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SACUA Chair William Schultz speaks at the SACUA meeting at the Fletcher
Administrative Building on May 23rd.
Proposal has been
a longstanding
priority among CSG
members
By ETHAN LEVIN
For the Daily
The
Senate
Advisory
Committee on University Affairs
met Wednesday to discuss the
possibility
of
increasing
the
presence of undergraduate and
graduate students on a range of
SACUA
committees;
however,
the idea was met with backlash
from several members of the
committee.
The
implementation
of
a
system
that
encourages
broadened
communication
between faculty members and
students has been a longstanding
priority for members of Central
Student
Government.
The
specific proposal arose in an
earlier meeting between CSG
President David Schafer and
Chukwuka Mbagwu, Rackham
Student Government president.
During
their
meeting,
Schafer and Mbagwu agreed
that
there
should
be
more
substantial
involvement
of
students in various academic
advisory
committees.
These
positions would allow CSG and
professional students to channel
their
desire
for
institutional
academic
improvements
through
participation
in
SACUA
committees
and
to
work
in
consultation
with
Rackham Student Government
representatives.
SACUA Chair Bill Schultz
proposed additional seats for
another Ross School of Business
student in the Committee of
Financial Affairs, a law student
in the Graduate Student Advisory
Committee and a medical student
in the Medical Affairs Advisory
Committee
Silke-Maria
Weineck,
chair
of
the
department
of
Comparative Literature and an
LSA representative, opposed the
proposal, saying the program
could be more disruptive than
expected.
“I’m familiar with several
officers who actually complained
about this program and said that
they weren’t always sure whether
this was productive,” Weineck
said. “I know when I was a
student, I certainly didn’t have
the slightest clue how a university
worked.”
Weineck
additionally
expressed
worry
that
students
would
encounter
misunderstandings,
which
would act contrary to SACUA’s
efficiency.
Other
members
shared
Weineck’s
concerns
that
increasing undergraduate and
graduate
student
presence
on
University
of
Michigan
committees
could
create
miscommunication,
ultimately
acting contrary to the program’s
intended mission.
Robert
Ortega,
associate
professor in the School of Social
Work, said the time required to
train students on how best to
provide constructive comments to
the various committee meetings
is cause for concern, based on
his experience. Ortega said, once
trained, student representatives
are sometimes reticent to voice
their views, as they do not feel
qualified to represent the whole
student body.
Schultz
responded
to
the
criticism, arguing the purpose
of the program is to promote
professional
development,
making it easier for students
to envisage futures as faculty
in their respective academic
fields. By matching students to
committees
of
corresponding
interest, Schultz said the program
makes an effort to ensure that
people have a natural interest in
their comittees.
“Based on my experience, the
presence of these students is
strong,” Schultz said.
During
the
Wednesday
meeting,
committee
members
also discussed the possibility of
campus-wide faculty training in
See SACUA, Page 9