Committees

The Bloomberg School's Student Assembly committee organization includes:

Communications Committee

• Update and manage the Student Assembly website
• Manage the activities on the L listserv which communicates events to students
• Provide IT support for Student Assembly Committees and student groups

2011-2012 Members:

Jennifer Lam
Lenis Chen
Andrew Azman
Katie Burns
Jennifer Le

Community Affairs Committee

• Work to promote opportunities for students to get involved in community service and the community
• Review community service grant applications for student groups interested in a community service project
• Work to improve relations with the East Baltimore community with collaboration with various organizations, such as SOURCE, SPARC and the administration
• Organize events aimed at promoting community at the local, national, and international level, such as Baltimore week and advocacy panel series

2011-2012 Members:

Sherlly (Li) Xie
Colli M. McKiernan
Katie Burns
Katherine Lee
Kranthi Vysyaraju

Elections Committee

• Organize and coordinate the spring, summer and fall elections

2011-2012 Members:

Tara Taylor
Christina Chun

Finance & Appropriations Committee

• Review funding applications for student events from recognized student groups and approves funds as appropriate
• Oversee and manage the Student Assembly budget
• Liaise between finance department and student groups for approved reimbursements

2011-2012 Members:

Ben Althouse
Cesar Ugarte
Tyler Henning
Andrew Azman
Eva Chang
Kranthi Vysyaraju
Scott Clark

Honors & Awards Committee

• Coordinate the year-end faculty, staff, AMTRA, TA, and student recognition for excellence awards
• Organize the Student Assembly Auction which fundraises for the Student Conference Fund
• Administer the Student Conference Fund application and selection process

2011-2012 Members:

Jeffrey Duong
Sue (Soo Yeon) Kim
Brent Turner
Patrick Baron
Jocelyn Kelly
Lenis Chen
Lydia Stamato
Mark Evans
Katherine Lee

Quality of Life Committee

• Organize Town Hall meetings, a forum for dialogue between students and the administration
• Conduct the end-of-year Quality of Life survey, which serves to help identify priorities for improvement
• Work on various issues that pertain to the overall quality of life of students

2011-2012 Members:

Alex Mkwamba
Lydia Stamato
Sukey Richmond
Christopher Costa
Olumayowa Osibodu
Yenny Webb Vargas

Social Committee

• Plan and organize various social and cultural events for all students at the school
• Traditionally, events have included a formal event, a faculty-student variety show, a welcome party, an end of year party, etc.

2011-2012 Members:

Andrew Pike
Hana Odeh
Jennifer Le
Mark Evans
Olumayowa Osibodu
Jingwen Tan
Yenny Webb Vargas
Brent Turner
Cesar Ugarte
Sukey Richmond
Patrick Baron
Tyler Henning
Jocelyn Kelly

Student Groups Committee

• Liaise with student groups and the Student Assembly about various issues
• Educate student groups about rules and regulations for planning an event
• Work with new and potential student groups to learn the processes for starting a new student group
• Coordinate and communicate with all student groups about relevant deadlines, and upcoming events

2011-2012 Members:

Gaurav Varma
Jingwen Tan
Christopher Costa
Colli M. McKiernan
Eva Chang
Scott Clark

Constitution Committee

• Propose amendments to the Student Assembly Constitution and by-laws as needed
• Facilitate the approval process with the Student Assembly and the student body

2011-2012 Members:

As needed