Student Government at CMU

The purpose of Student Government shall be to safeguard and promote the welfare of the Student Body by: enacting legislation, supervising and coordinating the execution and financing of extracurricular activities, effecting punitive measures with respect to the rules outlined in the constitution, and by acting as a representative body to present the views of students to the faculty and administration.

1. Graduate Student Assembly
   Represents Graduate students to faculty and administration.
   Allocates funds to student groups and events from a discretionary budget.
   Propose and enact legislation and ratify and create University policies.
   1. GSA President
      
   2. Standing Committees
      
      1. Executive Committee
         
         1. GSA President
            
         2. GSA Vice President
            
         3. GSA Treasurer
            
         4. GSA Liason Officer
            
      2. Campus Action Committee
         
      3. Healthcare Committee
         
      4. Social Comittee
         
      5. Internet Support Committee
         
      6. New Programs Committee
         
   3. Departmental representatives
      
2. Student Senate
   Represents Undergraduate students to faculty and administration.
   Allocates funds to student groups and events from a discretionary budget.
   Propose and enact legislation and ratify and create University policies.
   1. Activities Board
      An external committee of Senate.
      
      1. AB Chair
         
      2. Standing Comittees
         
         1. AB Coffeehouse
            
         2. AB Comedy
            
         3. AB Concerts
            
         4. AB Films
            
         5. AB Lectures
            
         6. AB Political Speakers
            
         7. AB Publicity
            
         8. AB Special Events
            
         9. AB Tech
            
         10. AB Underground
             
         11. Readme
             
   2. Senate Chair
      
   3. Standing Committees
      
      1. Executive Comittee
         
      2. Academic Affairs
         
      3. Campus Affairs
         
      4. Funding and Recognition
         
      5. Internal Affairs
         
      6. Public Relations
         
   4. Ad Hoc Committees
      
   5. Representatives for each school
      
   6. Sergeant-at-arms
      
3. Joint Funding Committee
   Joint undergraduate/graduate committee that determines student organization budgets for each semester that a budget is requested from the Student Activities fee.
   1. Student Body Treasurer
      
   2. Chair of Senate Funding and Recognition Committee
      
   3. GSA Treasurer
      
   4. Senate Representatives
      
   5. Graduate Student Assembly Representatives
      
4. Executive Branch
   
   1. Student Body President
      Represents Graduate and Undergraduate students.
      Additional representative of students to administration.  Also can create ad-hoc committees to inform Senate and GSA.
      Responsible for serving on several University committees and attending all Senate and GSA meetings.
      Has a small discretionary budget.
   1. Student Body Vice President
      Assists Student Body President and will fill in when necessary.
      
   2. Ad Hoc Committees
      
   3. Student Body Treasurer
      Responsible for performing periodic audits of student organizations.
      Can freeze the budget of any organization.
      Has a small discretionary budget.
      
      1. Assistants to the Treasurer