3, the Assistant Principal and
       Registrar, and the IRC President, or their designates;
     • at least six members of the Student Affairs Board;
       The Recruitment, Admissions, and Awards Committee shall:
     • advise the Student Affairs Board on policies pertaining to the recruitment and
       admission of students to Innis College;
     • advise the Student Affairs Board on policies pertaining to Innis College
       scholarships and awards and recommend for consideration by Council decisions
       regarding the granting or establishment of specific awards;
     • establish a Bursary Subcommittee composed of at least five members of the
       Recruitment, Admissions, and Awards Committee;
     • approve the decisions of the Bursary Subcommittee.
   • approve reports of the Recruitment, Admissions, and Awards Committee;
   • establish the Student Services Committee which shall have the following composition and powers and responsibilities:
     The Student Services Committee shall consist of at least sixteen members, including:
     • ex officio: four members defined in By-Law II.D.3, the Assistant Principal and
       Registrar, the Chief Administrative Officer, the Dean of Students and Residence,
       the Associate Director, Advancement, an ICSS Vice-President, the IRC
       President, or their designates;
     • at least four other members of the ICSS;
     • the Library Coordinator;
     • a Principal’s Appointee.
       The Student Services Committee shall:
     • advise the Principal and Council on policy for student services offered in the
       College;
     • review in detail the annual operating plans, including budgets, for any service funded or subsidized by the fees covered by the Memorandum of Agreement
       between Innis College and the ICSS on the introduction or the increase of compulsory non-tuition related fees (26 February 1997), and any
       supplementary spending plans for any unexpended revenue from the Student Services Fees, and to offer its advice to the Principal and to College Council
       on these plans;
     • receive information on student services and regular reports on the services
       from the Principal or the appropriate College officer, in order to consider
       current issues within and among the services and to serve as a mechanism of
       information, communication, and co-operation between the student services
       and students;
     • advise Council on proposals for expansion or reduction of student services,
       including recommendations for new services and for the elimination of
       services;
     • consider and make recommendations to the appropriate body regarding the allocation of space for student services and student societies;
     • serve as a forum for discussion of student life at Innis College.
   • approve the reports of the Student Services Committee;
   • receive the reports of the ICSS.