The Engineering Governing Council sought more revenue from student fees at their Monday meeting.
President and civil engineer major senior Shawn MacArthur said 45 percent of an engineering student's fee is allocated to the council, while 55 percent goes to the Rutgers College Governing Association.
"Engineering, and other professional schools, have been working for over a decade to ensure that our student fee goes towards our constituents - professional school students," said MacArthur. "We've made a lot of progress this past year and summer, and I'm very confident in our progress."
MacArthur said approximately 93 percent of engineering students are affiliated with Rutgers College and want their fees go to the council instead.
MacArthur met with other governing association presidents at the University Inn and Conference Center on Douglass campus in August to discuss the changes that will be implemented.
While New Brunswick/Piscataway's four liberal arts colleges will be consolidated next fall into the School of Arts and Sciences, the School of Engineering will still retain its name and power to allocate money to its students' organizations.
The body also appointed a new treasurer, sophomore Kyra Thomson. Thompson, who also serves as chair of the Finance Committee, said though there's been "confusion between the EGC and societies," as treasurer, she aims to "open communication and get input between societies and the EGC treasurer."
Senior Andrzej Waszkiewicz will serve as the internal vice president whose role includes overseeing committees and the planning of the retreat at The Rutgers Club on Oct. 30 at 6:30 p.m.
Junior Wajdi Kanj, in Biomedical Engineering and Society Affairs Chair, will serve as the external vice president who will be the main communicator between the School of Engineering, the body and University administrative units, such as Housing, Department of Transportation and academics.
Senior Jamie McCarthy, chair of the Events Committee, will serve as the secretary and will be responsible for recording the minutes of the meetings and other bookkeeping tasks.
Kevin Tevis, chair of University Affairs and a senior, junior Brian Spatocco, along with junior Ted Soyosa, will all serve as University senators, who act as liaisons between the council and larger student governing associations.
Body events this month include the first annual Engineering Convocation for first-year Engineering students, which will be held on Sept. 15 from 2:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. and will take place at the Engineering Quad Lawn in front of the Engineering Building on Busch campus.
In the following months, the council will hold elections for the 2010 class representatives; this event will take place online from Oct. 3 through Oct. 5. There are five 2010 class representative positions open.
The Engineering cup, which pits departments of the School of Engineering against one another in various sports, is slated return in October after having been dormant for more than ten years. The winner receives a trophy for one year and bragging rights.
The EGC hopes to build a stronger bond with the University Alumni Assocation and plans to bring in speakers and professors with a professional background in Engineering.
2008 Class Representative and junior Rohit Sodhia said other goals for the new academic year include making the council, "more interactive and fun" and to inform students that the body offers "great leadership experience."
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