Purpose and Functions
The purpose of the Housing Committee is to ensure that on-campus housing provided for students promotes an excellent learning environment at the College. Its functions are to recommend policies and procedures as necessary and proper to accomplish its purposes, provide representation, guidance, oversight and information dissemination to the College as a whole concerning the College’s housing program, and make recommendations concerning long range planning, program expansion and budgetary allocations. A subcommittee of the Housing Committee reviews and decides student appeals of the housing agreement cancellation fee.
Membership
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- Chair, Director of Housing;
- Student Affairs representative;
- Business Affairs representative;
- Plant Operations representative;
- Athletics department representative;
- Student Conduct representative;
- One faculty member elected by the faculty; and,
- One student appointed by the current housing residents.
Works of the Committee
The Housing Committee attempts to meet in person at least once per semester and then utilizes email and web-based meeting options at all other times.
Each year, the Committee:
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- Reviews housing forms and publications and makes recommendations for revisions and additions as needed
- Works together to establish a mutually beneficial communication plan for housing that aligns with the practices and needs of partnering departments (i.e. business, police, plant ops, enrollment services, student affairs, and academic affairs)
- Makes recommendations for marketing and assessment of the facilities in support of occupancy objectives
- Makes recommendations for evaluation and assessment of resident experiences in support of overall resident success and retention
- Develops and implements activities and initiatives designed to bring campus constituencies into the residence halls as well as connect residential students with the EGSC community
Meeting Minutes
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- Housing Standing Committee Meeting - January 19, 2018 (PDF)
- Housing Standing Committee Meeting - February 14, 2019 ( PDF)
- Housing Standing Committee Meeting - Spring 2020 (Not Conducted due to COVID-19)
- Housing Standing Committee Meeting - September 29, 2020 (PDF)
