The College of Engineering Student Advisory Council provides a student perspective on policy, planning, student programming, and budgeting matters for the College of Engineering. The Council meets with the College of Engineering leadership twice a quarter throughout the academic year. The Chair of COESAC works closely with College of Engineering leadership to plan discussion topics for the meetings.
In 2020-2021, examples of key agenda topics include:
- College of Engineering budget
- Direct to college programming
- Student access to clubs and competition groups
- Administrative processes
- DEI work in the CoE
- The new IEB building
- Syllabus standards
- Engineering fundamentals
- College standards on grading
- Academic integrity and cheating
21–22 Student Advisory Council membership and structure
Members
Major | Name/position |
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Affinity Groups | Aisha Cora |
Aeronautics & Astronautics | Caleigh Stagnone |
AS UW Liaison | Iqra Mohamud |
Bioengineering | Tu Tran |
Chemical Engineering | Michael Yusov |
Civil & Environmental Engineering | Dana Paek |
Computer Science & Engineering | Vincent Xiao |
Electrical & Computer Engineering | Eugene Seubert, Chair |
Engineering Undeclared | Samuel Lopez |
Human Centered Design & Engineering | Natasha Schmid |
Industrial & Systems Engineering | Will Matney |
Materials Science & Engineering | Ryan Harris |
Mechanical Engineering | Ibrahim Alsaedy |
How seats are apportioned
- 11 undergraduate students (one from each of the 11 engineering departments)
- Five at-large graduate students
- One representative each from COE affinity groups: American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES); National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE); Society of Professional Hispanic Engineers (SHPE); and Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
Council positions
- Chair (selected from within the Council membership)
- Vice Chair (selected from within the Council membership; will serve as Chair the following year)
- ASUW Liaison (appointed by the ASUW Director of University Affairs)
- GPSS Liaison
Diversity
The ideal membership of the committee represents students from all backgrounds. Council members represent the College of Engineering and bring viewpoints and perspectives including the voices of women; Black, indigenous, and people of color; gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer; low-income; first generation; transfer; residential and non-residential students; Registered Student Organization (RSO) members, and other groups.
Meeting schedule for 2021-2022
All meetings take place in Loew 355.
Autumn quarter
Date | Time | Topic |
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Friday, January 21 | 3:30–5:00 p.m. | CoE + student meeting |
Friday, February 18 | 3:30–5:00 p.m. | CoE + student meeting |
Friday, March 18 | 3:30–5:00 p.m. | CoE + student meeting |
Friday, April 15 | 3:30–5:00 p.m. | CoE + student meeting |
Friday, May 20 | 3:30–5:00 p.m. | CoE + student meeting |
Meeting materials
View meeting materials: agendas, presentations, and meeting minutes.
Questions or have topics that you’d like COESAC to discuss? Email coesac@uw.edu.