The SCSU Standing Committees are the heart of the organization as they include SCSU Directors, and UTSC students. Students sit on various standing committees to offer constructive input and vote on issue that affects students at large. The committees provide direction and oversight to their respective executive (one of seven officers) and ensure that they are performing their tasks (acts of supervision). Similar to other corporations, Standing Committees generate ideas, create policy, and serve as a forum of discussion.

The mandate of the standing committees is to give students the opportunity to engage in discussions before they are brought to the Board of Directors for final approval. Students can take part of the standing committees either as full-time (Co-opted) members or one-time members. All University of Toronto Scarborough students are highly encouraged to attend the SCSU Committee meetings to provide suggestions on various aspects of university life that they would like to have the Vice Presidents tackle. Your questions, ideas, and concerns with regards to each portfolio can be addressed during the Committee meetings.

Both one-time and co-opted memberships are done through an appointment process at the committee meeting. So, if there are three students interested in sitting on a committee and there are two vacant spots, each of the three must explain why they would be a benefit to the Standing Committee. The committee then votes for the appropriate people.

If you have any questions in regards to the Standing Committees please contact the Vice Chair of Board of Directors.

Academic

Vice President

• Conducts academic seminars
• Creates the Anti-Calendar
• Ensures that there are academic campaigns focusing on the academic rights of students

External

Vice President

• Communicate with external bodies related to UTSC (TTC, CFS…)
• Build tri-campus relations including relations with main campus governance (SAC)
• Issues outside UTSC that affect student life
• Sponsorship packages in conjunction with other committees

Students and Equity

Vice President

• Ensure that workshops and/or seminars are conducted
• Ensure that UTSC is accessible to all students
• Ensure that the non-academic student experience at UTSC is continually improving
• Ensure that campaigns regarding equity & other non-academic issues local to the UTSC community are conducted

Finance and Services

Vice President

• Review audited financial statements
• Oversee the development of the SCSU Annual Operating Budget
• Empowered to authorize spending of up to and including $600.00 on any one agenda item
• Oversee the operations of the SCSU and its constituents (Rex’s Den, Student Centre…)
• Ensure operations continue efficiently and to policy

Campus Life

Vice President

• Assist in clubs funding
• Publicizes SCSU events
• Create school spirit
• Make assessments as to labour needs for SCSU events
• Create strong relations between the SCSU and clubs

Human Resources

Vice President

• Oversee the Volunteer Network Program (VNP)
• Develop, standardize and review HR policy and procedure
• Ensure staff training is continuous
• Participate in conflict resolution
• Ensure SCSU is a positive working environment

Policy and By-Law Review

Vice-Chair & Officer

• Receive and review all policies created through other Standing Committees, prior to approval of the Board
• Responsible for recommending changes and/or updates to the SCSU by-laws
• Responsible for reviewing all SCSU policies and the SCSU by-laws at least once a year
• Ensure that newly created policies are in accordance with existing ones