The Newhouse School is composed of students, faculty, administrators and staff. The chief administrator in the School is the Dean. She is assisted by a number of administrators including the Associate Dean for Student Affairs and the Assistant Dean for Student Affairs who oversee academic advising, academic integrity matters, student organizations, student awards, degree progress reviews, degree certification, and career development.

To govern the School efficiently, a number of standing Committees exist. These committees are primarily composed of faculty, but many have student representation. Full descriptions of these committees, their composition and responsibilities are available in the Newhouse Undergraduate Advising and Records Office and the Dean’s Office. For this publication, we have excerpted information which we feel it is important for you to know.

The standing committees in the Newhouse School which include undergraduate student representatives are:

• Academic Resources Committee
• Academic Standards Committee
• Admissions Committee
• Awards Committee
• Committee on Diversity
• Curriculum Committee
• Library Committee
• Promotion Committee
• Rules Committee
• Student Representative Committee
• Teaching Standards Committee
• Tenure Committee

In addition, undergraduate student representatives are asked to participate on faculty search committees.

The Student Representative Committee

The Student Representative Committee consists of students in good standing, both singles and duals, elected by the students in the School from the following constituencies:

• Four first-year students elected by and from the first-year students enrolled in the School;
• One representative from each department, except that each department with more than 100 students shall have one additional representative for every 100 students or fraction thereof, to be elected by and from students enrolled in each department;
• Thirteen graduate students, to be elected by and from the graduate students majoring in the School of Public Communications, except that no more than three may be enrolled in any one program and at least three must be enrolled in the Ph.D. program.
• The presidents of active student organizations within the School shall be ex-officio members of the Student Representative Committee.
• The Student Representative Committee advises the Dean and the Faculty on student-related issues arising in the School.

The Office of Student Affairs within Newhouse is responsible for organizing the fall elections and calling the first meeting of the Committee. Elections shall be held before the tenth day of classes in the fall. Announcements will be made in Newhouse classes and signs posted throughout the School. Students may nominate themselves as candidates by filling out a form in the Newhouse Undergraduate Advising and Records Office (316 Newhouse 3) at the beginning of the fall semester.

Student members of standing committees in the School shall be selected from the Student Representative Committee membership through a process to be decided upon by the Committee, except that the Committee shall elect two undergraduate students and one graduate student (either Master’s or Doctoral candidate) from among its members to serve on the Tenure Committee for one year.

Peer Advisers

Peer advisers are student volunteers who are willing to devote their time to help students who are new to the Newhouse School become active members in the Newhouse and Syracuse University communities. Peer advisers assist with academic advising, registration, and COM 100: First-Year Seminar. They serve as student mentors to new first-year and transfer students. Any student in good academic standing in the Newhouse School is eligible to apply to be a peer adviser. Candidates must fill out an application in the Newhouse Undergraduate Advising and Records Office (316 Newhouse 3) by mid-March. Applicants will be interviewed by members of the Peer Advisory Board. Training sessions for peer advisers are required.

Peer advisers may also serve the School by giving tours and greeting prospective students and their parents during Fall and Spring Receptions. If you like meeting new people and being helpful and supportive, we encourage you to consider this opportunity.

Newhouse Ambassadors

Newhouse Ambassadors are student volunteers who help recruit a diverse student population for the Newhouse School. They assist the Newhouse Director of Recruitment and Diversity in conducting activities through the Visitor’s Center in Newhouse. If you are interested in joining this group, stop by the Visitor’s Center, 301 Newhouse 1, for more information.

The Newhouse School is composed of students, faculty, administrators and staff. The chief administrator in the School is the Dean. She is assisted by a number of administrators including the Associate Dean for Student Affairs and the Assistant Dean for Student Affairs who oversee academic advising, academic integrity matters, student organizations, student awards, degree progress reviews, degree certification, and career development.

To govern the School efficiently, a number of standing Committees exist. These committees are primarily composed of faculty, but many have student representation. Full descriptions of these committees, their composition and responsibilities are available in the Newhouse Advising and Records Office and the Dean’s Office. For this publication, we have excerpted information which we feel it is important for you to know.

The standing committees in the Newhouse School which include undergraduate student representatives are:

• Academic Resources Committee
• Academic Standards Committee
• Admissions Committee
• Awards Committee
• Committee on Diversity
• Curriculum Committee
• Library Committee
• Promotion Committee
• Rules Committee
• Student Representative Committee
• Teaching Standards Committee

In addition, undergraduate student representatives are asked to participate on faculty search committees.

The Student Representative Committee

The Student Representative Committee consists of students in good standing, both singles and duals, elected by the students in the School from the following constituencies:

• Four first-year students elected by and from the first-year students enrolled in the School;
• One representative from each department, except that each department with more than 100 students shall have one additional representative for every 100 students or fraction thereof, to be elected by and from students enrolled in each department;
• Thirteen graduate students, to be elected by and from the graduate students majoring in the School of Public Communications, except that no more than three may be enrolled in any one program and at least three must be enrolled in the Ph.D. program.
• The presidents of active student organizations within the School shall be ex-officio members of the Student Representative Committee.

