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 life, 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, placement, and counseling; and residential and campus life, health, safety, and quality of undergraduate student related services.”

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 Strategic Affairs for Inclusion and Diversity (VPID)
Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs and Experience VT (AVP)
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:

Four (4) USS At-large Senators
Four (4) USS UCSO Senators
Four (4) USS College Senators