Academic Council Representative

This council is the major academic policy-making body within the school, and makes decisions in all areas except budget and personnel.

This committee consists of:

All faculty members in the school.
Representatives of other departments in the university.
Student representatives of the undergraduate and graduate students' association.
Members of the professional community

The student representative on this committee will:

Attend regular meetings of the Academic Council.
Bring concerns of students and members of the Association of Social Work Students committee to monthly Academic Council meetings.
Report to the ASWS committee on the activities of the Academic Council as directed.
Attend regular meetings of the ASWS committee.
Exercise voting privileges on the ASWS committee.
Introduce yourself to the student body.
Identify student/ASWS concerns - via appropriate communication
mediums (ex e-mail, class presentations, student newsletters, facebook,
signs in student lounge etc).
Liaise and bridge connections between social work students and the ASWS committee.
Uphold confidentiality at all times unless otherwise directed.
Other duties as arise and are appropriate.