JSC Subcommittees

The 2012-2013 Joint Student Council

Representatives serving on the committees formed under faculty governance, noted with an asterisk, must be in good academic standing and have plurality.

Academic Standards*

Each faculty has its own academic standards committee. The Academic Standards Subcommittees define the minimum academic performance acceptable to each faculty, review academic performances each semester, and determine whether students are allowed to continue at The Cooper Union or are asked to withdraw  or are dismissed for failing to meet these standards. Students who fail to meet the minimum standard are asked to explain their academic performance to the committee. The Academic Standards Subcommittees meet at least three times a year  (at the end of the fall semester, the week before Commencement, and the beginning of the summer.) All matters brought before the committees are confidential. The Academic Standards Subcommittees are also involved in cases involving academic dishonesty.

Architecture

  • Karim Ahmed, Arch 5
  • Ariana Revilla, Arch 4, alt
  • Iyatunde Majekodunmi, Arch 3, alt

Art

  • Jon Cuba (alt Kristi Cavataro)

Engineering

  • Kristof Toth
  • Robin Kutner
  • Jessica Chu, alt

Administrative Chair

The Ad-Chairs run the individual student councils and the Joint Student Council. They administer the Student Councils by setting the agenda for the year and for the individual meetings, scheduling and running meetings,  monitoring the performance of the indicidual representatives, and keeping records of the meetings. They serve as liaison to the Deans' offices. The Art Student Council elects one of their chairs to the Administrative Committee of the School of Art. The Engineering Student Council elects an assistant chair and a secretary to assist in the running of Engineering Student Council.

Architecture

  • Leila Rzyska-Filipek, Arch 5
  • Ariana Revilla, Arch 3
  • Karim Ahmed, Arch 5, alt

Art

  • Jenny Eagleton
  • Peter Zohore

Engineering

  • Andrew Crudge, Robin Kutner
  • Sharang Phadke, Assistant Ad-Chair

Administrative Committees*

The Administrative Committees are formed under the governances of the Schools of Art and Architecture, respectively, which define the purview of the committee as: "The Committee shall be responsible for the general administration of the operations of the School and for matters not delegated nor within the purview of other standing committees, and shall serve as advisor to the Dean."

Architecture

  • Phong (Kiwi) Nguyen, Arch 3

Art

  • Jenny Eagleton (alt. Sebastian Quijada)

Admissions Committee*

The Admissions Committees set the policies on admissions and recruitment.

Architecture

  • Leila Rzyska-Filipek, Arch 5

Art

  • Casey Gollan

Engineering

  • Peter Ascoli

Bookfair

  • Emily George

Campus Security Committee*

New York State requires the election of students to serve on a campus wide security committee to enforce state law. The mandate for the committee is: "The committee shall review current campus security policies and procedures and make recommendations for their improvement. It shall specifically review current policies and procedures for:

  • Educating the campus community, including security personnel and  those persons who advise or supervise students, about sexual assault, domestic violence and stalking offenses pursuant to section 6432 of this article;
  • Educating the campus community about personal safety and crime prevention;
  • Reporting sexual assaults, domestic violence and stalking incidents and assisting victims during investigations;
  • Referring complaints to appropriate authorities;
  • Counseling victims; and
  • Responding to inquiries from concerned persons."

Professor Alan Wolf of the Physics Department serves as chair of this committee.

Architecture

  • Kyle Keene, Arch 2
  • TBD

Engineering

  • Julia Astrauckas
  • Sharang Phadke

Computer Lab

Architecture Eduardo Alfonso, Arch 5
Diego Gonzalez, Arch 2

Curriculum Committee*

Each of the four faculties has a curriculum committee that decides when to add new courses, eliminate old courses, expand the curriculum in a certain direction, and determines which courses are elective and which required.

Architecture

  • Karim Ahmed, Arch 5
  • Tjhang Felicia Gambino, Arch 4, alt
  • Humanities - Eduardo Alfonso, Arch 5
  • Humanities - Iyatunde Majekodunmi, Arch 3

Art

  • Kristi Cavataro (Asher Mones alternate)

Engineering

  • Nathaniel Steven,
  • Michael Pimpinella
  • Michael Luke, alt
  • Humanities - Nathaniel Steven
  • Humanities - Hadar Cohen, alt

Fall Festival Egg Drop

Engineering

  • Rebecca Long
  • Mike Luke
  • Jessica Chu
  • Sharang Phadke

FUN!

