A. ACADEMIC HEALTH CENTER STUDENT CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE

The Academic Health Center Student Consultative Committee (AHC SCC) shall represent the graduate, professional, and undergraduate students and not the individual institutes, colleges, schools, or departments within the Academic Health Center.

Membership:

The Academic Health Center Student Consultative Committee shall be composed of 15 student members [2 from the Medical School-Twin Cities, and 1 each from Dental Hygiene, Dentistry, the Medical School-Duluth, Medical Technology, Mortuary Science, Nursing-Rochester, Nursing-Twin Cities, Occupational Therapy, Pharmacy-Duluth, Pharmacy-Twin Cities, Physical Therapy, Public Health, and Veterinary Medicine.]. Each member is elected/appointed by his/her respective student board if one exists. Otherwise appointments shall be made by a program advisor.

The Academic Health Center Student Consultative Committee shall elect its chair from amongst its members for a one year term of office. The chair shall be eligible for re-election to that position.

Duties and Responsibilities

a. To meet at least monthly to discuss matters of concern to students.

b. To meet regularly with the Senior Vice President for the Health Sciences, the Assistant Vice President for Education, and other academic officers to represent the viewpoints of students.

c. The chair shall meet each semester with the chair of the AHC Faculty Consultative Committee to discuss issues of concern to both faculty and students, and the two committees shall meet jointly as deemed necessary by the chairs.

d. The chair shall meet each semester with the chair of CHIP to discuss issues of concern to both groups.

e. Each representative shall report to his/her student board/class at least once each semester.

f. To meet and report to the Student Senate Consultative Committee as needed.

(updated: 7/18/05)

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