1984

STUDENT SENATE
SUMMING UP - THE STUDENT
SENATE
by Wendy Heller
senate president
This year the Student Senate,
despite dwindling from almost
sixty students to twenty three
students, has accomplished many
goals. Last year during April, I
was campaigning for the position
of Student Senate President. At that time I tried to look at
the year ahead, and now I am looking back at our
accomplishments.
The Senate has had the best Cabinet attendance in the
four years that I have participated in it. The reason for this
increase in club participation is a firm stand by the Student
Senate concerning a direct link from the availability of funds
to cabinet attendance..
The Student Senate has opened communication between
departments and the students by sponsoring two Student
Senate Feedback Sessions this year. These sessions enabled
departments such as BSIA, IE, and ME who never had this
formalized meeting time to air problems the students are
having with the curriculum, professors, and policies. The
Feedback sessions provided the best turn out of students and faculty
to a single event.
There are many Senate Committees that were an intregal part of
this years events. The Semiformal Committee started to meet early in
the fall semester. By starting the proceedings to co-ordinate this
school wide event early in the year, every aspect was covered in an
orderly manner. Another committee that was re-established was the
Concert Committee. NJIT has not had a concert in two years. This
committee successfully planned a concert for April 18, 1984, with
MODERN ENGLISH. Also, on this date, the Picnic Committee coordinated
a day long affair before the concert. The picnic was a
combined effort of SAC, The Student Senate, and the Cabinet.
The Senate, in the past, has held round tables. This year the name
was changed to the Student Senate Forums. These forums were very
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informative and all who attended benefited from the
experience.
The Senate’s Elections Committee proposed a
reconstruction for next years senate to include two
representatives from each department plus five freshman
along with the seven officers.
I would like to thank our advisor, Merwin Kinkade for all
his help, experience and guidance that he gave the Senate
throughout this year. I would also like to thank Jodie Cottrell
and Bob Moran along with the rest of the Center staff for all
their help this year.
Finally I would like to thank the hardest working group of
the Senate officers that I have had the pleasure to work
with. Many times this year they went above and beyond their