CHC Dean Carol Stabile is inviting first-year students to apply for openings on the Dean's Student Advisory Council. This Fall 2025 application cycle is for first-year students only. Please note that this is a volunteer opportunity and carries no compensation.
About the StAC
The CHC Dean’s student advisory council provides a forum for CHC students to discuss current campus issues, new ideas, and concerns with CHC leadership. Your voice is essential to shaping the future of the CHC.
As a member, you will meet each term to provide valuable input on college initiatives, help drive meaningful change, and advocate for student concerns. Being a member of StAC is an opportunity to make a lasting impact, develop your leadership skills, and be a voice for your fellow students.
Member Responsibilities
- Members are required to attend StAC meetings from 5:30-6:30 twice a month. Members who are unable to attend regularly scheduled StAC meetings will be asked to step down and will be replaced with an alternate.
- Members may be offered opportunities to meet with CHC stakeholders and community members outside of regular meeting times
- Members may also be asked to serve as ambassadors for the CHC and attend receptions for groups such as CHC Advisory Council and UO Board of Trustees and/or to attend events for CHC alumni. It is expected that CHC Student Advisory Council members will attend these events if able to do so.
- Members will prepare for meetings by communicating with peers across cohorts
Composition of Council
- StAC will be comprised of no more than twelve students (minimum 2 from each cohort to ensure representation from each cohort)
Member Terms
- Members will serve for one year. If they wish to serve for longer, they can reapply for renewal.
- Students do not have guaranteed positions in upcoming years but are encouraged to reapply.
- Continuing students will be selected in Spring term for following academic year
- First-Year students will be selected in Fall term.
- If a student leaves the council mid-year, an alternate will be appointed to complete the term from the original group of applicants.
Application Process
To apply, please answer the following questions (no more than 200 words/question). Please submit answers and CV or resume as a single pdf to: CHCdeansoffice@uoregon.edu by 11:59 pm, Friday, October 17, 2025.
Short Answers (no more than 200 words each):
- Why do you want to join the CHC StAC? Why do you think that you would be an effective advocate for the needs of a diverse student body?
- Think of a time where you had the opportunity to be a voice for change. What inspired you to speak up? If you didn’t speak up, do you regret that choice, and if so, what would you change?
- What would you like to bring to the CHC (events, ideas, etc.)?
When reviewing applications, the CHC Dean's Office will consider:
- Answers to Questions 1-3
- Demonstrated commitment to bettering the lives of people around them
- Demonstrated ability to hear and reflect on differing points of view
- Contribution to diversity of experiences and perspectives in overall council composition (both following and in addition to criteria above.