Student Activities: 2008 JSC Subcommittees

Defines the grading system, sets standards of academic performance, reviews petitions for reinstatement (2 or 3 very lengthy meetings per year; you cannot serve on this committee if you go on the ski trip or are not around in June; all aspects of this committee must be kept strictly confidential.)

Art	Samantha Vernon Henry Chapman, alt.
Architecture	Salomé Balderrama Laura Steele, alt.
Engineering	Tommy Maene Eline Boghaert David Berger, alt.

Administrative Co-Chair

Set the agenda for the Council meetings, rotate as chairmen on the Joint Student Council, serve as liaison to the Dean's Offices. May also serve on the School's administrative committees; meet with the President. (These jobs are a lot of steady work.)

Art	Tommy Coleman Samantha Vernon Devin Kenny, alt.
Architecture	Jake Mautner Hyeji Kim Anna Zagol, alt.
Engineering	Kate Linarducci Tommy Maene

Assistant Administrative Co-Chair

Engineering

Anina Stanton

Admissions

Set policies on admissions and recruitment. The committees vary by school as to how much work and authority is involved.

Art	Tommy Coleman Sofia BerinStein, alt.
Architecture	Ido Nissani Anna Zagol, alt.
Engineering	Dennis Kong Wei Dai David Nummey, alt. Rohith Chandrasekar, alt.

Bookfair

Engineering

Jessica DeBellis

Curriculum

Decides when to add and delete courses; approves the subject matter for new courses; controls which courses are required and which are elective.

Art	Sofia Berinstein Tomashi Jackson, alt.
Architecture	Peter Ballman Espen Vatn, alt.
Engineering	Tommy Maene Krista Durney Christina Tu

Engineering Week

Engineering

Christina Tu
Miree Eun

Humanities & Social Sciences Curriculum

Decides when to add courses or when to change requirements in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Students on this committee should have completed HSS 1-4.

Art	Henry Chapman Nicole Villamizan, alt.
Architecture	Jacob Mautner Savina Romanos, alt.
Engineering	Nicole Salazar Dennis Kong, alt.

Joint Activities Committee

Determines funding for recognized clubs; 3 very lengthy meetings per year and a knowledge of social activity at Cooper Union.

Art	Tommy Coleman Carlos Martinez Samantha Vernon, alt.
Architecture	Hyeji Kim Savina Romanos Ricardo Escutia Laura Steele, alt.
Engineering	Christina Tu Kate Linarducci Krista Durney Rohith Chandrasekar, alt.

Judicial Committee

Enforces the Code of Conduct. Meetings are infrequent, but lengthy and stressful.

Art	Samantha Vernon Devin Kenny Sofia Berinstein, alt. Carlos Martinez, alt.
Architecture	Peter Ballman Hyeji Kim Espen Vatn, alt.
Engineering	Christina Tu Tommy Maene Angela Mastropole, alt.

Judicial Appeal

Members cannot overlap with people appointed to judiciary. Must be willing to keep an open mind; committee members review the decisions of the Judicial Committee.

Art	Tomashi Jackson Nicole Villamizar, alt.
Architecture	Andrea Pinochet Jacob Mautner, alt.
Engineering	Dennis Kong Eline Boghaert, alt.

Library Committee

Advisory Committee to the head librarian.

Art	Sam Ashford Henry Chapman Lizann Bolger, alt.
Architecture	Jake Mautner Hyeji Kim Anna Zagol, alt.
Engineering	Angela Mastropole	Jessica Friscia

New York State Campus Security

Art	Carlos Martinez
Architecture	Salmoe Balderrama
Engineering	Krista Durney Rohith Chandrasekar, alt.

Student Activities Committee

Reviews and rewrites the governing documents of the Student Council; engineering members serve on the subcommittee that determines professional society funding.

Art	Samantha Vernon (freshman) Tommy Coleman, alt.
Architecture	Andrea Pinochet Omar Walker, alt.
Engineering	Tommy Maene Jessica DeBellis Eline Boghaert Nicole Salazar, alt.

Student Representative to the Faculty of Art or Architecture

Serve as voting members of the faculty; representing the interest of the student body at faculty members. (both faculties meet 2 or 3 times a year, generally during club hours.)

Art	Tommy Coleman Samantha Vernon Devin Kenny, alt.
Architecture	Andrea Pinochet Anna Zagol Espen Vatn Peter Ballman, alt.

Student Representative to Alumni Association

Attend the monthly alumni council meetings (generally in the evening, with food) and represents the student body to the alumni council.

Art	Henry Chapman Sam Ashford, alt.
Architecture	Laura Steele Hyeji Kim, alt.
Engineering	Krista Durney Rohith Chandrasekar, alt.

Student Representatives to Board Chairman

The Chairman of the Board of Trustees tries to meet with students quarterly, generally in the early morning before trustee meetings.

Art	Carlos Martinez Sofia Berinstein, alt.
Architecture	Savina Romanos Laura Steele, alt.
Engineering	Anina Stanton Krista Durney, alt.

Student Representatives to Trustee Academic Affairs

These are morning meetings that update the trustees about what's going on in each school.

Art	Tomashi Jackson Samantha Vernon, alt.
Architecture	Salomé Balderrama Anna Zagol, alt.
Engineering	David Nummey Wei Dai, alt.

Student Representative to the Building Committee

This committee meets with the architect and the various consultants working to plan the new building.

Art	Sam Ashford (freshman) (freshman), alt.
Architecture	Omar Walker Hyeji Kim, alt.
Engineering	Wallace Torres Dennis Kong Samantha Lee Attard, alt.

Student Representative to the Construction Committee

Engineering

Anthony Tantucci
David Berger
Tommy Maene
Jessica Friscia

Student Representative to the President's Committtee

Art	TBA
Architecture	TBA
Engineering	TBA

Secretary

Art	(freshman)
Architecture	Savina Romanos
Engineering	Christina Tu

Treasurer

Art	Devin Kenny
Architecture	Andrea Pinochet
Engineering	Eline Boghaert

150th Birthday Celebration

Art	Samantha Vernon Carlos Martinez, alt.
Architecture	Ricardo Escutia
Engineering	Rohith Chandrasekar Jessica Friscia, alt.

150th Birthday Unified Student Committee

Engineering

Wallace Torres
Varsha Venugopal