The Student Representative Committee advises the Dean and the Faculty on student-related issues arising in the School.

The Office of Student Affairs within Newhouse is responsible for organizing the fall elections and calling the first meeting of the Committee. Elections shall be held before the tenth day of classes in the fall. Announcements will be made in Newhouse classes and signs posted throughout the School. Students may nominate themselves as candidates by filling out a form in the Newhouse Undergraduate Advising and Records Office (316 Newhouse 3) at the beginning of the fall semester.

Student members of standing committees in the School shall be selected from the Student Representative Committee membership through a process to be decided upon by the Committee.

Peer Advisers

Peer advisers are student volunteers who are willing to devote their time to help students who are new to the Newhouse School become active members in the Newhouse and Syracuse University communities. Peer advisers assist with academic advising, registration, and COM 100: First-Year Seminar. They serve as student mentors to new first-year and transfer students. Any student in good academic standing in the Newhouse School is eligible to apply to be a peer adviser. Candidates must fill out an application in the Newhouse Undergraduate Advising and Records Office (316 Newhouse 3) by mid-March. Applicants will be interviewed by members of the Peer Advisory Board. Training sessions for peer advisers are required.

Peer advisers may also serve the School by giving tours and greeting prospective students and their parents during Fall and Spring Receptions. If you like meeting new people and being helpful and supportive, we encourage you to consider this opportunity.

Newhouse Ambassadors

Newhouse Ambassadors are student volunteers who help recruit a diverse student population for the Newhouse School. They assist the Newhouse Director of Recruitment and Diversity in conducting activities through the Visitor’s Center in Newhouse. If you are interested in joining this group, stop by the Visitor’s Center, 301 Newhouse 1, for more information.

The Newhouse School is composed of students, faculty, administrators and staff. The chief administrator in the School is the Dean. She is assisted by a number of administrators including the Associate Dean for Student Affairs and the Assistant Dean for Student Affairs who oversee academic advising, academic integrity matters, student organizations, student awards, degree progress reviews, degree certification, and career development.

To govern the School efficiently, a number of standing Committees exist. These committees are primarily composed of faculty, but many have student representation. Full descriptions of these committees, their composition and responsibilities are available in the Newhouse Advising and Records Office and the Dean’s Office. For this publication, we have excerpted information which we feel it is important for you to know.

The standing committees in the Newhouse School which include undergraduate student representatives are:

• Academic Resources Committee
• Academic Standards Committee
• Admissions Committee
• Awards Committee
• Committee on Diversity
• Curriculum Committee
• Library Committee
• Rules Committee
• Student Representative Committee
• Teaching Standards Committee

In addition, undergraduate student representatives are asked to participate on faculty search committees.

The Student Representative Committee

The Student Representative Committee consists of students in good standing, both singles and duals, elected by the students in the School from the following constituencies:

• Four first-year students elected by and from the first-year students enrolled in the School;
• One representative from each department, except that each department with more than 100 students shall have one additional representative for every 100 students or fraction thereof, to be elected by and from students enrolled in each department;
• Thirteen graduate students, to be elected by and from the graduate students majoring in the School of Public Communications, except that no more than three may be enrolled in any one program and at least three must be enrolled in the Ph.D. program.
• The presidents of active student organizations within the School shall be ex-officio members of the Student Representative Committee.

The Student Representative Committee advises the Dean and the Faculty on student-related issues arising in the School.

The Office of Student Affairs within Newhouse is responsible for organizing the fall elections and calling the first meeting of the Committee. Elections shall be held before the tenth day of classes in the fall. Announcements will be made in Newhouse classes and signs posted throughout the School. Students may nominate themselves as candidates by filling out a form in the Newhouse Undergraduate Advising and Records Office (316 Newhouse 3) at the beginning of the fall semester.

Student members of standing committees in the School shall be selected from the Student Representative Committee membership through a process to be decided upon by the Committee.

Peer Advisers

Peer advisers are student volunteers who are willing to devote their time to help students who are new to the Newhouse School become active members in the Newhouse and Syracuse University communities. Peer advisers assist with academic advising, registration, and COM 100: First-Year Seminar. They serve as student mentors to new first-year and transfer students. Any student in good academic standing in the Newhouse School is eligible to apply to be a peer adviser. Candidates must fill out an application in the Newhouse Undergraduate Advising and Records Office (316 Newhouse 3) by mid-March. Applicants will be interviewed by members of the Peer Advisory Board. Training sessions for peer advisers are required.

Peer advisers may also serve the School by giving tours and greeting prospective students and their parents during Fall and Spring Receptions. If you like meeting new people and being helpful and supportive, we encourage you to consider this opportunity.

Newhouse Ambassadors

Newhouse Ambassadors are student volunteers who help recruit a diverse student population for the Newhouse School. They assist the Newhouse Director of Recruitment and Diversity in conducting activities through the Visitor’s Center in Newhouse. If you are interested in joining this group, stop by the Visitor’s Center, 301 Newhouse 1, for more information.