Policy
Members
Vice President of Policy: Ahmet Cem Karadeniz
Members: Vish Rao, James Wang, Justin Paik, Shomik Ghose, Lori Luo, Kalisa Ndamage, Kennedy Salamat, Angel Mancera, Steven Gutterman, Egem Yorulmaz, Elias Tzoc-Pacheco, Martha Escobedo, Naomi Kim
Time and Location
The Policy Committee meets every Sunday from 3:00-4:00 pm in Lerner 510K.
What the Policy Committee is Working on
Expanding the SEAS curriculum to make Co-ops accessible to students, allowing
them to take a semester off to work in areas of interest for longer periods of
time, outside of summer internships
Making semesterly course requirements less rigid, permitting students to take
the classes they want and need when it best fits their schedule, rather than
forcing students to take several classes a semester because they will not be
offered the next semester
Incentivizing students to participate in internships to count as technical
requirements, allowing them to gain experience while lessening their workload
during the school year should the internship be in the summer
For student groups that seek to work on similar projects, having a chair that
serves to help coordinate the progress of these projects such that student
groups are more successful in providing students with access to successful and
beneficial events
Making bathrooms more accessible for everyone, and ensuring each bathroom
receives equal attention in keeping it clean to encourage people to use the
bathroom they prefer to utilize
Pushing to maximize the potential of Columbia’s sustainability initiatives and
encouraging students that live on campus to participate in this effort
Making bathrooms more accessible for everyone, and ensuring each bathroom
receives equal attention in keeping it clean to encourage people to use the
bathroom they prefer to utilize