Get Involved!

Attention SMC Students! 

A.S. STUDENT LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE! 

• Being active on campus helps you build leadership skills, motivates you to get involved and provides you with an opportunity to meet new people.
• The Associated Students is designed to provide students with an opportunity to get involved in the college. Through their involvement, students will gain valuable leadership skills which they can later use no matter where they go. 
• After reviewing the two student leadership opportunities below, you may complete our electronic leadership application during the first 12 weeks of the Fall & Spring Semesters:  

A.S. STUDENT LEADERSHIP APPLICATION

A.S. Commissioners

Commissioners work in conjunction with their respective Directors.

Each Director may have up to 4 Commissioners to assist them in their duties. 

The Commissioner duties are delegated by each A.S. Director, therefore it will vary depending on the director's projects and responsibilities.

 

A.S. Committee Representatives

Want to become more involved with Associated Students? We invite you to apply to join one of our committees, or apply to represent the student body at the campus-wide committee meetings. It's a great opportunity to make a difference on campus.

A.S. Committee members are students who sit on the A.S. in-house committees to complete A.S. Projects, A.S. Events, A.S. Town Halls, etc.

A.S. Representatives are committee members who represent the student-interest on SMC Campus Wide Committees, such as,  DPAC (District Planning Advisory Council), Academic Senate Committees, Honors Council, etc.

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Grade Appeals

The committee is composed of faculty, students, and administrators who participate in the formal Grade Appeal Hearing.  

Meet as needed.

Honor Council

Promote academic integrity, oversee the honor code, and ensure that students' right to due process is observed.  

Meet as needed. 

Distance Education

Academic Senate's primary resource and primary recommending body on academic and professional matters regarding distance and online education.  

Meeting Time: Tuesdays, 12:45 p.m. to 2 p.m.

DPAC HR Planning

Review data and practices as they relate to staffing needs, recruitment, hiring, and retention of employees to inform human resource planning. 

Meeting Times: 4th Tuesday of the month.  1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

DPAC Technology Planning

Develop the annual Master Plan for Technology, review technology planning issues, and focus on technology integration and communication.  

Meeting Time: 3rd Friday of the month.  10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Title IX

Review the District’s policies, procedures, and practices as they relate to Title IX (Sexual Violence and Sexual Assault) as well as, recommend necessary improvements that must be adopted to bring the college into compliance with the newly enacted laws and regulations.

District Planning Advisory Council

Makes recommendations to the Superintendent on matters that are not otherwise the primary responsibility of the Academic Senate, Classified Staff, Associated Students or the Management Association.

Meeting time: 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month at 3pm

Career Technical Education

Acts as a liaison between Career Technical Education (CTE) programs and various constituencies in the College Community and in business and industry.

Meeting Time: Every other Tuesday.  1 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.

Curriculum

Review and recommend to the Academic Senate action on existing and proposed curricula, courses, prerequisites, corequisites, advisories and programs.Meeting time: https://www.smc.edu/administration/governance/academic-senate/curriculum-committee/meetings.php

Environmental Affairs

College's resource and recommending body on academic and professional matters related to the environment, ecological literacy and greening the curriculum.

Meeting Time: First and third of each month.  3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Equity and Diversity

Explores matters concerning faculty equity and diversity practices and policies at the college to develop, recommend, and assess policies, programs, and strategies.

Meeting time: Thursdays, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

Global Council

Promotes and
guides the development of global citizenship at SMC. (www.smc.edu/community/global-citizenship/)
Meeting Time. 

First and third Thursday of every month, from 11:15 a.m. to 12:35 p.m

Information Services

Examines policies, provides vision, and develops plans for academic information technology and digital education, and considers other technology matters.

Meeting Time: Fridays, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Personnel Policies

Examines all Board Policies and Administrative Regulations regarding personnel.

Meeting time: https://www.smc.edu/administration/governance/academic-senate/committees/personnel-policies.php

Professional Development

Develops, coordinates, supports, and monitors the institutional and individual non-sabbatical professional development activities of faculty.

Meeting time: Thursdays.  3 to 5 p.m.  Fall and Spring only. 

Institutional Effectiveness

Reviews data metrics and other information assessing institutional effectiveness and planning based on analyses of the college’s performance on the metrics against target goals.

Second and fourth wednesday of every month.  1:15 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.

Student Instructional Support

Makes recommendations to the Academic Senate regarding Supplemental Instruction, tutoring, and other student instructional support services.

Meeting Time:

https://www.smc.edu/administration/governance/academic-senate/committees/student-instructional-support.php

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Citizens Bond Oversight Committee

Oversee the implementation of bond measures, which are funding a wide range of projects (www.smcbondprojects.com)
Meeting time: https://www.smc.edu/administration/governance/citizens-bond-oversight-committee/index.php

DPAC Budget Planning

Reviews expenditures and income, makes recommendations and informs various constituent groups of any modifications made to the budget.

Meeting time: First and third Wednesday of the month.  2 p.m.

DPAC Facilities Planning

Evaluate the effectiveness of funding/staffing for facilities, including new construction, remodels, maintenance, grounds, and campus operations.

Meeting Time: 2nd & 4th Thur 2:05pm – 3:05 via Zoom

Approved Meeting Schedule for 2021: Jan 14, 28, Feb 11, 25, March 11,25, April 8,22, May 13, 27, June 10,24

Student Affairs

Evaluates and updates all administrative regulations concerning student affairs, including but not limited to admissions and registration, student progress and graduation, student conduct, student activities, counseling, and financial aid.

Meeting times: Every other Wednesday.  12 p.m.- 2 p.m.

Activity Hour

The activity hour is a time designed to provide students with an opportunity to interact with one another, meet fellow peers, and simply get involved.  It takes place Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 11:15 am - 12:45 pm. To learn more about the activities taking place check out our A.S. Events page, which includes the Inter-Club Council (ICC) Events as well.

Inter-Club-Council (ICC) - Clubs

The best way to get involved in student life is to join or start a club. Clubs range all the way from academics to cultural, religious, and political interests. Check out our Inter-Club Council Page, see menu on the left.