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In addition to that, the Senator is also a member of [https://ssmu.ca/governance/senators/ Senate Caucus] which is a student body under VP University Affairs of SSMU. This body serves as an opportunity to strategize and discuss the state of various advocacy efforts, committee meetings, and constituency projects. \\n\\nOn the EUS front, the senator is a member of the [[EUS Council]] and the [[Board of Governors|EUS Board of Governors]]. There responsibility on these bodies is to keep the EUS stakeholders up to date with the University's governing policies and discussions at Senate. It also allows the Senator to have sufficient knowledge of EUS operating policies for them to be better ambassadors at Senate. \\n\\nDuring their term, Senators also have the opportunity to sit on multiple university sub-committees. Depending on the Senator's policy interests and focus projects, they get to choose from a pool of committees. Often times, these committees are a great way to understand policy work on a topic and use them as forums to initiate policy revision or advocacy efforts. \\n\\nThe Senator also has the chance to be the Senate Caucus's representative on [https://ssmu.ca/governance/ssmu-legislative-council/ SSMU Legislative Council]. This is optional and depends if the candidate receives a vote of confidence from the rest of the student senators. \\n[[File:Senator Infographic.png|center|thumb|600x600px|Overview of the Senator's portfolio]]\\n\\n== Responsibilities ==\\nThe senator has responsibilities to all three bodies that it is a part of: EUS, SSMU, and McGill. The specific responsibilities vary from year to year since the subcommittees they choose to sit on differ.\\n\\n===Senate===\\nWho sits on the senate, what does the senate preside over, what powers does the senate have?<br>\\nInsert image from FB Page\\n\\n===Senate Caucus===\\nThe senator must attend the Senate meetings and representing constituents. They may take up additional roles depending on their involvement in other subcommittees. The standing rules of procedure for the Senate can be [https://www.mcgill.ca/senate/standingrules found here].\\n===EUS===\\nThe senator sits on both the [[EUS Council]] and the EUS [[Board of Governors]], where they are endowed with the rights and responsibilities of a general member. The senator also submits a report to every Council meeting. <br>\\nCurrently the constitution differentiates between ''Delegate to Senate'' and ''Senator''; the delegate to senate must be a [[regular member]] of the EUS, while, for whatever reason, the senator does not need to be.<br><br>\\nAccording to [[EUS_Constitution#Article_25:_Representatives_to_Senate|Article 25 of the EUS Constitution]]<br>\\n:''The Engineering Senator shall:''\\n:#Represent the interests and concerns of Engineering students as expressed through the EUS Council to Senate;\\n:#Inform the EUS on matters of the Senate; and\\n:#Hold bi-weekly office hours\\n:''The Delegate to Senate shall:''\\n:#Communicate the interests and concerns of Engineering students as expressed through the EUS Council to Senate; and\\n:#Inform the EUS on matters of the Senate.\\n===SSMU===\\nSenators from all faculties join together to form the SSMU Senate Caucus. The Senate Caucus has its own meetings, through which the SSMU unites its efforts (in collaboration with the SSMU Board of Governors).<br>\\nAll faculties have one representative with the exception of Arts; in the event that they cannot elect a second senator, it will be offered to other faculties in descending order of size.<br>\\nThe VP University Affairs of the SSMU is tasked with holding the Caucus accountable. Both they and the SSMU President sit on the caucus and are members of McGill Senate. One of these members sits on the McGill Board of Governors.<br><br>\\nAccording to the [https://ssmu.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Internal-Regulations-of-Representation-and-Advocacy-2017-03-23.pdf?x26516 SSMU Internal Regulations of Representation and Advocacy]:<br>\\n:''Student Senators shall:''\\n:#attend meetings of the Senate;\\n:#attend meetings of the Senate Caucus;\\n:#inform Members and Student Associations of issues before Senate on an ongoing basis;\\n:#gather the opinions of their constituency and Student Association on matters before the Senate;\\n:#represent the needs and opinions of their constituency, faculties, and Student Association to the Senate Caucus;\\n:#represent Members' needs and opinions at the senate; and\\n:#sit on at least one (1) University Committee\\n\\n=== Sub-Committees ===\\nList of [https://ua.ssmu.ca/university/committees/ committees].\\n\\n==History==\\n\\n\\n{|\\n\\n class=\\\"wikitable sortable alternating\\\"\\n!Year!!Senator!!Projects\\n!Committees\\n\\n\\n|-\\n\\n\\n|2022-2023||David Vaillancourt||\\n|\\n* Senate Committee on Libraries\\n* Committee on Student Services (CSS)\\n\\n\\n|-\\n\\n\\n|2021-2022||George Qiao||\\n|\\n\\n\\n|-\\n\\n\\n|2020-2021\\n|Emile Brul\\u00e9-Champagne\\n|\\n|\\n\\n\\n|-\\n\\n\\n|2019-2020||Jeremy Garneau||\\n|\\n* [https://www.mcgill.ca/engage/overview/mcgill-programs/scholarships-and-student-aid-office-ssao Scholarship & Student Aid Office (SSAO) Advisory Board]\\n* [https://www.mcgill.ca/stl/ Subcommittee on Teaching and Learning (STL)]\\n* [https://www.mcgill.ca/senate/committeesofsenate/committees-arising-university-regulations/studentdiscipline Committee on Student Discipline (CSD)]\\n\\n\\n|-\\n\\n\\n|2018-2019||Sarim Malik||\\n|\\n* [https://www.mcgill.ca/engage/overview/mcgill-programs/scholarships-and-student-aid-office-ssao Scholarship & Student Aid Office (SSAO) Advisory Board] \\n* [https://www.mcgill.ca/caps/students Career Planning (CaPS) Advisory Board] \\n* [https://www.mcgill.ca/cesa/ Committee on Enrolment & Student Affairs (CESA)]\\n* SSMU Ad-Hoc Committee on Fall Reading Break\\n\\n\\n|-\\n\\n\\n|2017-2018||Tre Mansdoerfer||\\n|\\n* [https://www.mcgill.ca/studentservices/about-us/css Committee on Student Services (CSS)]\\n* [https://www.mcgill.ca/tls/spaces/tlswg Teaching and Learning Spaces Working Group (TLSWG)]\\n\\n\\n|-\\n\\n\\n|2016-2017||Alexander Dow||\\n|\\n\\n\\n|-\\n\\n\\n|2015-2016||Joshua Thon||\\n|\\n\\n\\n|-\\n\\n\\n|2014-2015||Morgan Grobin||\\n|\\n\\n\\n|}\\n\\n\\n[[Category:Other Positions]]</pre>\", \"id\": \"46e6787d-3e70-4cdb-822c-cca29ced22c6\"}]",

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