The Student Senate has yet to approve a Charleston City Council liaison, as the senate member originally appointed for that position had to resign from the senate.

Senate member Jeff Collier read a letter to senate members at Wednesday’s Student Senate meeting stating he is resigning for personal reasons and would return in the spring. Collier was on the agenda for approval as student city council liaison.

A candidate for student city council liaison will be appointed by Marty Ruhaak, student vice president for public affairs. A candidate should be presented next week.

All senate committee chairs and the committee member appointments were approved by the senate.

New senate committee chairs are: Allison West for University Development and Recycling, Donna Fernandez for Student Relations, Jennifer Lampley for Tuition and Fee Review, George Lesica for External Relations, Tim Edwards for Diversity Affairs, Lindsey Baum for Shuttle Bus, Lauren Kluge for Internal Affairs, Jessica Jarrett for Housing, and Amanda Sartore for Academic Affairs.

Amy Leonard, student vice president for Financial Affairs, and Marty Ruhaak, student vice president for Public Affairs were approved to be co-chairs of the Student Action Team.

Student representatives were approved for the Illinois Board of Higher Education Student Advisory Committee, the Committee on Reinstatement, the Committee on Assessment of Student Learning, Campus Advisory Network, Textbook Rental Committee, ATAC, Enrollment Management, Library Advisory Board, the Union Advisory Board and a student dean for the School of Business and Applied Sciences.

The Student Government Executives each announced a number of appointments they need to make, in addition to those approved Wednesday.

Student positions are available for a number of other committees including the Library Advisory Board, the Student Supreme Court, student deans for the College of Education and Professional Studies and the College of Arts and Humanities, the Apportionment Board and the Student Action Team.

Applications are also being sought for open senate seats. A total of 10 seats are open, with four off campus, two on campus and four at large seats. All applications are due Friday.

The applications for senate seats and all committees are available in the Student Activities Center, located on the second floor of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union, across from Copy Express.