Whether it is a cattle call, casting call or a call for new committee members, the Academic Senate is looking for students to sign up and join. The operating committees are especially in need, said Julie Steinhorst, an administrative analyst within the senate office. There are 14 operating committees in the senate covering issues from affirmative action to curriculum and research, she said. Committees that she said may interest students include the Student Evaluation Review Board and the Affirmative Action Committee.
Assignments are for one-year terms, and meeting times vary.
Many positions had been left unfilled during this past year, Steinhorst said. Student volunteers are needed. We want them, Steinhorst said. Maribel Martinez, Associated Students president-elect and a member of the senate s Student Fairness Committee, said that serving on a committee allows students to voice their ideas and have a great impact on issues that affect the campus. The committees are a good way for university students, faculty and staff members to work together, Martinez said.