I-3.00-UNIVERSITY SYSTEM STUDENT COUNCIL
(Approved by the Board of Regents, August 30, 1988; amended July
13, 2001)
Section 12-201 of Education, Annotated Code of Maryland, calls
for the Board of Regents to establish a University System Student
Council that "shall serve in an advisory capacity to the
Chancellor" and "may from time to time make reports and
recommendations to the Board." Such a Council will provide a
mechanism for the consideration of matters of System-wide concern
to students within the System and enable the students to speak on
such matters with unity and visibility. Consistent with the
principles of shared governance, the University System of
Maryland Student Council and the Chancellor jointly will develop
for submission to the Governor a list of at least three nominees,
each from a different USM institution, for the Student Regent
position.
The Council shall include two representatives from each degree-
granting institution in the System, selected in a manner
determined by each institution. The Council will vote on a one
institution, one vote basis. In addition to the 22 institutional
representatives, there will be a chair elected by the membership.
The Student Regent shall also serve on the council ex officio.
The representatives shall serve one-year terms; they may be re-
appointed for subsequent terms as long as they remain students in
good standing.
The Student Council shall, from time to time, present reports to
the Board of Regents at regular meetings.