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Join the Student Senate!
By Office of Communications
Mar 12, 2008 - 10:10:18 AM
What is Student Senate?
Student Senate is the student government of Southern Maine Community College.
What does the Student Senate do?
The Student Senate represents the students of SMCC by participating in college governance including decisions on policies, procedures, and curriculum. The Senate represents the ideas and concerns of the students of SMCC to the administration of the college.
The Student Senate also receives a portion of the Student Activity Fee that you pay each semester. The Student Senate uses this money to plan activities both on and off campus, offer student discounts, and free services on campus.
Here are some of the things that the Student Senate has sponsored in the past year:
- The Welcome Back BBQ on August 30 - featured free food and activities
- The Beacon Student Newspaper - free student newspaper, written by and for SMCC students
- Winter Carnival
- Movie Ticket Discounts - discounted movie tickets sold in the Student Billing Office
- Newspaper Readership Program - Free USA Today, Portland Press Herald, and Boston Globe newspapers everyday in the Campus Center
- Spring Fest on May 1 - featured a free BBQ, Spring Fest Tee Shirts
- ... and other great events.
Why join the Student Senate?
Student Senate is a great way to get involved and make a difference here on your campus. In addition to being involved in making major decisions that affect the students and the college at SMCC you will also build valuable leadership skills. In a recent survey of employers the following skills were rated as the most important:
- Communication and Interpersonal Skills
- Enthusiasm
- Flexibility
- Leadership/Supervisory Skills
- Budget Management
- Public Relations
- Organizing/Managing/Coordinating
- Flexibility/Adaptability/Managing Multiple Priorities
- Multicultural Sensitivity/Awareness
- Planning/Organizing
- Problem-Solving/Reasoning/Creativity
- Teamwork
To run for a seat on Student Senate you only need to complete the Nomination form and have 25 current SMCC students sign your nomination petition which you can download here:
Nomination forms are due to the Student Services Office by April 4, 2008.
For more information contact the Student Senate Advisors Shane Long slong@smccme.edu or Norma Willis nwillis@smccme.edu.
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