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78 Enrollment Management and Student Success

Student Volunteer Community Service (SVCS) Center

The Student Volunteer Community Service Center is a service offered through the Department

of Student Life. This program enhances our greatest natural resource, volunteers. As a multiple

recipient of the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, SVCS offers

interested students an opportunity to give assistance to the fashion industry, community, and the

society in which we live. Clubs, independent students, faculty, and staff are welcome to tap the

information available regarding local organizations requesting volunteers.

Governance

STUDENT ASSOCIATION AND COUNCIL

David Dubinsky Student Center, Room A710, 212 217.4130

The Student Council is the governing body of the Student Association, whose membership includes

all full- and part-time students who have paid the student activity fee. Membership affords students

the privileges and responsibilities of citizens in the self-governing college community. The council

consists of elected officers of the association, and at least one representative from every club. All

other interested students receive voting privileges following their attendance at two consecutive

meetings.

The council is responsible for organizing athletic, cultural, and social activities for the students;

determining allocations and disbursement of the student activity fees in accordance with the

purposes and duties of the association and the policies of the Board of Trustees of the college;

cooperating with the administration in the definition and enforcement of all student regulations; and

working with the administration to maintain good public relations, fostering greater unity among

the administration, the faculty, and the student body.

The Student Association president, elected each year by the Student Association, is a member of

the Board of Trustees with voting rights and responsibilities.

THE FACULTY SENATE

The Faculty Senate elects representatives to committees that focus on a wide variety of college-

related areas. Students selected by the FIT Student Association serve on some of these

committees, such as admissions/registration, assessment, counseling, curriculum, diversity,

library, and student affairs.

THE FIT STUDENT-FACULTY CORPORATION

The FIT Student-Faculty Corporation is an independent entity with nine directors, three representing

each constituency of the college—the Board of Trustees and administration, the faculty, and the

student body. It derives its revenue from the rental of college facilities and from commission

income from food services and the campus bookstore. The corporation allocates this revenue for

the benefit of the students and faculty.

Student Rights and Responsibilities

The FIT Student Rights and Responsibilities Manual contains crucial information about what it

means to be part of the community at FIT.

This publication identifies many, but not all, of the important policies and regulations that address

the expectations and obligations of students at FIT. Failure to comply with community standards

may subject a student to disciplinary action as defined in the college’s Student Code of Conduct

and Academic Honor Code. The manual is produced by the Office of the Dean of Students.

It is FIT’s goal to provide an exciting, vibrant learning community on campus, both in and out of the

classroom.The manual may be obtained by visiting the Office of the Dean for Student Development

or at fitnyc.edu/rightsandresponsibilities.