G-6-4 Student Affairs Committee (SAC)

Revised: 3/13/2026

CHARGE:

The Student Affairs Committee serves as a forum for reviewing and recommending policies to the COCC President or Vice President of Student Affairs on issues directly impacting COCC students. Additional responsibilities include:

1. Convening as the Student Fee Committee to recommend the initial allocation of student fees and the detailed ASCOCC budget to the Vice President of Student Affairs.
2. Selecting the Distinguished Student Services award recipient each year.
3. Working with the Dean of Student Engagement, appoint Student Affairs Committee members to serve on the hiring committee for ASCOCC appointed positions.
4. Convening as a Student Concerns Committee should a student-issued concern arise that is not covered by other College processes (e.g., academic policy petition, incident report, grade appeal process).
5. Serving as an advisory board to the ASCOCC, as needed, to provide feedback on potential Bylaw and Constitution changes, as well as other questions or concerns presented by ASCOCC.

Membership, Voting Status and Terms

Faculty (1)	Elected by the Faculty Senate	Voting	Two years
Classified (1)	Selected by CACOCC President or designee	Voting	Two years
Administrative (1)	Appointed by the President	Voting	Two years
ASCOCC Representative	Appointed by ASCOCC	Voting	One year
Students, At-Large (2)	Appointed by the Director of Student Life	Voting	One year
Dean of Student Engagement or Dean of Enrollment Management	Automatic	Non-voting	Standing

Chair Election:

Chair to be elected annually by the committee.