Hampshire College

Community Council is Hampshire's equivalent of a student governance organization. It is, however, composed of faculty and staff as well as students.

Community Council’s duties include the following:

• addressing quality of life issues on campus and the well-being of the College community
• overseeing relations of Hampshire College to the surrounding community
• collecting, maintaining, and distributing the Student Activities Fee
• establishing and promoting the community norms
• advocating for student, staff, and faculty interests

Community Council has four subcommittees that perform tasks specifically delegated to them. The Financial Committee (FiCom) deals with student group funding and finances; the Committee on Community Development (COCD) renovates, augments, and organizes student spaces on campus; the Committee on Community Activities (COCA) supports student-run events and organizes large campus events such as Halloween and Spring Jam; and the Safety Committee (SafeCom), deals with campus health and safety concerns and policy implementation.

Community Council meets weekly during governance time, 3:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m., every Tuesday in the Community Council Office. The office is located in the rear of the Airport Lounge on the main floor of the Johnson Library Center. Council’s meetings are all open to the community to attend. Meeting minutes are also available to the community, through Council's Hampedia page.

The executive cabinet of Community Council (chair, secretary, facilitator, communications officer) meet weekly in the Council Office to set the following week's agenda. You can meet with the council executive cabinet to discuss concerns, or to add items to the agenda. Email the Council officers for the time and location of this meeting.

Community Council cares about student input. To share your concerns, ideas, thoughts, questions, and suggestions, complete our online feedback form.

For more information on Community Council, visit our Hampedia page.

Community Council Election Results:
We want to thank everyone for voting in this past election. In all there were a total of 241 voters who participated in these special elections. That is a 17.21% voter’s turn out rate. As per the decision of Community Council, the names of winning candidates and the percentage of votes they each garnered are being made publicly available. The results of the election are as follows:

The Community Council members of Spring 2010 are as follows (please keep in mind that all appointed members are subject to approval by Council as a body:

At-large Representatives:
Maia “Frances” Campbell
Dominique “DeeDee” Desir
Michael Evanczuk
Grace Ann Gould
Madeleine Claire Hahn
Ben Saucier

House Representatives:
Zachary Clemente, Dakin House
Fred Concklin, Off Campus
Robert Liota, Prescott House
Nora Nalle, Enfield House
Alex Wenchel, Greenwich House
(vacant), Merrill House

Appointed Members:
Maya Berkowitz, SafeCom
Sam Bortle, COCD
Julia Mattes, FiCom
Cyree Johnson, SOURCE
Kalei Sabaratnam, COCA

Staff Members:
Pam Tinto
(vacant)

Faculty Members:
(vacant)
(vacant)

Ex-Officio Appointee:
Josiah Litant