About Columbia College Student Council 23-24

CCSC Mission Statement

CCSC is here to serve the undergraduate population of Columbia College at Columbia University. We organize and fund campus life events, contribute to Columbia University policy changes, help to manage student allocations, and maintain constant and thorough communication with the student body.

The students of Columbia College elect the Columbia College Student Council (CCSC) to serve as their primary representative, advocate, and liaison to the Columbia University community, including its administration, faculty, alumni and students, as well as to the public. The CCSC is charged with gathering and expressing student opinion, actively representing student views, appropriately addressing student concerns, ensuring that college students are fully apprised of all information of impact to their undergraduate experience, responsibly and equitably distributing student activity fees, and working with other student groups to program college-wide events designed to foster cohesiveness within the entire undergraduate population

CCSC Meeting Times and Locations

The CCSC General Body meets Sunday evenings at 8pm EST on the 5th floor of Lerner. Be sure to look at general body meeting minutes too!

CCSC has four committees each headed by a member from E-board: Policy, Finance, Communications, and Campus Life. Anyone can join these committees!

Finance handles the allocation of student life fees to the various governing boards as well as awards grants to student groups through JCCC or Student Project Grants. The committee also monitors the CCSC budget and advises on all CCSC expenses. It is currently headed by Mariam Jallow. 

Policy advises and guides it members concerning business that relates to both College and University policy and coordinate their initiatives to best advocate for the community.  It is currently headed by Chukwuma Orji. 

Campus Life organizes events for the Columbia College community including Basketball Mania, College Days, Bagelpalooza, and more. Due to COVID-19, it also plans virtual online events as well. It is currently headed by Anand David Chitnis. 

Communications maintains institutional memory for Student Council and provides Resources and Outreach to the student body to inform policy decisions. The committee also communicates with the CC student body, student groups, administrative bodies, campus and external media as well as publishes a semesterly report on all events, policy, and spending done by CCSC. It is currently headed by Hannah Lee. 

If you are interested in joining CCSC or attending any of these meetings, send us an email.

Columbia College Student Council Documents and Minutes

General Body Meetings 2023-2024

Columbia College Student Council Constitution

Student Council By-Laws

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