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Open Meetings & Procedures

This page contains information on NYS Open Meetings Law, as well as the Freedom of Information Act, which together entitle students and the public the right to be notified of, attend (without voice or vote), and receive the minutes of meetings of public bodies. In addition, it summarizes opinions on which committee meetings count as meetings of public bodies and provides background on Robert's Rules of Order, which governs all meetings of the DSC and Graduate Council.

Student Elections in Programs

The Doctoral Students' Council has prepared the following resources for students conducting elections in their programs. While the DSC is not responsible for program elections, it is in all students' interests to have representation on their program's committees. To this end, these resources are intended to ensure that elections occur in a fair, democratic, and accountable way.

Student Rights to Representation

The following sections of the Governance of The Graduate School pertain directly to students and ensure rights to representation on program committees and expression of student opinion within programs and to Graduate Council.