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Make change, join committees

In print | November 15, 2007

To the Editor:

STAFF EDITORIAL

As many of you may have learned from the official-reserved-students e-mails that have been flooding your inboxes recently, Student Council is now soliciting applications for 20 college committees that currently have openings for student members.

Swarthmore is one of only a few colleges in the country at which students serve on almost every administrative and faculty committee, and our student-run committees have a great deal of power (and money). Serving on a committee is fun and interesting, a great way to gain experience working in a professional environment, and a chance to develop personal relationships with administrators and other students.

As a member of a committee, you will represent the student body, providing insight into everything from allocation of money to dining services, from the workings of libraries to writing courses. There are committees on the curriculum, on college investment strategies, on the planning process and on the college judiciary system.

We particularly encourage everyone to apply for the new planning sub-committee on environmental sustainability.

Appointments applications are due Friday, Nov. 16 at 11:59 p.m. Please visit council.swarthmore.edu and click on the link marked “Appointments” for more information.

Sven David Udekwu ’09, Student Council Appointments Chair
Samuel Asarnow ’08, Student Council Vice-President

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