Division of Student Affairs

PURPOSE:

To address issues of campus safety.

FUNCTIONS:

1. Serve as a partnership between university personnel and students to resolve, investigate, or recommend new initiatives for a safe campus community.

MEMBERSHIP:

1. Departmental representatives with responsibility for safety and/or risk management to one-year appointments;
2. One undergraduate student representative appointed by the Undergraduate Student Government to a one-year term;
3. One graduate student representative appointed by the Graduate Student Senate to a one-year term;
4. Representatives from Campus Safety, Facilities Services, and Environmental Health and Safety appointed to one-year terms.
5. Members may be reappointed.

CHAIR:

The chair shall be appointed by the Senior Associate Vice President for Student Affairs.

OPERATING PROCEDURE:

All meetings shall be conducted within the framework of BGSU’s core values of respect and cooperation.

VOTING RIGHTS:

All members shall have equal voting rights.

REPORTING STRUCTURE:

The University Safety Committee reports to the President through the Vice President for Student Affairs.