Meetings

The CAS Student Council meets every Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m. in the Heights Alumni Lounge. Just go in the main entrance to the Waverly Building and make an immediate left.

Committees

Alumni Relations

There are 70,000 alumni in the NYU College Alumni Association. That means that there are 70,000 graduates willing to share their experiences, 70,000 people who love and are committed to NYU, and 70,000 alumni who want nothing more than to help you. And since we’ve been deemed the schools that’s “undecided since 1832,” most students could undoubtedly use the occasional help. That’s where the Alumni Relations Committee comes in. We want to make it easy for you to meet these amazing people and realize what a great resource they are. This upcoming year, we will be holding our usual Alumni Meet and Greets, hosting the fifth-annual Alumni-Student Banquet, and attending sporting events, along with whatever else it is that you want to do with the CAS alumni.

For more information about this committee, please contact Ali Accarino, alumni relations chair.

Curriculum

Everyone has complained about their classes at some point. You do it; I do it; we all do it. Want to do something about it though? Join the Curriculum Committee as we aid and challenge the college and departments to design new courses and majors, adjust the Morse Academic Plan, and much more. In addition, join us as we plan the second-annual Faculty-Student Banquet—help us plan, mingle with the faculty, and maybe score a date with Marc Lieberman? Just a recommendation.

For more information about this committee, please contact Kristen Penberthy, curriculum chair.

Appropriations and Budget

The Appropriations and Budget Committee allocates the entire budget of the College of Arts and Science Student Council. In addition to handling all council expenditures, this committee appropriates all council sponsored club budgets. The membership of this committee is limited to the council treasurer, student relations chair, curriculum chair, and to other council members yet to be appointed. The council president sits as a non-voting ex-officio member.

Student Affairs

All the fun stuff on council? We do it. The Student Affairs Committee is responsible for the creation, planning, and production of all social and programming events within the college. We have done everything from poker tournaments to dating auctions. Along with new and exciting events, we always have our traditional ones: CAS Formal and Bun Week (essentially a spirit week but a thousand times more fun). In addition, we are in the process of starting a College of Arts and Science Convenience Store on the 9th Floor of the Silver Building. If you would like to roll with the committee with the most dough, come check us out!

For more information about this committee, please contact Meni Marinakis, secretary.

Student Advocacy

Our primary purpose is to defend and promote the rights of the students; we give more direction and strength to the students’ voice. In essence, the Student Advocacy Committee is about you and your peers, and relations that take place between you and the school. It aims to provide an accessible avenue of involvement for all CAS undergrads into the regulations and workings of the school, to make your opinions heard and respected, and to ensure that you are always fairly and accurately represented by the General Assembly and by your university. By joining this committee, make yourself better heard by your school and represent yourself, your friends, and fellows.

For more information about this committee, please contact Matt Van Auken, student relations chair.

Communications

In Sex and the City, most women envied Samantha Jones and most men wanted to date her. How cool would it be to be her? The Communication Committee is all about public relations, just like Samantha Jones. In addition to networking all across the university community, we do a range of work and develop a range of skills—from advertising to marketing to promoting. While we don’t exactly represent a hotel mogul (yet), we do know how to turn out a great party. Join the fun and come check out the Communications Committee.

For more information about this committee, please contact Jean-Paul Leva, communications coordinator.