About Us

Joining USG

Interested in being a part of USG? Head over to our page Join USG for some more information on how to make change on campus. (You can also find the link in the menu bar under ‘About Us’)

What We Do

Undergraduate Student Government at the Colorado School of Mines is the recognized organization that delivers the voice of the student body to the Faculty, Administrators, and the Board of Trustees.

Throughout the year, Student Government works to represent the student voice on a variety of campus committees. Student Government will debate and discuss issues that are pertinent to the students and work to address student concerns.

Student Government regulates all mandatory student fees. These fees are used in a variety of ways to improve campus life:

  • The Intermodal Transportation Fee provides Student Bus Passes.
  • The Capital Construction Fee was used to construct the Brown Hall addition and parts of Marquez Hall.
  • The Rec Center Fee is used to operate and maintain the Student Recreation Center.
  • Student Government allocates the Student Activites fee to different organizations on campus including, Clubs, Rec Sports, the ORC, and MAC.

 

 

 

Our Roles

Each of the different positions have shared and differing roles:

  • Class Presidents
    • Work with their Class Representatives to complete three projects throught the academic year
    • Attend two office hours a week
    • Sit on at least two committees
    • Attend the weekly Senate meetings
  • Class Representatives
    • Work with their Class President to complete three projects through the academic year
    • Attend two office hours a week
    • Sit on at least two committees
    • Attend the weekly Senate meetings
  • Governing Bodies
    • Sit in on the weekly Senate meetings
    • Give feedback/updates from their respective organizations
  • At-Large to the Community
    • Complete one service event per semester
    • Serves as head of the Into the Streets committee, which organizes the service events
    • Attends Golden City Council meetings once a month
    • Meets with the Golden Mayor and Chamber of Commerce CEO once a semester
    • Attend the weekly Senate meetings
    • Attend the weekly Exec meetings
  • At-Large to the Institution
    • Manages the committee list
    • Ensures that representatives sit on at least two committees
    • Ensures that no committe is left without a representative from USG
    • Ensures that committee members submit reports
    • Sit on any unfilled committees
    • Attend the weekly Senate meeting
    • Attend the weekly Exec meeting
  • At-Large to the Faculty
    • Sits on Undergraduate Council and represents the undergraduate voice
    • Sits on Faculty Senate and represents the undergraduate voice
    • Attend the weekly Senate meeting
    • Attend the weekly Exec meeting
  • President
    • Supports all USG representatives in projects and other miscellaneous issues
    • Preside over all USG meetings (executive and senate)
    • Meet with the Golden Mayor and the Univeristy President once a semester
    • Perform duties assigned by Senate
    • Attend two office hours per week
    • Attend the weekly Senate meeting
    • Attend the weekly Exec meeting
  • Vice President
    • Shall be head of the Publicity committee
    • Perform duties assigned by the President
    • Report to USG the student voices from media/communication outlets
    • Attend two office hours per week
    • Attend the weekly Senate meeting
    • Attend the weekly Exec meeting
  • Student Board of Trustee (BOT)
    • Represent the undergraduate voice to the Board of Trustees
    • Attend all Graduate Student Government meetings
    • Attend two office hours per week
    • Attend the weekly Senate meeting
    • Attend the weekly Exec meeting
  • Treasurer
    • Keep track of all moneys regarding USG
    • Prepare a report of USG’s financials at the request of anyone
    • Attend two office hours per week
    • Defince allocation rules for the allocation meetings in the Spring semester
    • Attend the weekly Senate meeting
    • Attend the weekly Exec meeting
  • Parliamentarian
    • Enforce rules of senate meetings
    • Shall have jurisdiction on matters regarding procedures of meeting
    • Review bylaws annually
    • Attend the weekly Senate meeting
    • Attend the weekly Exec meeting
  • Secretary
    • Record minutes for Executive and Senate meetings
    • Collect monthly reports from Class Presidents, At-Larges, and Executive members
    • Keep attendance of all members during senate meetings
    • Attend the weekly Senate meeting
    • Attend the weekly Exec meeting

Undergraduate Student Government