City College students can participate in the college's budget, curriculum, and planning decisions, but few take advantage of the opportunity, according to one City College dean. According to the college's Web page for the committees, out of 313 committee positions, only four were held by students. Of the college's 12 committees, students are members of only three, while many faculty members participate in more than one committee.
Students can make a real difference by participating on the committees.
The committees do not just collect feedback, said Moore. For example, she said that the Budget Committee, makes allocation decisions for part of the college budget. There are currently no students on the Budget Committee, according to the college Web page. The staff and faculty don't see things the way we see things. We want to let them know what we think about the issues.