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The Student Success Student Advisory Committee (SSSAC) is comprised of professional, graduate and undergraduate students at the University of Kentucky. The committee is an advisory body that will bring the student perspective to organizational decision-makers on issues regarding campus culture and sense of belonging.

This is an unpaid student leadership position.  However, members of the committee would be provided meals and UK swag throughout the year.

 

Duties and Responsibilities

The Student Success Student Advisory Committee will be responsible for the following:

  • Membership terms of one year during the academic calendar.
  • Meeting at least 6 times per academic calendar year with the Co-Chairs of the advisory committee, Dean of Students and Associate Dean of Student engagement, as well as senior institutional leaders.
  • Articulating campus culture issues that impact a sense of belonging for students and the institutional commitment to creating a safe, hospitable, and inclusive environment for all.
  • Attend ad hoc meetings when necessary.
  • Communicating the impact of local, state, national and international incidents on student communities. 
  • Offering feedback and suggestions on administrative responses to dilemmas and crises impacting a sense of belonging for students. 
  • Strategizing on-campus programming to effectively support the community in times of conflict and crisis. 
  • Providing counsel to the Vice President for Student Success on community topics impacting students.

Eligibility

A student must demonstrate the following:

  1. Cannot also be a full-time faculty and/or staff member.
  2. Must be in their second year as a student at UK. 
  3. Have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5 as an undergraduate student and 3.0 as a graduate and professional student.
  4. Complete the SSSAC application and supply one letter of recommendation from a UK faculty or staff member.  
  5. Must be in good academic and disciplinary standing.
  6. Be available to attend scheduled SSSAC meetings
    • The first meeting will be scheduled in October. 
  7. Complete the application. Application deadline extended to Wednesday, October 4. 

Apply to be an SSSAC

Candidates should:

  1. demonstrate involvement in campus activities, community service projects or student on campus employment;
  2. have ideas for promoting a sense of belonging on the University of Kentucky’s campus.

Please note the deadline to apply has been extended to October 4, 2023.

Candidates will be notified in October of their selection.

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Selection Process

A total of 12 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students will be selected to serve on the Student Success Student Advisory Committee. One of the 12 students will be the Student Government Association's Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to serve in an ex officio capacity. The selection committee will consist of a diverse representation of the Office for Student Success administrators. Selection committee members will be focused on selecting a diverse representation of the student body at the University of Kentucky. However, we are aware representation should reflect a cross-section of the UK student community but will not have the capacity to represent every identity present on campus.

The committee will make all efforts to select 70% undergraduate and 30% graduate and professional students, as well as a diverse representation of demographic cohorts. 

Selection Timeline

September 11: Application opens

September 25 – 29: Applications will be reviewed

October 4: Extended Application Deadline

October: Committee selection notifications sent out

October: First committee meeting