Engineering

  • Jessica Chu
  • Andy Novak
  • Hadar Cohen, Nathaniel Steven

IT

Engineering

  • Julia Astrauckas

Joint Activities Committee

The JAC determines funding for recognized clubs and also has disciplinary power over clubs. Each school elects three representatives and one alternate.

Architecture

  • Iyatunde Majekodunmi, Arch 3
  • Che Perez, Arch 4 (Alt)
  • Diego Gonzalez, Arch 2 (Alt)

Art

  • Devonn Francis
  • Joe Riley
  • Kristi Cavatoro

Engineering

  • Michael Luke
  • Hadar Cohen
  • Jonathan Huang, alt

Judicial Committee

The Judicial Committee meets to hear complaints filed under the Cooper Union Code of Fair Practice and to adjudicate these complaints. Each representative has his or her own alternate so that the proper balance of class years is maintained on the hearing panel; representatives must pass materials directly to the alternate if the representative cannot attend a hearing. Each school elects two representatives and two alternates.

Architecture

  • Leila Rzyska-Filipek, Arch 5
  • Ariana Revilla, Arch 4

Art

  • Kristi Cavatoro
  • Asher Mones

Engineering

  • Sharang Phadke
  • Peter Ascoli
  • Michael Luke, alt

Judicial Appeals Committee

A Judicial Appeal Committee, consisting of one dean and two students, is formed when a student files a timely appeal of a decision of the Judicial Committee.

Architecture

  • Jenny Hsiao, Arch 2
  • Tjhang Felicia Gambino, Arch 4

Art

  •  

Engineering

  • Emily George
  • Nathaniel Steven
  • Andy Novak, alt.

Liaisons

Each of the three Student Councils is asked to appoint a liaison to several standing committees of the Cooper Union:

Alumni Representatives

  • Jenny Hsiao, Arch 2
  • Kyle Keene, Arch 2
  • Leila Rzyska-Filipek, Arch 5, alt
  • Asher Mones, Art
  • Jonathan Huang, Eng
  • Michael Pimpinella, Eng, alt

Board Chairman Representatives

  • Che Perez, Arch 4
  • Phong (Kiwi) Nguyen, Arch 3
  • Kimberly Yunker, Art
  • Kristof Toth, Eng
  • Jessica Chu, Eng, alt

Faculty of Architecture

  • Karim Ahmed, Arch 5
  • Diego Gonzalez, Arch 2
  • Jenny Hsiao, Arch 2
  • Eduardo Alfonso, Arch 5, alt

Faculty of Art

  • Jenny Eagleton
  • Kristi Cavataro
  • Casey Gollan
  • Jon Cuba

Trustee Academic and Student Affairs Subcommittee

  • Che Perez, Arch 4
  • Jenny Hsiao, Arch 2
  • Kim Yunker, Art
  • Jessica Chu, Eng
  • Hadar Cohen, Eng, alt

Library Committee

The library committee serves as an advisory board to the head librarian. Two representatives and one alternate are elected from each school.

Architecture

  • Mabel Jiang, Arch 3
  • Kyle Keene, Arch 2

Senate*

The Senate was reconstituted, after a recess of more than a decade, as an advisory and consultative body to the President of Cooper Union. Each of the three Student Councils were asked to elect two representatives:

Architecture

  • Eduardo Alfonso, Arch 5
  • Phong (Kiwi) Nguyen, Arch 3

Art

  • Asher Mones
  • Sebastian Quijada

Student Activities Committee

The Student Activities Committee, with 3 student representatives from Engineering, two from Art, and one from Architecture, is charged with drafting the governances of the Student Council.

Architecture

  • 1st Year
  • 1st Year


Engineering

  • Osaze Udeagbala
  • Michael Pimpinella
  • Hadar Cohen

Secretary

Architecture

  • Mabel Jiang, Arch 3

Engineering

  • Michael Luke

Study Collection

  • Architecture Leila Rzyska-Filipek, Arch 5
  • Eduardo Alfonso, Arch 5

Survey

Engineering

  • Nathaniel Steven
  • Emily George

Treasurer

Architecture 

  • Che Perez, Arch 4

Art

  •  

Engineering 

  • Andrew Crudge, ME 3

Humanities et al

  • Jenny Eagleton

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