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Article VIII: Commission on Undergraduate Student Affairs (CUSA)

Section 1: Official Charge

Per Article VIII, Section 7 of the University Council Constitution, the Commission on Undergraduate Student Affairs is charged as follows:

  • “To study, formulate, and recommend to the Undergraduate Student Senate policies and procedures pertaining to the undergraduate student experience at Virginia Tech. Areas for consideration include undergraduate student well-being, inclusion, and morale; undergraduate student relations with peers, staff, faculty, administrators, alumni, and the community; policy matters related to undergraduate student conduct; undergraduate student organizations, social life, and recreation; employment and placement; and residential and campus life. The Commission on Undergraduate Student Affairs also approves the constitutions of all University Chartered Student Organizations (UCSOs) except the student senates; this function does not involve or require approval of any senate or the University Council.”

Section 2: Membership

The Vice President for Shared Governance will oversee and chair the CUSA. Senate representatives will be elected or appointed by their respective senate or division head. The membership of the commission is as follows:

  • USS Vice President for Shared Governance
  • Vice President for Student Affairs (VPSA)
  • Vice Provost for Undergraduate Academic Affairs (VPUA)
  • Dean of the Graduate School
  • Vice President for Policy and Governance (VPPG)
  • Vice President for Inclusive Strategy and Excellence (VPISE)
  • Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs and Experience VT (AVP)
  • USS Issues and Policy Committee Vice-Chair
  • Two (2) A/P Faculty representatives from the Division of Student Affairs appointed by the Vice President for Student Affairs
  • One (1) Faculty Senate Representative (FS)
  • One (1) Staff Senate Representative (SS)
  • Two (2) Graduate and Professional Student Senate Representatives (GPSS 1 & GPSS 2)
  • One (1) A/P Faculty Senate Representative
  • USS appointments:
    • 12 Undergraduate Student Senators, including the USS Issues and Policy Committee Vice-Chair, with at least one Senator of each kind as defined in the Undergraduate Student Senate Bylaws.