Student Affairs:
Student Organizations, Clubs and Website

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Student Council
The NJMS Student Council is a student-run organization which focuses on both academic and social concerns of NJMS students. The Council is composed of 24 students (6 student representatives from each class, elected by their classmates on an annual basis). Officers are elected annually from among these 24 representatives. These officers are president, vice president, program director, treasurer, secretary and fundraising chair. These officers, along with one member-at-large representative from each class, form the Executive Committee. The Student Council serves the following functions:

• Discussion of Student Topics
  The Student Council meets monthly during the academic year to review all Student Council business, disseminate information to class representatives, provide a forum for discussing student-related topics and maintain the Student Council budget, which is funded by the NJMS student activities fee. Meetings are open to all students, faculty and administration. Elected class representatives are responsible for representing the interests of their classmates and informing them of all school business.
• Programming
  All activities funded by the Student Council are coordinated by the program director, often with the help of the "Lounge Lord" (Usually a second-year student who is responsible for the upkeep and improvement of the medical student lounge). Events typically include the Circle Line Harbor Cruise, Halloween Lounge Social, the Follies, the Golden Apple Awards Dinner Dance and monthly Lounge Socials. Other services provided by the programming department with the assistance of the Fundraising Chairs or the Athletics Director include Club Med (the medical student lounge), old exam sales, instrument/coat/scrub sales and intramural athletics (aerobics, softball, flag football, hockey, volleyball and basketball).
• The Plexus
  The Student Council selects editors and oversees the production of the school newspaper, The Plexus, which is funded by the Council. The newspaper includes information on social events, creative writing and student news.
• Fund and Coordinate Clubs and Organizations
  All on-campus clubs and organizations are funded by Student Council and run by medical students. These clubs coordinate scheduling of events through the program director; submit monthly reports of their activities and report to the vice president; and sponsor events that are open to all students. Click here for student descriptions of clubs and organizations.
• Student Representation on NJMS Administrative Committees
  The Appointments Committee of Student Council appoints first-year medical students to four-year representative positions to the standing NJMS committees. These positions give students the opportunity to serve special interests. Student representatives are considered full and equal voting members of these committees, which also include faculty and administration. These committees include Faculty Council, Academic Programs and Policies Committee, Student Affairs Committee, Admissions Committee, Alumni Committee, Board of Concerned Citizens, Convocation Committee, Student Assistance Program and Library Committee. Student representatives report to Student Council both by written reports and meeting attendance.