Student Affairs Committee

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Student Affairs Committee

Student Affairs Committee

The Student Affairs Committee advocates student life and well-being concerns to relevant campus offices. We provide updates on student life to the College’s Board of Regents and liaise with the President’s Leadership Team, Residence Life, Bon Appétit, Public Safety, and other campus offices to communicate student concerns. Additionally, we sponsor initiatives related to student life and well-being.

Spring 2025 Board of Regents Student Observer Report

Click here to view the Student Observer Report of the Board of Regents meeting for the Spring semester of the 2024-2025 Academic Year, written by the SGA Secretary of Student Affairs, Donovan Roddy.

Fall 2024 Board of Regents Student Observer Report

Click here to view the Student Observer Report of the Board of Regents meeting for the Fall semester of the 2024-2025 Academic Year, written by the SGA Secretary of Student Affairs, Donovan Roddy.

The Board of Regents is a volunteer body whose mission is to “oversee the college’s academic quality and fiscal integrity and ensure the college’s ability to accomplish its purposes both now and in the future.” For more on the specific responsibilities, committees, and composition of the Board of Regents, click here.

The Secretary of Student Affairs acts as the Board of Regents Student Observer and is responsible for attending and reporting to the student body about the Board of Regents meetings. The Board of Regents meets three times each academic year. Click here for access to reports.

The President’s Leadership Team is responsible for the college’s daily operations, such as its academic and co-curricular programs, policies, department expenditures, hiring decisions, communications, and community connections. Members of the Student Affairs committee are responsible for interfacing with the President’s Leadership Team and communicating student concerns with relevant offices.

The Student Affairs Committee communicates with Bon Appetit and other college bodies about improvements to the college dining experience. Members of our committee are a part of the Dining Advisory Committee, which discusses innovations in dinning at St. Olaf. For more information on the Dining Advisory Committee, check out this article from the St. Olaf Messenger.

Perceptions of Success and Failure

The Student Affairs Committee is working on exploring students’ perceptions of success and failure for presentation at the May 2025 Board of Regents Meeting. Our goal is to understand how students on campus define success, experience failure, how perceptions of success are influenced by the college, and how the college can support students as they navigate their goals. We plan to take a mixed methods approach through student interviews and a short survey to gain an understanding of how students talk about these topics.