2.3 Student Involvement in Decision-Making
Board Policies
Chapter 2 -Students
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Part 1. Purpose
To promote student involvement in college, university, and system decision-making and to assure that student perspectives are considered.
Part 2. Policy Statement
Students, through their campus and statewide student associations, must be provided the opportunity:
- for representation on college, university, and system committees involving or affecting student interests, and
- to review or be consulted on issues that have significant impact on students, including but not limited to, policy development and/or decision-making processes.
Campus student associations have the responsibility to provide a campus student association letter when requested by the Board of Trustees.
Part 3. Selection of Student Representatives
- At the system level, student representative(s) must be selected by the statewide student association(s).
- At the college or university level, student representative(s) must be selected by the recognized campus student association(s).
Part 4. Exceptions
This policy does not apply to the following:
- Committees established for the evaluation of personnel.
- Committees established under collective bargaining agreements.
- Management teams, presidential cabinets, and committees of the Board of Trustees.
Related Documents:
- Board Policy 1A.2 Board of Trustees
- Board Policy 2.1 Campus Student Association
- Board Policy 2.6 Intercollegiate Athletics
- Board Policy 2.10 Student Housing
- Board Policy 3.1 Students Rights and Responsibilities
- Board Policy 3.8 Student Complaints and Grievances
- Board Policy 3.21 Undergraduate Course and Credit Transfer and the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum
- Board Policy 3.24 College or University Type and Mission, and System Mission
- Board Policy 4.5 Student Employees
- Board Policy 5.9 Biennial and Annual Operating Budget Planning and Approval
- Board Policy 5.11 Tuition and Fees
- Board Policy 5.12 Tuition and Fees Due Dates, Refunds, Withdrawals and Waivers
- Board Policy 7.1 Finance and Administrative Authority of Board, Chancellor and Presidents
- System Procedure 2.3.1 Student Involvement in Decision-Making
- System Procedure 3.24.1 College and University Type and Mission, and System Mission
- System Procedure 3.36.1 Academic Programs
- System Procedure 5.11.1 Tuition and Fees
- System Procedure 6.7.1 Acquisition and Disposition of Real Estate
- System Procedure 6.8.1 Naming Buildings, Sites and Common Areas
- System Procedure 7.3.5 Revenue Fund Management
- System Procedure 7.3.12 Scholarships
- System Procedure 7.5.1 Local Cash and Investments
- Operating Instruction 2.8.1.1 Student Fee Referendum
To view any of the following related statutes, go to the Revisor's Office website. You can conduct a search from this site by typing in the statute number.
- Minn. Stat. § 135A.0434 Mandatory Student Activity Fees Referendum
Policy History:
Date of Adoption: 4/18/95
Date of Implementation: 4/18/95
Date of Last Review: 6/18/24
Date & Subject of Amendments:
06/18/24 – Full review, amendment reorganized current language, relocated the "policy development and/or decision-making process" in Part 3 to Part 2, changed title of Part 3 to Selection of Student Representatives, and deleted “members” in the policy.
06/19/19 – Reorganized the language in Parts 1 and 2, replaced the word “shall” with “must”, and added 15 policies and procedures to the Related Document section that reference student consultation or review.
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