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This committee is responsible for allocating a portion of the student-activity fee to programs and departments that serve student needs. The committee is chaired by the vice present of finance, and is made up of six additional members: the chair of the student senate ways and means committee, two student senators, two at-large Purdue Fort Wayne students, and one at-large IU Fort Wayne Student. The student government advisor and the business manager for student affairs also serve as nonvoting ex officio members. Student representatives are appointed by the student body president and will serve for the duration of the annual allocations process. 

There are currently five seats available on this committee.

This committee meets monthly (or as necessary during the summer) to review student requests for exceptions to the university refund policy that have been submitted through the Office of the Bursar’s appeal process. One student representative is appointed by the student body president and will serve a term of one year. 

There is currently one seat available on this committee.

The Campus Appeals Board hears and decides on appeals of academic misconduct finding imposed by faculty members, department chairs, academic deans, or division directors; appeals of faculty/staff decision claimed to violate student rights recognized in Part I of the Code; appeals of personal misconduct finding and sanction imposed by the dean of students; and appeals of Student Government Association judicial court ruling. There are four student seats, which are appointed by the student body president for one-year terms. 

Representatives: Anna Pence, David Egolf, Steven Dellinger, and Evan Burkley

This subcommittee advises the senate on matters concerning the undergraduate curricula. Specifically, it examines and reports on proposals for new academic programs before their approval by the chief academic officer or, if such approval is not required, before final approval at the highest-possible level of campus review. Upon a request from the senate, an academic unit, or the chief academic officer, the committee may examine and report on existing academic programs and new or proposed courses. The committee has seats for two student representatives, appointed by the student body president. The students will serve one year on the committee. 

Representative: Sierra Mullins

This subcommittee advises the faculty senate on matters affecting graduate education at PFW, including planning and policy and exercise of the faculty’s right of review of the graduate curricula, subject to the rules established by Purdue University and its graduate school. There are two student seats; appointees must be currently enrolled in a graduate degree program at Purdue University Fort Wayne. 

There are currently two seats available on this committee.

This council exercises the faculty’s authority in regard to all matters related to the Honors Program. This council establishes and periodically reviews the Honors Program mission; reviews and recommends applicants for the position of the program director to the vice chancellor for academic affairs; establishes and reviews the duties of the program director; establishes and reviews standards and procedures for admission to the Honors Program; reviews the honors curriculum, including program requirements, course proposals, and course scheduling; reviews the Honors Program budget; performs regular program assessments; approves the completion of program requirements by students; and reports appropriate Honors Program policies to the senate through the educational policy committee. The committee has two appointed student seats. The students will serve one year on the committee. One of the students must have completed, or be enrolled in, at least one honors course. 

There are currently two seats available on this committee.

This subcommittee shall be a liaison between the faculty and the director of international education, advising the director on policies relating to the Office of International Education and recommending plans and goals for the Office of International Education to the senate. The committee has one appointed student seat. The student will serve one year on the committee and is selected upon the recommendation of the chief officer of the International Students Association or a successor organization.

There is currently one seat available on this committee.

This subcommittee monitors and advises regarding schedules for intercollegiate athletics; establishes eligibility requirements for participation in intercollegiate athletics; approves intercollegiate sport additions or deletions; approves participation in postseason activities beyond conference tournaments; proposes, for the approval of the senate, membership in athletic conferences; advises the ex officio members; makes personnel recommendations in the athletic area to the chief administrative officer when requested by administrators; serves on ad hoc compliance committees; makes recommendations with respect to procedures and policies to assist in student-athlete academic success; participates and is consulted within university-wide discussions and decisions regarding the athletic department. The committee has two appointed student seats. The students are appointed by the student body president and will serve a two-year term. 

There are currently two seats available on this committee.

This subcommittee advises the administration and faculty senate on revenue matters, paying particular attention to the trends in revenue and how this can affect this institution’s ability to carry out its mission to provide excellence in higher education for northeastern Indiana. The subcommittee may also make annual recommendations on sources of revenue and work with the budgetary affairs subcommittee and other applicable groups on recommendations when serious financial shortages may result in the elimination, reorganization, merger, or consolidation of programs. This committee can accommodate one nonvoting seat for a student representative to serve a one-year term. 

There is currently one seat available on this committee.

The judicial court is the student government equivalent of the Supreme Court of the United States. It comprises one chief justice and six associate justices. The court’s primary duties are to issue rulings on the constitutionality of proposed legislation and to act as the arbitrating body for disputes within the Student Government Association. The student body president nominates justices, who are confirmed by the student senate and serve for two-year terms. Membership on the judicial court is an excellent way to gain experience in debate, textual and policy analysis, and conflict mediation. 

There are currently two seats available on the judicial court.

This committee is concerned with the general social, cultural, and practical welfare of all PFW students. Specific nonclassroom matters of concern may include intramural and intercollegiate athletics, counseling, orientation of new students, scholarships, loans, conduct and discipline, health, living conditions, student political activities and organizations, student government actions and recommendations, extracurricular activities, provision of equal rights and opportunities, recruiting and placement policies, and other matters which would enhance the university environment of the student for learning and living. Two student representatives may be appointed each year for one-year terms. 

Representative: Antonio Menson 

There is currently one seat available on this committee.

This committee processes and reviews funding requests for student travel affiliated with the university under certain guidelines. The committee consists of three ad hoc committee members, six faculty and staff representatives, and seven student representatives. The students are appointed by the student body president and will serve a one-year term.

There are currently six seats available on this committee.

This committee advises on and oversees the following matters: planning optimal utilization of physical facilities of the university, including buildings, the library, scientific and equipment, and educational aids; studies of staff needs, utilization, and planning; interdepartmental cooperation for improved facilities and staff utilization; and nonacademic planning, including architecture, landscaping, parking, and traffic. The committee has one student seat, appointed by the student body president. The student will serve one year on the committee. 

There is currently one seat available on this committee.